Human Rights Assistant Manager

MUFG Americas; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking a candidate for a role focused on corporate sustainability. The position involves supporting the development of a Human Rights Framework and coordinating sustainability efforts across multiple departments. Ideal candidates will have experience in evaluating sustainability performance and understanding human rights principles, along with strong communication and problem-solving skills. This role supports the organization's commitment to sustainability and diversity.

Qualifications

• Experience developing Human Rights or Sustainability frameworks is preferred.
• Understanding of UN Declaration of Human Rights is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director, Corporate Sustainability in developing a Human Rights Framework.
• Coordinate with stakeholders on sustainability framework deliverables.
• Act as a sustainability point of contact during supplier lifecycle.

Skills

Experience evaluating the sustainability performance of companies

Experience delivering change projects

Excellent communication skills

Strong problem solving skills

Excellent Microsoft Office skills

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long‑term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

MUFG’s sustainability programme in EMEA is formed of five workstreams: ESG Business Coordination and Strategy, Risk Management, Policy and Advocacy, Corporate Sustainability, and ESG Disclosures. The five workstreams are responsible for driving MUFG’s sustainability objectives in EMEA while managing associated risks. The Corporate Sustainability workstream is responsible for defining and overseeing the execution of the sustainability strategy of MUFG EMEA’s operations and upstream value chain, with the objectives to reduce our carbon emissions, manage our other environmental impacts and manage sustainability risks in our supply chain. The Corporate Sustainability workstream is also responsible for the human rights framework for the EMEA region.

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS

None

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The main purpose of this role is to support the corporate sustainability workstream objectives, including but not limited to the development and ongoing maintenance of a human rights framework for MUFG operations in the EMEA region. This will involve working closely with the Director, Corporate Sustainability and key stakeholders across departments, regions and affiliates to align and leverage approaches. The role will operate across Bank and Securities.

The role will also be responsible for supporting the integration of sustainability into our supplier frameworks and acting as a point of contact for sustainability topics during the supplier lifecycle.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Director, Corporate Sustainability to coordinate the development and implementation of a Human Rights Framework for MUFG EMEA in line with our EMEA Corporate Sustainability Programme and MUFG Group Sustainability Strategy (including group policy frameworks), and subsequent transition into BAU activities.
• Act as a Human Rights SME for MUFG, monitor regulatory developments and industry best practice in human rights due diligence to inform the development and maturing of the the human rights framework in the region.
• Coordinate with stakeholders on the progress, status updates and escalations of any risks and issues for deliverables related to the human rights framework.
• Act as the sustainability point of contact for the supplier lifecycle, including reviewing supplier responses to sustainability requirements and communicate risks to relevant stakeholders for their approval.
• Supporting the Director, Corporate Sustainability with developing and articulating business cases for various sustainability initiatives. Drawing out the evaluation of options, incorporating both commercial as well as sustainability considerations.
• Supporting on the implementation of agreed projects/deliverables including developing plans, preparing deliverables, and leading on communication with key stakeholders.
• Support the preparation of reporting & MI for the Corporate Sustainability Steering Committee, the Sustainability Committee, other relevant committees and other ongoing reporting requirements.
• Keep up to date on sustainability topics and emerging regulations relevant to the Corporate Sustainability workstream.
• Support with communications strategy to promote MUFG’s sustainability strategy within the EMEA region.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Experience evaluating the sustainability performance of companies.
• Experience delivering change projects within multijurisdictional organisation

Preferred:

• Experience of working on development of Human Rights or Sustainability frameworks
• Familiarity with procurement and/or client onboarding processes.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential

• Experience of working across multiple business areas, including client and vendor processes
• Understanding of UN Declaration of Human Rights and best practice for how organisations can demonstrate their commitment

Preferred:

• Experience analysing data, identifying sustainability related risks and recommending remediation activities.
• Understanding of environment related risks

Education / Qualifications:

Essential

• Degree level or equivalent experience

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to distil a complex problem into a non‑technical summary.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• A structured and logical approach to work
• Strong problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment
• Strong numerical skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (excel, powerpoint, Teams).

This advert will close 16th December 2025

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non‑discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.