About the Opportunity

Driscoll’s recognizes that with the fast growth of the company globally, there is an opportunity and urgency to work with our growers to ensure best in class labor practices throughout our supply chain. To date we have collaboratively and thoughtfully defined a work environment that is in line with our company values and our brand, and created the tools and processes that support it. The Manager, Global Labor Welfare is core to the introduction of this new focus and will achieve our vision through leadership of engagement, implementation, integration, and management of Driscoll’s Labor Welfare efforts.

Success in this work deeply depends on alignment throughout our enterprise. This position is highly cross-functional in its interactions and will focus on achieving alignment across growers, employees, customers; excellent facilitation, communication and planning skills are critical.

This position includes stakeholder collaboration, leadership of program implementation, strategic oversight, risk analysis and risk management, target setting and reporting. The Manager, Global Labor Welfare will be the subject matter expert for the company, continuously monitoring and engaging in internal and external trends and opportunities, and be responsible for informing critical leadership decisions regarding growth, planning, safety, resource allocation and risk management while building capabilities within the organization.

About the Company

Driscoll's is the leading supplier and marketer of organic and conventional strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in the world. A fourth-generation, family-owned and operated company, Driscoll’s has built upon the genetic work and innovation of our founders to fulfill our mission to ‘Continually Delight Berry Consumers.’

We utilize traditional plant breeding methods to create plant varieties (genetic breeds) that produce ONLY THE FINEST BERRIES™. This plant material is then patented, cultivated in Driscoll’s nurseries and supplied to our independent farmer partners around the world to grow Driscoll’s brand berries.
Driscoll’s company culture is rooted in our mission, values, and commitment to creating a supportive work environment that fosters open and friendly communication, encourages collaboration and team interaction, and provides clear focus and direction.

At Driscoll’s, we’re committed to Growing Great People. This means that we help our employees learn about and support our overall business strategies. We also provide opportunities for individuals to grow along with the company. Most importantly, Driscoll’s encourages our employees to achieve their career growth and cultivate their personal well-being.

Responsibilities

• Align company philosophy and approach across the enterprise globally by communicating and engaging effectively with growers and employees in the supply chain to ensure consistency with strategy and outcomes across business units
• Engage and collaborate with growers and employees in a way that brings the best ideas and practices forward and allows for ultimate alignment toward sustainable, safe, ethical, and ideal conditions for workers
• Develop the final pieces in the program to successfully position it for global implementation: e.g. internal policies and practices, grower recruitment practices, contracts, on farm and housing practices
• Assess and communicate global risks, opportunities, best practices, trends, emerging issues, policy, and regulation for informed decision making, prioritization and focus of work
• Allocate and oversee all company resources and access to services internally and externally to support the global program
• Effectively work with HR, Legal, Production, Food Safety, Marketing, Sustainability and Philanthropy to align goals, integrate processes and leverage tools and resources
• Work with HR to design strategy, structure and processes to ensure our internal operations meet our standards for health and safety as well as social compliance
• Define success, design and manage targets and progress, and define and manage all related reporting to internal stakeholders, customers, government, industry, NGOs or press as needed
• Analyze risks, and manage resulting recommendations and related work in both high growth regions and in emerging markets and manage all high risk labor situations coming out of risk analysis, audit processes, media exposure, etc.
• Challenge the status quo, champion change, influence others, and evaluate program and adjust in order to achieve desired results
• Design the training and communications strategy and processes in order to develop worker welfare competencies among employees and growers 
• Oversee and facilitate all related partnerships with consultants, industry, academia, and community 
• Develop and provide content for a comprehensive communication plan in partnership with Communications, Sales, Production, and Marketing
• Work with sales and production to navigate the retail side from a worker welfare compliance perspective and represent the grower’s perspective in negotiations 
• Work with flexibility and openness to actively collaborate across Driscoll's for the achievement of broader business goals
• Represent company at related conferences, events and participate in industry groups in an effort to learn and influence the external landscape
• Manage cost center budget
• Co-manage support staff through dotted line reporting within business units
• Travel 25-30% of work time
• Other responsibilities as assigned by Director of Community & Environmental Initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Sustainability, or closely related field required, Master’s degree preferred 
• Eight or more years work experience required; at least five years work experience in a foreign and domestic supplier engagement, training, monitoring, social compliance, and/or action planning required 
• Applicable training related to labor standards such as SA8000, Internal Brand training, BSCI, SMETA, FLA, ICTI, GSCP, Fair Trade required
• Proven knowledge of the structure and governance of international labor organizations and their respective codes of conduct/areas of focus
• Knowledge of domestic and/or international agriculture practices and norms
• Strong and effective bi-literate and bi-cultural skills required (Spanish proficiency, French a plus)
• Superb facilitation, project management and engagement skills necessary
• Must have the ability to work cross-functionally at every level of the Company 
• This position requires solid analytical skills, excellent inclusionary interpersonal skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and other data management systems and reporting tools also required
• Valid California Driver’s License, U.S. Passport, and eligibility for Company vehicle insurance necessary