Job ID:44030
Location:New York: 810 Seventh Avenue
Position Category:Assessors
Position Type:Employee Regular
Job Overview at a GlanceLRQA 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.
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
- 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 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.
- RBA, BSCI, SLCP Certification a plus
At LRQA, we belive that as a leading Global Leading Assurance and Risk Management Service provider, our talented people are our risk management advantage.
We belive the best outcomes come from diverse perspectives, shared ambition and working together with integrity. That's how we buid a workplace where everyone can contribute, grow and thrive.
Guided by Vision and powered by Expertise, we're united by a shared purpose. If you're driven to make a difference, you'll belong here.
