Overview

In the Social Responsibility team (SR), we’re focused on creating meaningful impact for children in our communities – online and offline – and creating value for the LEGO Group. We’re joining forces with children, parents, caregivers and educators, our employees, partners, experts, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to unleash the power of play so children can thrive and build a better world.

Core Responsibilities

• Build and lead the development and global delivery of a portfolio of social impact initiatives, including the delivery of existing programs to meet external metrics (e.g., number of children impacted), and the development of new social impact initiatives through OSIS pilots that build on existing programs and knowledge; oversee the transition from existing to new initiatives in line with OSIS, ensuring impactful and scalable initiatives for implementation across regions and in collaboration with SR LT, SR regional teams, LEGO Group teams, and external partners.
• Lead the development of content, e.g., playbooks, guidelines, and concept material, for initiative implementation in regions, global functions, and the wider LEGO ecosystem, taking a co-creative and inclusive approach to ensure fit and relevance in local and functional contexts.
• Ensure our initiatives are impactful by design, in line with the existing SR MEL framework, and that they create shared value and deliver on critical metrics.
• Work closely with the Strategic Portfolio & Operations team and contribute to annual planning, including delivery of annual plan, forecasting and target setting, budget and headcounts, with reporting on critical metrics and budget per LEGO Group processes.
• Ensure smooth grant processes with the LEGO Foundation from concept to reporting.
• Supervise partnerships with key external partners and internal teams (e.g., LEGO Education and the Brand team) for global programmatic initiative delivery.
• Through exemplary partner engagement and management, ensure initiatives deliver impact for both communities and the business, and collaborate across SR with regional teams on innovation and implementation fit for local contexts, with the Child Rights & Safety team on children’s rights and safety (digital and non-digital), digital parenting and wellbeing, and children’s agency initiative pilot (co-ownership).
• Manage, develop, and build the Global Initiatives team to enable SR to deliver on OSIS and the SR Aspiration.
• As part of the SR Leadership Team, contribute to setting direction for SR as one team and help deliver on OSIS and the SR Aspiration.

Play your part in our team succeeding

This role is dependent upon a close and inclusive collaboration with the SR LT and all teams across Social Responsibility as well as teams such as Global Brand, LEGO Education, Government & Public Affairs, D&I, Corporate Brand Communication, etc., to ensure there is alignment with strategic direction, that our work is impactful, creates shared value for communities and the LEGO Group, and that operational support is continually improved.

Do you have what it takes?

• Seasoned leader with experience working in a global organization (corporate/NGO/consultancy) and with experience in managing and inspiring a team of initiative specialists in a global context.
• Global social impact program development and management experience from an NGO and global business, with a proven track record of innovating, developing, delivering and evaluating impactful global initiatives and enabling local contextualization and implementation.
• Strong partner management skills to work holistically across own team, other business functions and with external partners.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you’re interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
• Colleague Discount – We know you\'ll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you\'ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Workplace - When you join the team you\'ll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (e.g. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team. The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights. Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO team today.