Social Standards Officer

TFT seeks to recruit a Social Standards Officer for their office in Delhi.
The successful candidate must be fluent in local dialects and English and prepared to travel extensively in India.

Duties will include:

• Conducting 2nd party audits using internationally recognized protocols ( SA8000, SMETA ), and the accurate preparation of audit reports
• Supplier remediation, for example supplier training or organising workshops for factory Managers, workers and representatives in order to ensure high standards
• Project management and coordination
• NGO and external stakeholder engagement

The role will report to the Head of TFT India and candidates should possess, as a minimum, the following skill sets and experience:

• Solid and demonstrable hands on experience of conducting social audits as well as related follow-up activity
• A good understanding of Ethical/Social and if possible Environmental issues and standards
• Exposure to SA 8000,SMETA and BSCI audit protocols
• Excellent communication skills, including very good verbal and written English
• Experience in helping run effective supplier training and workshop sessions
• Exposure in working through multi stakeholder engagement/initiative models
• Ability to work independently, self driven while at the same time being in constant communication with the team and line managers
• Proficiency in Information Technology tools (software applications) and Windows packages (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Competitive salary based on experience.