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Posted Date: Jul 24, 2026 Requisition Number: 129201 Job Overview Summary Statement The Manager of Human Rights is responsible for developing and implementing The Hershey Company's human rights strategy across its global operations and supply chain. This role leads enterprise-wide human rights due and environmental diligence (HREDD), human rights disclosures and rater ranker surveys, ensures compliance with relevant regulations, provides expert advisory services to leadership, and engages with external stakeholders to advance the company's human rights agenda. This role also leads Hershey’s living wage and income agenda along with the company’s work to improve the financial resilience of farmers and workers in prioritized agricultural supply chains. Reporting to the Head of Sustainability & ESG, this position plays a critical role in identifying and mitigating human rights risks while driving continuous improvement of Hershey's human rights programs and initiatives and reporting.Accountabilities Strategic Leadership Develop and advance Hershey's enterprise-wide human rights strategy, including policy setting and saliency assessments Establish effective human rights governance frameworks with clear decision-making processes and issue escalation protocols Work with strategy teams on the design and cross-organizational implementation of new human rights initiatives Coordinate with environmental teams to integrate human rights and environmental due diligence into systems and processes , while advancing an approach that aligns environmental progress with support for people and communities Reporting & Data Management Lead enterprise approach to human rights voluntary and mandatory reporting and disclosures Own the process of creating and auditing HRDD disclosure reports and oversee signoff processes Support continuous improvement of data quality and identify opportunities for automation Work with internal audit, legal, and c