Social Responsibility Manager

Job Description

Are you passionate about social impact and ensuring all children enjoy the right to play and learn?

Lead planning, execution and evaluation of Social Responsibility (SR) initiatives and projects in Vietnam.

• Plan and curate a portfolio of social impact initiatives and projects in line with our global strategy to meaningfully benefit children through playful learning. The portfolio must respond to the needs, challenges and opportunities facing children and families in Binh Duong province and nearby localities, leveraging on the LEGO Group’s unique resource mix and with a clear line of sight of business priorities and needs.

• Lead collaborations with community partners to implement Social Responsibility (SR) activities, including local volunteering and product donations, in line with SR’s Theory of Change.

• Administration, budget management and logistical tasks related to the execution of SR activities, including drafting of financial agreements, activity reporting and regular verification of KPIs and finances.

• Engage and support global SR teams to conduct local evaluations to inform global research and activate global campaigns when needed with the aim of strengthening our collective approach, storytelling and impact.

Lead stakeholder management of key internal and external stakeholders, including local government and non-government entities, to enable our SR activities in Vietnam.

• Foster and strengthen understanding of local government stakeholders of SR’s work in Vietnam, in collaboration with the leadership team of LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam (LMV) as well as the Government & Public Affairs team.

• Identify new partnerships and strengthen existing collaborations to deliver meaningful impact to more children, including the conduct of knowledge-sharing sessions with strategic partners and screening of partners in accordance with internal due diligence processes.

• Engage with and provide regular updates to local leadership team and other relevant teams to gather buy-in and align efforts.

Inspire and mobilise local colleagues to be play advocates at the workplace and in their communities.

• Spearhead the curation of volunteering opportunities for LMV colleagues to utilize their two-days of volunteering leave annually, and drive the recruitment and management of volunteers.
• Drive the organization of our annual Play Day event at LMV and facilitate decision-making on event management, content creation and activity facilitation, while adhering to legal, media, health & safety guidelines. Lead the completion of all administration and logistical tasks related to the execution of Play Day, including budget management, event promotion and post-event evaluation. 
• Champion our internal Play Agent programme at LMV and equip colleagues with knowledge and tools to bring learning through play into action through the conduct of Play-related workshops
   

The role will drive SR initiatives and projects, as part of the LEGO Group’s Social Responsibility team and LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam, to enable more learning through play experiences for underserved children and champion children’s rights to play and learn in Vietnam.

You will also lead employee engagement activities for the local team in Vietnam as part of our global effort to connect our colleagues to our purpose of impacting children’s lives with learning through play and to enable all colleagues to be active in the global force for learning through play.

• Bachelor’s Degree or work experience equivalent, preferably in social work, community development and/or government affairs related fields.

• 5+ years experience in social sector work, international development or non-profit management.

• Strong stakeholder management skills to build trust and rapport with internal and external stakeholders to deliver meaningful social impact and align with business priorities.

• Proven track record in building strong partnerships with local governmental and non-governmental organization and navigating complex processes to enable SR-related activities in Vietnam.

• Resilient and independent worker who is confident in their ability to coordinate multiple work streams, lead working groups and deliver agreed outcomes in a timely manner.

• Able to demonstrate strong experience in program development and management that delivers impact to communities, preferably with a focus on children.

• Good commercial understanding with an ability to position social impact initiatives within the broader corporate priorities.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including  drafting stakeholder meeting materials and reporting or equivalent internal documents in English and Vietnamese.

• Strong team player with a holistic/end-to-end approach (i.e., connecting dots, project and people), a curious mind and an appetite to learn

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Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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