Ethical Trade Specialist

NEXT

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Ethical Trade Specialist to join our Code of Practice team based in Istanbul. The ideal candidate will have at least 1-3 years' experience or a background in a similar role.

Key Responsibilities:

- Implementation of ethical trade policies and procedures.

- Providing training/seminar and support to internal stakeholders on ethical trade principles and practices.

- Monitoring and evaluating supplier performance against ethical trade criteria and targets.

- Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation in ethical trade initiatives.

- Ensuring that the new supplier/factory onboarding/induction process is followed.

- Carrying out COP audits in Turkey & Near East Region in line with COP Principle Standards and Auditing Standards, producing audit reports, and distributing them to relevant parties by timelines.

- Planning and conducting audits in the designated region.

- Preparing and reviewing country based risk assessments before planning an audit to a factory in the Near East Region.

- Playing an active role in the projects in which NEXT is involved and being in contact with all stakeholders.

Qualifications:

- Fluent in spoken and written English & Turkish.

- Minimum 1 - 3 years of work experience in ethical trade, corporate social responsibility, or related fields.

- Bachelor's Degree (University degree in Industrial/Environmental/Management Engineering/Business Administration/Economy, Law, Public Policy).

- A working knowledge of Labour Laws/Environmental Laws and Legislations.

- Proactive and able to demonstrate the ability to recognize issues and manage them work and can prioritize multiple tasks.

- Proven track record of effective decision-making and demonstrable strong negotiation skills.

- Experience in conducting supplier assessments, audits, and monitoring activities.

- Experience with overseas audits.

- Experience with local and overseas travel.

- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment, team player.

- Able to demonstrate communication skills.

- Active driver.