Lead Assessor, Responsible Sourcing

Job ID:43798
Location:NY Office Address 
Position Category:Assessors
Position Type:Employee Regular

Who We Are

At LRQA, we offer a unique and impactful career journey designed to empower our teams to influence change. Join our team for a truly international experience. With 24+ offices globally (and still growing), you will have exposure to real issues that span the globe. Fasten your seatbelt for an energetic and dynamic experience where you will conduct a broad range of environmental and social supply chain audits to support impact-driven responsible sourcing programs. Supplier transparency is part of LRQA’s DNA to understand risk exposure associated with social compliance issues. We constantly develop innovative solutions to uncover and manage risk from social and environmental to building, electrical and fire safety. LRQA was the first firm to integrate anonymous worker surveys into the assessment process creating the industry’s first integrated assessment. LRQA has developed EiQ to create predictive models to assess risks of unauthorized subcontracting, human trafficking, labor unrest, and other key risk issues. LRQA has also developed the first KPI-based monthly monitoring program to show the links between business performance issues and social non-compliance. When a supplier needs more guidance our Capacity Building experts design holistic and custom improvement plans to create long-term solutions.

Job Overview at a Glance

LRQA is looking for a Lead Assessor for the Responsible Sourcing team for an excellent opportunity to work in a multinational organization, that is growing consistently and rapidly. The Lead Assessor will be responsible for delivering responsible assessments and services against local law, various assessment standards.

Who You Are

Are you thrilled by the idea of working in a business that aims to tackle the world’s biggest challenges? Do you want to work:

• on environmental, social and governance issues
• with an amazing team of like-minded creative thinkers
• in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• for some of the biggest and most forward-looking brands in the world

Responsibilities

• Book travel in accordance with assigned schedule
• Conduct an opening meeting with management outlining scope and client expectations
• Interview management to understand facility practices
• Conduct a facility walkthrough to observe facility practices
• Review documentation that demonstrates practices
• Interview workers (ideally in native language or with the use of a translator) in a sensitive but impartial way to verify and explore practices
• Triangulate data across data sources to come to an informed conclusion on practices • Presenting results to facility management
• Advise companies on ways to improve working conditions for workers
• Write comprehensive reports in English for each assessment, in a timely and accurate manner
• Provide clients, facility, vendor, and fellow staff necessary clarifications on the audit results or the report in a professional, timely, and accurate manner
• Finally, the candidate is expected to meet Key Performance Targets related to report turnaround time, report quality, and budget.

 

Qualifications

• 4-year college degree in a major of Law, HR, Occupational Health and Safety or Environment /Advanced degree is preferred
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in social compliance auditing
• Minimum 100 social compliance audit days (verifiable)
• APSCA registered required
• Must have valid US Driver’s License (or ability to get one)
• Ability to travel 80% of the time
• Strong business acumen
• Excellent Customer Service and results oriented
• Effective problem solving and negotiation skills
• Excellent verbal and written English and Spanish
• Adaptable and flexible
• Comfortable in various industries e.g. manufacturing, food & beverage
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet-research /reporting/analysis tools
• Maintains a global perspective and is culturally sensitive and aware
• Highest level of personal and pro