Senior Consultant, Human Rights, Sustainability Consulting

At ELEVATE, we offer a unique and impactful career journey designed to empower our teams to influence change on people, planet, and community. Join our team for a truly international experience. With 24+ offices globally (and still growing), you will have exposure to real issues that span the globe. Fasten your seatbelt for an energetic and dynamic experience where you will partner with world class leaders on solving some of the planet’s most imminent issues (climate change, human rights, sustainability, and more!) in new and innovative ways that achieve our goals together!

Role

Senior Consultant, Human Rights, Sustainability Consulting

Location

Colombia

Who we are

At ELEVATE, we offer a unique and impactful career journey designed to empower our teams to influence change on people, planet, and community. Join our team for a truly international experience. With 24+ offices globally (and still growing), you will have exposure to real issues that span the globe. Fasten your seatbelt for an energetic and dynamic experience where you will partner with world class leaders on solving some of the planet’s most imminent issues (climate change, human rights, sustainability, and more!) in new and innovative ways that achieve our goals together!

Job overview at a glance

ELEVATE is looking for an experienced, passionate, solution-oriented Senior Consultant to drive from design to implementation projects focused on grievance mechanisms / helplines, forced labor in food & ag supply chains in LATAM and Europe regions. As a Senior Consultant, you will be a part of our advisory practice and serve a cross-cutting function, contributing significantly to driving sustainable and innovative solutions across supply chains and forging strong partnerships to ensure the projects’ success and increased impact. Working closely with local staff and a global team of experts, you will oversee all aspects of project management including design, implementation, stakeholder relations, financial planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), and reporting activities.

Who you are

Are you thrilled by the idea of working in a business that aims to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges? Do you want to work:

• On social / human rights issues and their interface environmental and governance challenges?
• With an amazing team of like-minded creative thinkers?
• In a fast-paced dynamic and high impact environment?
• With some of the biggest and most forward-looking brands in the world?

Duties & Responsibilities

• Project management and overseeing quality assurance on project delivery, workplan, key performance indicators, budget, and risk management to ensure compliance with ELEVATE and (when applicable) donor practices and standards;
• Provide support to local teams on activity definition, technical advisory, and community engagement to ensure successful and timely project delivery;
• Independent design and development of clear and timely program reports, MEL plan, and effective systems for data collection, monitoring, storage, analysis, and reporting across project activities;
• Support in communicating project updates to all stakeholders and ensuring staff are clear on their roles, expected deliverables, and timelines;
• Conduct independent pipeline growth and management, including proposal writing, presentations, budget preparation, and contribution to thought leadership;
• Cross-functional collaboration with consulting, delivery teams, senior leaders, and other product leads to support the design and effective programs and products that respond to client needs;

Requirements:

• 5-7 years of experience in relevant field
• Consulting and project management experience required
• Experience in social / human rights issues, food & agricultural supply chains sustainability, worker engagement, and/or public & private partnership environment
• Experience with business development & managing client expectations and ensuring quality control on projects.
• Familiarity with theories of change and M&E systems (including through surveys, interviews, case studies, and reports) to analyse outcomes and draw out learnings and recommendations.
• Experience in applying emotional intelligence and managing conflict for members in own organization.
• Excellent written, verbal, and cross-communication skills in English and Spanish or Portuguese; attention to detail and keen ability to monitor, analyse, and manage operations to meet project expectations and goals.
• Strong collaboration skills
  • Efficient multi-tasker and able to coordinate people at all levels of an organisation while also being able to work independently with minimum supervision.
  • Capacity to work across different time zones, i.e to hold meetings outside of regular local working hours
  • Ability to respond positively to pressure and adapt in a dynamic, fast paced, and changing work environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

ELEVATE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by local law. Personal data provided by applicants will be treated as confidential information and will be used exclusively for employment purposes only. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. Applicants who are not invited for an interview may consider their applications filed for future reference.

To learn more about career opportunities at ELEVATE, please visit our Careers Page here: https://www.elevatelimited.com/careers/