Corporate Social Responsibility Lead (m/f/d)

Your contribution :

As a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Lead you will define, design, implement, and drive CSR projects in the EMEA region and promote and position the organization's image and commitment to social responsibility.

This roll will be based in our HQ Office in Hannover, Germany and will report to the Director Communications EMEA.

Your main responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to :

Corporate Social Responsibility

Develop an EMEA CSR Strategy.

Drive and execute the organization's local community relations strategy within the region.

Collaborate, create, and support business strategies among Clarios EMEA 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 EMEA 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

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

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.

The above-listed activities indicate the general nature and level of work, you may be required to perform other related duties.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : What we look for

Bachelor's degree in business, sustainability, environmental studies, or a social studies related field (law, political science, public relations, sociology, philosophy).

Solid years of experience (7+) or equivalent in the following areas : sustainability, internal or external communications, human resources, community, diversity & inclusion.

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.

Strategic thinking skills and strong networking skills.

Ability to develop and engage employees & encourages excellence.

Demonstrated ability to lead strategy development and execution independently.

Ability to travel domestic.

Fluency in German and English

Benefits : What we offer you

As a technology leader with strong brand (i.e. VARTA and OPTIMA), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees.

Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us :

Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement and sustainability .

Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible and trust-based working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our mobile work policy and company kindergarten .

A competitive remuneration package , including additional payments such as holiday, Christmas as well as company pension scheme.

Your well-being is very important to us : Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center , physiotherapist , modern office environment, healthy canteen , team and company events or hobby clubs .

Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment : Lease your company bike .

Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Internal Learning Academy , LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.

Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding a flat in location surrounding if appliable and depending on individual factors.

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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.