Human Rights Specialist Milano

Human Rights Specialist
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Take the chance to work for the Organization in charge of **delivering one of the biggest and most prestigious events in sport field!** Feel the Olympic and Paralympic energy joining us at Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, leaving a mark in the sport history!

**BREAK THE ICE!

**Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026** is the Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2026, carrying on the organization, promotion and communication of the sporting and cultural events related to the next Winter Games.

We are driven by the following values**: respect, determination, legacy, engagement and sustainability.

Milano Cortina 2026 will be the first large-scale Olympics in history: 13 Olympic venues, 21 provincial capitals, 2, 300 municipalities directly involved, over an area of 22, 000 square km.

The Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee has been established in 2019 with the purpose of organizing Olympic and Paralympic Games in compliance with the Host City Contract signed jointly by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the two cities of Milano and Cortina and the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).

Furthermore, the Italian Paralympic Committee, the Regions of Lombardy and Veneto, as well as the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano/Bozen are all partners in this major national-level project, with the support of the Italian Government.

**Position**:

Role Purpose

To support the Sustainability and Impact Director and the Head of Human Rights in the following activities:

- support the implementation of specific initiatives to reduce risks for human rights (health and safety, environment, safeguarding, labour, etc. ) in any OCOG activities, as foreseen in the Sustainability and Legacy Strategy;

- support the implementation of the Due diligence process within the most risky supply chains;

- support in the set up of the activities of the Sustainability & Impact Area in compliance with Olympic Host Contract and Master Schedule, focus on human rights, diversity gender equality, inclusion and safeguarding;

- support the implementation of actions for the employment inclusion of people referred to Law 68/99;

- support the implementation of the grievance mechanism of the OCOG and promote its within the different targets;

- contribute to ensure the continuous monitoring of human rights, gender equality, inclusion and safeguarding performance and its reporting to

internal and external stakeholder;

- contribute to ensure the implementation of the integrated management system, for the sustainability reporting and for the measurement on

Games's positive impact;

- support in the implementation of the Olympic Truce programme.

**Requirements**:

Role Competencies:

. Project management skills, possibly with a track record of managing of activity in Human Rights and DE&I sector with a specific managerial and

technical role in the topics/skills listed below.

- Knowledge of Italian legislation related to human rights, gender equality, diversity, inclusion

. Strong learning attitude to quickly familiarise with them.

Skills and Abilities:

. Educated to degree level, preferable humanistic and/or legal education

- Able to use own initiative and carry out activities with mínimal supervision from senior managers

- Project and resource management skills

- Ability to work in a collaborative and multidisciplinary working environment

- Good communication skills and ability to provide clear, succint and well-argued presentations - formally and informally

. Ability to identify problems/issues, seek pertinent information, evaluate data and develop appropriate solutions quickly and thoroughly

- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to devise creative solutions to complex and sensitive issues whenever emergency strikes

- Computer skills: Powerpoint, Excel, Smartsheet (nice to have)

. Fluent in English, preferable a second lenguage.

**Other information**:

Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 is committed in building an inclusive and diversified working environment, striving to guarantee equal opportunities for all workers (L. 903/77) and promote the integration into its workforce of persons with disabilities (L. 68/99).