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Summary

• The role of auditor is to critically assess the environmental, health & safety, and labor conditions for workers in manufacturing settings across industries.
• Auditor will be expected to critically analyze facility practices against local laws, client codes of conduct, and best practices alone or under the supervision of supervisor.
• Expected to meet Key Performance Targets related to report turnaround time, report quality and management KPIs as per the annual goal setting.

Respobsililies

• Conducting an opening meeting with management outlining scope and client expectations,
• Interviewing management to understand facility practices,
• Conducting a facility walkthrough to observe facility practices,
• Reviewing documentation that demonstrates practices,
• Interviewing workers in a sensitive but impartial way to verify and explore practices,
• Triangulating data across data sources to come to an informed conclusion on practices,
• Presenting results to facility management in a sensitive and transparent way,
• Writing comprehensive reports in English for each assessment, in a timely and accurate manner,
• Providing client, facility, vendor, and fellow staff necessary clarification in a professional, timely, and accurate manner.
• Finally, monitor is expected to meet Key Performance Targets related to report turn-around time, report quality, budget and integrity.

Qualification:

• APSCA registered auditor (RA level)
• Bilingual (English, Spanish)
• 4-year college degree in a major of Law, HR, Occupational Health and Safety or Environment / an advanced degree is preferred
• Strong business acumen
• Customer service orientation and results orientated
• Effective problem solving and negotiation skills
• Excellent English and Spanish verbal and written, communication skills. 
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet-research /reporting/analysis tools
• Maintains a global perspective and is culturally sensitive and aware
• Ability to travel 80% of the time
• Highest level of personal and professional integrity and ethics.
• Comfortable with confrontation, with a diplomatic and easy demeanor
• Ability to operate in a multi-cultural environment with persons of varying socio-economic status
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Interest in international labor standards, human rights, occupational health and safety, and environmental issues
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in social compliance auditing
• Possess knowledge of International and local labor standards and human rights issues are preferred
• Candidate with below background is preferred
  • Environment experience
  • Agriculture experience
  • Certifications expectations: EFI, RBA, HIGG
  • ISO certifications: ISO14001