Corporate Social Responsibility - London, United Kingdom - IBM

IBM

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible.

Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
We are looking for a Leader of Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) in EMEA(Europe, Middle-East and Africa).

This senior role will be responsible for regional IBM CSR representation and execution of key programs and initiatives to continue advancing IBM's performance and global recognition as a socially responsible and sustainable company.

IBM CSR consists of four major areas:

STEM Education and Workforce Development, a highly impactful group of initiatives at the core of IBM's commitment to skill 30 million people globally by 2030. It offers platform-based hybrid programs on Cloud and Artificial Intelligence(AI) for exploratory level, entry-level and professional reskilling and upskilling to two major groups: a) traditionally underrepresented underserved areas of our society with a focus to potentialize access to STEM new collar entry-level jobs throughout a network of alliances and partnerships b)Academia focused on professional content, faculty members and train to train models.
ESG/Sustainability - specific STEM initiative for social impact 'Sustainability Accelerator'; Materiality assessments for all areas related to global ESG report.
Volunteerism and Employee Engagement programs supporting these initiatives.
CSR/ESG Communications both external and internal.

The CSR Leader EMEA drives local implementation of global polices and strategies for these four major areas to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations.

The role manages corporate social responsibility teams evolving the social responsibility strategy and framework and operating internal governance and coordination bodies in EMEA.

Target audiences for CSR programs in EMEA- veterans, women in STEM, mid-career reskilling programs, immigrants in European countries, young adults in African countries - that we reach out throughout NPO's, schools, community colleges multiple alliances with public and private initiatives, including large re-skilling programs driven by governments in MEA; and Academia
- typically tier-2 universities in Europe, tier-1& 2 in MEA;. It also includes large volunteer programs in this region; Communications internal and external and specifics assignments around global ESG reporting and Sustainability Accelerator program.

The CSR Leader EMEA also will help represent the company in external corporate social responsibility and sustainability organizations, initiatives, collaborations and events.

This position reports to the Global Director of Geo's and Markets and can be staffed in any country in Europe.

Specific responsibilities include:

Understand, communicate and strategize for trends and developments about STEM applied to corporate social responsibility and academia among key stakeholders (clients, shareholders, employees, governments, consumers, etc. in target markets in Europe UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland and MEA UEA, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Kenia
Local implementation and execution of global IBM's STEM Education and Workforce Development strategy, related to University Programs platformbased content offered for Academia; Social Responsibility platformbased SkillsBuild program for multiple audiences high school students, teachers, job seekers, NGOs and strategic alliances.
Foster IBM's Sustainability Accelerator initiatives mainly in Europe, driving new models, innovation and adoption.
Lead at EMEA level the materiality assessments and data collection related to annual ESG Reporting as requested by CSR CHQ
Evolve IBM's corporate social responsibility approach and framework, including periodic materiality assessment processes driven by CSR CHQ
Support IBM's engagement with key stakeholders on responsibility and sustainability topics
Lead execution of Volunteerism and Employee Engagement programs at EMEA level
Prioritize and engage strategically with external stakeholders, including organizations, alliances, coalitions, initiatives, partners and events
Serve as resource for internal partners for formal ESG reporting and broader communications needs and opportunities
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal partners / functions that contribute to responsibility and sustainability to drive toward coalitions, consensus and action
Manage agency resources (as available) to support programs and initiatives
Expand and manage measurement activities focused on responsibility and sustainability
Local execution of global Communications strategy both internal and external, supporting and enabling