Manager, Social & Environmental Affairs - Pakistan

About the role

adidas is looking for a Manager, Social & Environmental Affairs for Pakistan. The role implements adidas' social compliance policies, programme and human rights due diligence across in-scope T1 factories, T1 sub-contractors and designated T2 factories in Pakistan. It covers compliance monitoring (audit, performance evaluation, remediation, grievance follow-up, reporting), running social projects for suppliers and engaging with internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Run social and environmental affairs policies, projects and programmes according to the country work plan, and identify supply chain risks to working conditions with mitigation recommendations.
• Conduct social compliance audits, follow-up visits and track remediation plans; supervise audits by external monitors for quality and consistency.
• Advise suppliers on remediation, negotiate timeframes, share best practices and help management find the expertise and materials needed.
• Resolve third-party complaints and factory worker grievances, and complete supplier compliance performance evaluations (SI-KPI, compliance score cards).
• Contribute to monthly reporting and social compliance data collection, and run activities under strategic SEA initiatives such as Worker Empowerment, Fair Compensation and the Gender Strategy.
• Engage with the Sourcing team, factory management, unions and workers, provide regular SEA training and briefings, and support capacity building for indirect suppliers.
• Stay up to date on local labour and health and safety legislation and share updates with leadership and the Sourcing team.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Occupational Health & Safety, Labor Law, Sustainability, Human Rights or a related field.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in the manufacturing industry focused on social, labour, health, safety or environmental compliance.
• Ability to travel locally and internationally.
• Experience in social compliance and human rights due diligence, and in working with industry associations and multi-stakeholder initiatives.

Required skills

• Good project management, negotiation and communication skills, with good written and verbal English.
• Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.