Principal Human Rights Consultant

As a senior member of the team, you will work closely with colleagues across consulting, data, and sales,
play an active role in business development, and build long-term client relationships. You will support
clients in designing and implementing strategies to address actual and potential social impacts across
their operations and supply chains.

A degree of international travel will be required for short periods of time, depending on
project/business development requirements. The successful candidate will also be encouraged to
participate in external sustainability initiatives / communities of practice to enhance their ability to
create positive impacts, experience new working contexts and develop stronger professional networks.

Responsibilities

• Consulting
o Lead and deliver human rights advisory engagements, supporting clients to identify,
assess, and manage human rights risks across operations, supply chains, and business
relationships.
o Apply international standards (e.g. UNGPs, OECD Guidelines) to develop practical,
sector-relevant recommendations.
o Manage project workstreams independently, ensuring high-quality outputs, clear
documentation, and timely delivery.
o Support business development by contributing human rights expertise to proposals,
pitches, and client presentations.

• Pre-sales support for data subscription and advisory solutions
o Collaborate with sales and account teams to scope client requirements and help shape
tailored solutions, methodologies, timelines, and pricing models.
o Participate in introductory client meetings, articulating value propositions, and
translating complex human rights concepts into client-relevant outcomes.
o Collaborate with sales and account teams to position services effectively within broader
sustainability and resilience offerings, including through the development of example
deliverables and proofs of concept (PoC) tailored to individual clients.

• Post-sales support for data subscriptions and advisory solutions
o Act as a technical point of contact during delivery, helping maintain strong client
relationships and confidence in project outcomes.
o Support onboarding, project kick-off, and transition from sales to delivery, ensuring
alignment on objectives and expectations.
o Identify opportunities for follow-on work, service expansion, or long-term client
partnerships.

• Thought leadership and brand promotion
o Contribute to the development of external thought leadership, including white papers,
articles, webinars, and briefing notes on emerging human rights issues.
o Monitor regulatory, legal, and market developments related to business and human
rights to inform internal and external insights.
o Represent Maplecroft at industry events, conferences, and client forums as a subject
matter expert.
o Support marketing and communications teams with technically robust content that
strengthens brand credibility and market positioning.

• Product development support
o Support the design and evolution of human rights tools, methodologies, frameworks,
and digital products including the development of our human rights data and digital
platform.
o Pilot and refine offerings based on client feedback, delivery experience, and regulatory
trends.
o Collaborate with product, data, and technology teams to translate human rights
expertise into scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10+ years of experience working within the business and human rights field or
related areas (such as responsible sourcing, sustainability, impact assessment, ESG, etc.), ideally
within consulting or private sector contexts

• A proven track record of practical consulting experience, including the identification and
nurturing of opportunities, development of robust and creative technical proposals, project
delivery, team management and client engagement

• Expert knowledge of international human rights standards and norms, and key national and
international regulatory requirements and trends, particularly as they relate to business

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with a wide range of
stakeholders

• Microsoft Office proficiency, particularly PowerPoint and Excel

• Good presentation, research, report writing and analytical skills