Associate / Senior Associate - Human Rights

Associate / Senior Associate - Human Rights

Application Deadline: 26 March 2026

Department: Transactions : Human Rights

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - London

Description

About Anthesis. Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world.

Anthesis has clients across all industry sectors and supports some of the world's largest multinationals such as Reckitt, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face, and Target. The company brings together 1,400+ experts operating in 44 countries around the world and has offices in Andorra, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, the UK, and the US.

At Anthesis Group, we are truly committed to putting people and our planet at the heart of all we do.

Summary of Role & Key Responsibilities

Summary of Role

Anthesis is seeking highly motivated candidates to join our Human Rights team based in London. We are a fast-growing team and are looking for resourceful, diligent and proactive candidates who are able to start immediately without the need to relocate to the UK.

The successful candidate will be a graduate with at least 3 years' relevant work experience who is looking to further their career in human rights. The position offered will depend on the candidate's prior experience in a field relevant to the role.

Candidates must have fluency in English. Working proficiency in an additional language, such as French, Spanish, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia, Hindi or Urdu is a plus.

Applicants will be invited to interview on a rolling basis so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Our deadline is 26th March 2026.

Hiring Process:
1st Stage: Screening Interview with Talent Acquisition
2nd Stage: Written Test
Final Stage: In-person interview including short presentation

Visa sponsorship: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead human rights impact and risk assessments, human rights investigations, human rights due diligence and other human rights-related research.
• Conduct semi-structured interviews with human rights experts and impacted rightsholders, and in-depth open source research.
• Write concise, cogent summary reports; present findings to clients and assist on implementation plans.
• Lead, coordinate and support team members to conduct site visits around the world.
• Engage with companies, policymakers, NGOs, journalists and other members of civil society on business & human rights issues.
• Design proposals and pitch business & human rights projects to potential clients.

Key Requirements, Skills Knowledge & Expertise

Key Requirements

• 3+ years of postgraduate work experience in a relevant field;
• A demonstrable understanding of the business & human rights landscape, derived from engaging with businesses and/or civil society/rightsholders;
• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field from an accredited university.

The strongest candidates will also have:

• Experience working as a consultant for companies and/or investors on business & human rights;
• Field experience carrying out on-the-ground human rights research;
• Experience as a project manager overseeing multiple workstreams;
• Experience line managing junior staff.

Candidates should also have demonstrable skills in the following areas:

• Impeccable English-language writing skills;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Time management skills: ability to prioritize multiple competing projects under tight deadlines;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• Professional proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite;
• Proactivity and resourcefulness;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Maintain a high level of professionalism in all areas of work;
• Respond well to feedback.

Benefits

Your Benefits

• Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company
• Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team
• Work solely on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients
• Opportunity to work with, collaborate with and learn from sustainability SME's who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have
• Exposure to a wide range of clients and projects on a global basis
• Competitive salary in line with, experience and skills
• Competitive benefits including flexible working, 25 days holiday and two volunteering days off and the day off for your Birthday!
• An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis.
• Cooperative, supportive and open working atmosphere.