Expert in Academy on Business and Human Rights for Japanese Companies at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK

The Lecturer will work under the guidance and supervision of UNDP Kenya, with support from the JSB global coordination team. Specific results to be achieved by the Expert are listed below.

Develop curriculum for HRDD training to Japanese companies, in consultation with the UNDP Kenya staff and JSB global coordination team:

•  Develop a curriculum for HRDD training. In doing so, the Expert may follow the UNDP HRDD training guide. The training should include, at a minimum unless agreed otherwise the following: an introduction to BHR, the business case for respecting human rights mapping of Japanese companies, an introduction to HRDD, a detailed overview of the four aspects of HRDD (identifying and assessing actual or potential human rights impacts; integrating and acting on findings; tracking the effectiveness of a company’s response; and communicating corporate actions); a review of the current or upcoming mandatory norms that impact the conduct of HRDD in Country Kenya; and the connection between remediation mechanisms and HRDD.
•  Incorporate feedback by UNDP Kenya and JSB global coordination team to the curriculum.
•  Analyze mapping study on risks facing Japanese companies in their supply chains in Kenya and incorporate the findings in the curriculum where necessary.

Deliver training on HRDD in Kenya:

•  In accordance with the curriculum agreed under point 1, deliver HRDD training in person or virtually, depending on circumstances, in Kenya. The training (as was noted above) will last a total of no more than 2 working days to be delivered in three training sessions or as agreed with UNDP Kenya

Provide guidance to companies:

•  The Expert will provide online group and/or one-on-one guidance to companies attending the B+HR Academy. The guidance sessions will be facilitated by the expert (with translation into Japanese where necessary) and the Expert will listen to a presentation from the company and answer relevant questions, e.g., how companies should mitigate their human rights risks, improve their human rights practices to add value to their business, integrate human rights considerations and practices across their operations, and provide ongoing coaching to support a change of culture in the companies in question.
•  The guidance sessions will be done by the Expert on their own, or together with the UNDP staff member when necessary. The composition and schedule of each guidance session will be determined by UNDP Kenya staff.
•  In total, the Expert will be expected to provide guidance sessions for 10 days over the course of 3 months.

REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Academic Qualifications:

•  Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) or PhD in law, governance, anthropology, social science, political science, business management, or related discipline(s).

Years of experience:

•  5+ years of training experience on human rights (including BHR) issues;
•  3+ years of work experience of providing advice to companies on business and human rights.

Competencies:

•  Demonstrated understanding of corporate impacts on human rights, risks created throughout corporate supply chains, and business and human rights issues in Kenya;
•  Demonstrable training facilitation skills;
•  Results-driven, initiative-taking, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
•  Ability to work independently or with very limited guidance;
•  Highly motivated with a positive attitude and problem-solving approach;
•  Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Lanuguage:

Proficiency in English. Working-level Japanese is an advantage.