Assessment Specialist, Social Impact Program - London, United Kingdom - IETP

Description

Ideal opportunity for someone interested in a career in sustainability

Reports to:
Senior Manager, Social Impact Program


Location:
London, England


Summary:

IETP is recognized as the most trusted and accepted labor standards program for the global toy & entertainment industry and increasingly, other product categories.

Simply put, we are the best choice for responsible companies who are serious about protecting their reputation, their supply chain, and meeting their responsibilities regarding the treatment of workers producing their products.

In 2020, we introduced a new online assessment for suppliers of any type and in any location globally.

This assessment is the Social Impact Assessment which reviews the management systems a company has in place to ensure social compliance standards within their own operations or their supply chain.

The assessment program also helps companies improve their ESG performance. Due to the success of this program, we are now recruiting an Assessment Specialist to join our team.

As this role deals with suppliers globally with a large presence in South America so we are particularly interested in recruiting team members who are fluent in English and Spanish.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently conduct social compliance assessments according to the IETP Social Impact Assessment Program methodology
• Manage the assessment processes, including engaging suppliers as they start the program, conducting independent evaluation calls with suppliers, writing final reports and improvement plans, result analysis, and reporting
• Support assessed suppliers to interpret and implement recommended actions from the Social Impact Assessment report
• Weekly reporting on supplier engagement and progress
• Active involvement in the team decisionmaking process
• Support other projects as required

Skills & Experience:

• Passion for sustainability and in helping companies increase their positive social impact
• Confidence to work independently and autonomously, selfdriven
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• High level of integrity, resultsoriented, and selfmotivated
• Degree holder in any discipline, with good understanding of labor standards and social compliance
• 02 years work experience, ideally in sustainability, labor standards or social compliance fields but not essential
• Ability to work analytically
• Awareness of international and labor conventions, local labor laws and regulations
• Fluency in spoken and written English is a must
• Proficiency in Spanish
• Comfortable using remote working software such as Zoom, Slack, etc
• Occasional business travel may be required

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Must have required work visa or residency permit if a non

• UK citizen

What we offer:

• A competitive salary with performancerelated discretionary bonus scheme
• A company committed to embracing diversity and enabling talent
• Great role for someone looking to start or progress their career in sustainability
• A growing organisation, which means career development and personal learning opportunities

A bit more about us:

IETP (The ICTI Ethical Toy Program) is a specialist labor standards program implemented by ICTI CARE Foundation Inc., a not-for-profit organization with offices in China, Hong Kong SAR, USA, U.K., and Vietnam.

Created in 2004 by the global toy industry, we now work in many product categories, with more than 1,000 factories and their global customers which include retailers Tesco, Target, Walmart and companies Mattel, Spin Master, LEGO & Crayola to name just a few.

This position is in the UK team based in London which will involve working with the rest of the organization spread across the world.

There is a strong culture of remote collaboration, team working and mutual support across the organization.


Job Types:
Full-time, Graduate


Salary:
From £25,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Ability to Commute:

• 1 Long Lane, SE1 4PG (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in 1 Long Lane, SE1 4PG