Primary Purpose:
The Corporate Affairs & CSR Manager defines, designs, implements, and monitors CSR projects in the LATAM region and promotes and positions the organization's image and commitment to social responsibility. This role is responsible for:
Primary Duties
Corporate Social Responsibility (60%)
- Drive and execute the organization's local community relations strategy within the region.
- Collaborate, create, and support business strategies among Clarios LATAM leaders with employee awareness aspects of CSR topics.
- Monitor relevant CSR trends, identify risks and opportunities, and support CSR strategy execution accordingly.
- Facilitate the direct implementation of corporate volunteerism and other social-related standards and programs.
- Encourage and collaborate with community involvement LATAM programs.
- Co-design the Regional CSR Scorecard.
- Report back to top management CSR priorities, targets, and progress on a regular basis.
- Serve as the local lead liaison with community stakeholders for the Company.
- Identify and support regional and local volunteering activities.
Brand & Communications (10%)
- Co-develop key messages, and public position papers against material issues, sustainability, and other relevant CSR topics.
- Collaborate with internal and external communication and public relations professionals to position Clarios' regional branding.
- Represent Clarios in leading partnerships with regional relevant ecosystem actors.
Philanthropy (15%)
- Establish and maintain relationships with community partners and NGOs through the Foundation work.
- Guide teams to strategically partner with local ecosystem actors for advancing Clarios' social impact portfolio.
- Maintain and conduct activities carried out through the Clarios Foundation in the region.
- Execute Clarios projects and programs with Pure Earth and UNICEF in the region.
Government Relations & Public Affairs (15%)
- Support the actions and plans developed by the department to promote healthy and sustainable strategic stakeholder and government relations.
- Collaborate and support Corporate Affairs team to embed business strategies
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business, sustainability, environmental studies, or a social studies related field (law, political science, public relations, sociology, philosophy).
- Minimum of 10 years of experience or equivalent in the following areas: sustainability, internal or external communications, human resources, community, diversity & inclusion.
- Fluency in Spanish and English; Portuguese desired
- Demonstrable strength and experience in CSR and sustainability leadership, strategies, governance, and motivation of a geographically dispersed team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills include working in collaborative team environments and establishing and maintaining ongoing business relationships.
- Leader and team player able to coordinate the efforts of local teams, internal/external partners, and engagement with national coverage CSR-related institutions and NGOs.
- Proven experience negotiating complex matters, influencing others to achieve results, and facilitating cross-functional project teams.
- Strong strategic thinking skills
- Strong networking skills
- Ability to develop and engage employees & encourages excellence.
- Demonstrated ability to lead strategy development and execution independently.
- Ability to travel domestic and international.
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About Clarios:
Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. We power progress through ever-smarter solutions for virtually every kind of vehicle. With 16,000 employees in over 140 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous ESG focus - advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We recover, recycle and reuse up to 99% of our battery materials. Clarios is a Brookfield portfolio company.
