textileexchange
Assurance Integrity Senior Manager
New York, New York, United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$115k-$150kDetected 4 days ago
AuditingSupply ChainPerformance ManagementIntellectual PropertyCommunicationCollaborationWriting
About the role
- This role ensures that assurance models are understood and implemented efficiently and effectively while identifying any gaps and risks to inform continuous improvement of the assurance providers and the assurance system.
- This role is responsible for ensuring a robust system is in place to track certification body performance across the elements of the system, including the auditing and certification process, reporting and ongoing surveillance of certified organizations.
- The intended outcome of this work is a high performing network of assurance providers in the Textile Exchange system that instills trust and credibility in the system.
Responsibilities
- Manage the assurance integrity sub-team, creating a high-performing and highly engaged team.
- Manage the risks, complaints, disputes, and other grievances related to assurance providers within the standards system.
- Lead the development, implementation and management of the strategy of assurance provider oversight and performance management.
- Implement processes to provide transparency on certification body performance, utilizing incentives and sanctions to drive improvement.
- Collaborate with Standards Data and Traceability sub-teams to leverage data as a tool to identify risks and strengthen credibility of the standards system.
Requirements
- A minimum of 7 years of combined experience in sustainability standards systems and certification, with at least 3 years at a management level.
- Experience in oversight, monitoring, and performance management of assurance providers.
- Technical knowledge of certification and accreditation body operations, including management experience at a certification or accreditation body.
- A driven individual with a strong work ethic and high degree of autonomy.
- Native-level proficiency in English and at least one other language.
- Strong work ethic and high degree of autonomy.
- Track record of professional, honest, discreet conduct, and able to act with the organization's highest confidence at all times.
- Excellent computer skills including advanced proficiency in Microsoft suite, databases and the ability to quickly learn new systems.
- Ability to travel frequently, up to 20% of time.
Nice to have
- Experience working with Textile Exchange standards or other similar standards systems, ideally ISEAL members.
- Advanced experience and knowledge of assurance systems, ISEAL-compliant standards systems, and chain of custody models and principles.
- Previous experience conducting technical writing (e.g. policies, standards) and training.
- Proficiency in Chinese.
- Full-Time Position, 40 Hours a Week
- Employment Package
- Required travel: up to 20%
Compensation
- $115,000 - $150,000 USD
Company info
- Textile Exchange is a global non-profit driving positive impact on climate change across the fashion and textile industry.
- It guides a growing community of brands, manufacturers, and farmers towards more purposeful production from the very start of the supply chain.
- By 2030, its goal is to guide the industry to achieve a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions within fiber and raw material production.
- Its focus is holistic and interconnected, accelerating the adoption of practices that improve the state of our water, soil health, and biodiversity too.
- For real change to happen, everyone needs a clear path to positive impact.
- At Textile Exchange, materials matter.
- To learn more, visit TextileExchange.org.
- Working at Textile Exchange
- We work remotely with a team located in 20+ countries.
- We are a diverse group committed to harnessing the strengths of the global textile industry to accelerate change toward climate and other key environmental goals.
- We work collaboratively on important environmental issues around the world by working and interacting with farming groups, processors, brands, retailers, and environmental experts in the textile and fashion industries around the world.
- We offer an opportunity to join a cutting-edge global environmental nonprofit and to help strengthen the impact of our organization.
- That's why Textile Exchange believes that approachable, step-by-step instruction paired with collective action can change the system to make preferred materials and fibers an accessible default, mobilizing leaders through attainable strategies, proven solutions, and a driven community.
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