ESG Reporting Project Manager

Title: ESG Reporting Project Manager

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Duration: 6 Months

100% Onsite

Summary:

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Project Manager with a contract management or paralegal background to support our ESG tender and contract analysis needs and, subsequently, the development of our annual Global Sustainability Report. You will work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with a team of sustainability experts, writers, designers, legal partners, and procurement stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Paralegal certificate, contract management certification, or equivalent experience in contract administration or legal support
• Experience reviewing, summarizing, and analyzing contracts, tenders, and RFP documents, including identifying ESG clauses, compliance obligations, and evidence requirements
• Proficient in Microsoft tools, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Experience working in an MS Teams environment, including SharePoint
• Experience in copy editing, writing, and proofreading technical or sustainability-related content
• Familiarity with AI tools
• Ability to work with internal stakeholders at all levels, including legal, procurement, and sustainability teams, and collaborate effectively in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment
• Strong organizational, project management, and written and verbal communication skills, with keen attention to detail and adherence to timelines
• Effective data management skills: ability to manage report edits and comments from 50+ contributors and tracking edits within Adobe Acrobat

Nice to have:

• Prior communications or editorial background
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Communications, Business, Operations, Public Affairs, Paralegal Studies, or related field
• Experience in the Health, Wellness, or Medically Regulated industry
• Familiarity with Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting frameworks such as GRI, SASB, TCFD, UNSDGs, and experience with ESG reporting language and requirements
• Experience supporting tender or RFP responses, particularly those with ESG or sustainability questionnaires

Tasks and Deliverables

Support ESG tenders and contract analysis (starting November 2026):

• Review tender documents and RFPs to identify ESG and sustainability requirements, and support the preparation of ESG-related responses and supporting evidence
• Analyze customer and supplier contracts for ESG clauses, disclosure obligations, and evidence requirements, and summarize findings for the sustainability and legal teams
• Maintain a tracker of ESG contractual commitments and required evidence, flagging obligations that align with Global Sustainability Report content
• Collaborate with procurement and legal partners to ensure ESG language in contracts and tenders is accurate, consistent, and aligned with Abbott’s reporting frameworks

Support development of Abbott’s Global Sustainability Report (GSR):

• Capture, track, and review all edits and comments received on all drafts of the Global Sustainability Report
• Communicate all edits to Abbott’s in-house creative agency team and ensure edits are fully integrated into subsequent drafts
• Manage first line of copy editing — review and revise content and edits for compliance with our style guide, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax
• Support development of the report appendix, including United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB) indexes

Support continuous improvement initiatives:

• Identify and drive adoption of continuous improvement initiatives in the development process, including streamlining processes with AI tools and developing templates, trackers, and other project management tools
• Maintain document control and tracking

Project manage Sustainability website updates:

• Create and manage website update requests
• Project manage Abbott Sustainability webpage refresh and updates, especially those aligned with the 2027 Global Sustainability Report content

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.