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Job Purpose and Impact

The West Africa Human Rights Manager leads the implementation and continuous improvement of Cargill’s Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) processes across Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. This role ensures that Cargill’s cocoa supply chains meet corporate, regulatory, and customer expectations on human rights, including child labor, forced labor, women’s empowerment, and community development. The role ensures that programs and operations comply with internationally recognized human rights standards and regional frameworks, including those promoted by the United Nations and the African Union.

You will drive strategy, oversee program execution, work closely with local operations, and engage a range of stakeholders. Your leadership will directly improve outcomes for cocoa-farming households through stronger protection, more resilient communities, and effective grievance and remediation systems.

The position supports the protection and promotion of human rights by conducting risk assessments, strengthening accountability mechanisms, advising leadership, and engaging governments, civil society organizations, and communities.

Key Accountabilities

1.Strategy and Policy Development

• Deliver on existing strategy of implementing CLMRS and community wellbeing project model.

2.Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Implementation

• Lead the regional implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of the Child Labour Monitoring and Response System (CLMRS), working in close collaboration with field execution and data collection and analytics team. This includes regular planning, budget management and quality control.
• Own and update key policy documents, standard operating procedures, and process guidelines.
• Oversee the regional framework for Forced Labour Prevention and Mitigation, ensuring risk identification, incident management, and corrective action.
• Strengthen and manage grievance mechanisms, ensuring accessibility, transparency, and robust follow-up.
• Ensure compliance with external assurance frameworks (e.g., Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, Promise Verified).
• Conduct human rights risk and impact assessments for programs and operations.
• Identify emerging risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support grievance mechanisms and incident response processes.

3.Flagship Community Wellbeing Program Management

• Lead the implementation of Cargill’s flagship Community Wellbeing program related to VSLAs, income generating activities, education, and community engagement
• Manage annual planning and budgeting in partnership with local operations and global sustainability teams
• Oversee implementing partners at regional/global level, including performance management and accountability on KPIs
• Champion innovation and share learning across West Africa and the wider Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate business.

4.Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting & Learning (MERL)

• Ensure alignment between program implementation, data systems, and reporting needs.
• Oversee data quality, risk assessments, and dashboard insights to support decision making.
• Support HRDD reporting for customers, corporate teams, external partners, and regulatory requirements.
• Support audit preparation, responses, and continuous improvement actions.
• Communicate insights from regional programs into strategy processes and customer conversations
• Monitor human rights developments and trends across West Africa.
• Produce periodic reports, policy briefs, and recommendations.
• Track compliance with internal and external human rights commitments.

5.Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy

• Build partnerships with governments, NGOs, civil society groups, and community organizations.
• Represent the organization in regional human rights forums.
• Support advocacy initiatives aimed at strengthening human rights protections.

6.Capacity Building

• Provide training and technical support to staff and partners.
• Develop human rights training materials and guidance documents.
• Strengthen internal systems for human rights due diligence.

7.Leadership and Coordination

• Coordinate human rights activities across country offices.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leadership.
• Promote a culture of ethical and responsible conduct within the organization.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Rights, Social Sciences, International Development, Sustainability, Law, International Relations, Political Science, or related field.

Experience

• Minimum 6 years of experience in human rights, social impact, or program management roles.
• Demonstrated understanding of key human rights issues including child labor, forced labor, women’s empowerment, training, and education.
• Demonstrated ability to develop clear conceptual models and frameworks, combined with practical insight into field operations and context-specific realities
• Demonstrated ability to work in a structured and organized way, even when the operational environment is complex and ambiguous
• Demonstrated ability to manage internal and external stakeholders and build relationships with team-members
• Proven continuous improvement mindset
• Experience working with complex field programs and diverse partners.
• Experience working in corporate environment
• Experience in West African smallholder agriculture, cocoa, or similar value chains.
• Knowledge of globally recognized human rights due diligence frameworks (e.g., UNGPs, OECD Guidelines, HREDD legislation).
• Familiarity with certification and assurance standards (Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, or similar).
• Strong data literacy and experience using MERL tools or digital program management systems.
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder partnerships or consortium projects.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and rural field contexts, with regular travel.
• Ability to work effectively with remote teams
• Fluency in French and English (written and spoken).

Skills

• Strong analytical and research skills
• Excellent communication and report writing
• Stakeholder engagement and diplomacy
• Leadership and project management
• Knowledge of international human rights instruments and regional governance systems

Key Competencies

• Human Rights Expertise: Strong knowledge of international human rights frameworks such as the United Nations human rights conventions and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights instruments.
• Policy Development: Ability to design and implement human rights policies and compliance frameworks.
• Human Rights Due Diligence: Experience conducting risk assessments and impact assessments.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Capacity to track human rights performance and develop mitigation strategies.
• Legal and Regulatory Knowledge: Understanding of regional legal frameworks and governance systems in West Africa.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to collaborate with governments, NGOs, civil society, and community leaders.
• Strategic thinking and regional perspective
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• Ethical leadership and integrity
• Team leadership and mentoring
• Behavioural Competencies
• Strong communication and diplomacy
• Cultural sensitivity and inclusiveness
• Conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Resilience and ability to work in complex environments