Legal Counsel - #10516324

Legal Department

Baar, Switzerland

Glencore is seeking a highly skilled, experienced Swiss or European lawyer to join the Group legal team. The successful candidate will play an important role in advising on legal aspects of relevant sustainability initiatives across Glencore's operations and be a key contributor in implementing the requirements of these rapidly evolving areas of law. The ideal candidate will have experience in dealing with legal matters on a broad range of topics such as health, safety, environment, social performance and human rights (HSEC&HR) including climate change, responsible sourcing and due diligence requirements, other sustainability topics and non-financial disclosure requirements, human resources, communications, or procurement. This role requires a good understanding of the pertinent existing and emerging regulations, particularly those of the European Union and Switzerland, sustainability principles, and a strong background in supporting industrial and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide pragmatic and business-oriented legal advice and support various stakeholders across many jurisdictions and a broad range of sustainability and governance topics, including on implementation of emerging regulatory requirements.
• Stay abreast of regulatory developments related to the operations of natural resources, mining, energy, and trading business including responsible sourcing and conduct legal research and analysis on sustainability related laws and regulations, developments, and trends affecting the company.
• Collaborate with a broad range of internal stakeholders to integrate sustainability principles and regulatory requirements into business practices and decision-making processes.
• Draft and review governance documents, contracts, and other legal documents related to a broad range of sustainability topics (including renewable energy contracts), and procurement.
• Advise on employment-related legal matters, including labour relations.
• Represent Glencore in negotiations, meetings, and legal proceedings as required.
  
  

Qualifications and Skills:

• Master’s degree in law, bar admission in Switzerland or a European country, additional qualifications such as an LL.M. or equivalent preferred.
• 5-7 years of relevant post-graduate experience, with proven track record in a sustainability related role.
• Knowledge of existing and emerging Swiss and/or European sustainability related regulatory regimes and frameworks and demonstrated expertise in sustainability principles, based on a foundation of a strong general commercial or corporate law background with exposure to labour law topics.
• Experience working in an industrial sector such as mining, energy, or manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multinational environment and collaborate with diverse teams.
• Native proficiency or fluent in at least two of French, Spanish or German, with fluent English
  
  

Benefits:

• We are committed to providing benefits, which promote mental, physical, and financial well-being. From healthy meal options in our restaurants and bistros to free use of the in-house gym including sport classes with professional trainers.
• We reimburse public transport for commuting to work; alternatively, we offer free parking space.
• We provide tuition assistance for further education and training courses.
• We have a competitive parental leave policy. Our childcare benefits also include emergency childcare services and financial assistance towards daycare costs.
• Employees’ Swiss Pension 2nd pillar is fully paid by Glencore.
  
  

Who we are:

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.

With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.

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