Welcome to Haleon

We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

About the role

12 Month Fixed Term Contract from January 2027 to January 2028

We are looking for a Human Rights Lead to work with our Sustainability, Procurement, Human Resources, and other relevant teams to help deliver our strategy to drive progress on Haleon’s Human Rights agenda.

This role will also be responsible for providing subject matter expertise (SME) on human rights, liaising across the business whilst also helping to build capability across key business functions.

Situated within the Sustainability function, reporting to the Social Impact Director, this role will be pivotal to Haleon’s wider Health Inclusivity and Sustainability Strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the ongoing delivery of Haleon’s Human Rights Strategy and Action Plan to ensure Haleon meets rising requirements for human rights due diligence and disclosure
• Strengthen Haleon’s human rights due diligence processes and practices to meet rising external requirements – working closely with the functions to put in place a robust, risk based due diligence for our own operations and our suppliers and ensuring effective remediation action is taken where risks are identified
• Build capability across the business to identify and effectively manage Human Rights risks, with first focus on high-risk areas (e.g., high risk ingredient supply chains, CMOs, Logistics)
• Lead Haleon’s engagement in key industry coalitions/partnerships (e.g. UNGC, PSCI, Aim-Progress, Slave free Alliance, BSR) to enable Haleon to benefit from industry best practise and scale solutions to managing human rights risks
• Manage Haleon’s internal human rights governance forums, and associated risk and audit processes as required
• Deliver Human Rights reporting (Human Rights Statement, Health Inclusivity and Sustainability report.) Note requirements are increasing (as with other ESG topics).
• Provide subject matter expertise on other risk areas e.g., Labour standards, advising HR/other functions on best practice. Monitor to ensure programmes are effectively delivered
• Management of 1 x Human Rights Manager