Senior / Lead Social Compliance Auditor - Japan

Role

Senior /Lead Social Compliance Auditor

Location

Japan

Who we are

At ELEVATE, 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 ELEVATE’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.  ELEVATE was the first firm to integrate anonymous worker surveys into the assessment process creating the industry’s first integrated assessment.  ELEVATE has developed EiQ to create predictive models to assess risks of unauthorized subcontracting, human trafficking, labor unrest, and other key risk issues. ELEVATE 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

ELEVATE is looking for Lead Assessor for Japan office with an excellent opportunity to work in a multinational organization, that is growing consistently and rapidly. A lead / senior assessor will be expected to review and analyze facility practices against local laws, client codes of conduct (COC), and best practices at a social compliance assessment. A social compliance assessment is to assess the labor, environmental, health & safety conditions, business ethics in manufacturing settings across industries, such as food, apparel, and electronics etc.

Who you are

Are you thrilled by the idea of working in a business that aims 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

The specific roles and responsibilities of a lead / senior assessor are outlined as below:

• Conduct pre-assessment calls and communications with facility;
• Perform social compliance assessment based on confirmed schedule with the following processes;
  • Conduct opening meeting with management outlining assessment scope and client expectations,
  • Interview management to understand facility practices,
  • Conduct facility walkthrough to observe facility practices,
  • Review documentation that demonstrates facility practices,
  • Interview workers in a sensitive but impartial way to verify and explore facility practices,
  • Triangulate data across different data sources to come up with a consolidated conclusion on facility practices,
  • Present results to facility management in a sensitive and transparent way at closing meeting.
• Write comprehensive report after each assessment in English as well as Japanese, in a timely and accurate manner;
• Perform root cause analysis and support facility develop corrective action plan (CAP) on assessment findings;
• Provide client and facility necessary clarification in a professional, timely, and accurate manner as needed.
• Meet ELEVATE quality performance KPIs.
• Support other projects as assigned by the company, such as client meetings, workshops, facility consulting, etc.

Qualifications

• University graduate, major in Law, Safety engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical, Textile or electronic related discipline.
• Three years or above CSR related, facility consulting or EHS management working experience.
• Good command of reading, writing and speaking of English.
• Familiar with Japanese labor, health and safety, and environmental laws and regulations.
• Ability to travel frequently.
• Effective problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Proactive, open-minded, good at learning, able to work under pressure with a strong sense of responsibility and teamwork.
• Uphold Highest standards on integrity and ethics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• APSCA, BSCI, RBA (EICC) accredited auditor is preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

ELEVATE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by local law. Personal data provided by applicants will be treated as confidential information and will be used exclusively for employment purposes only. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. Applicants who are not invited for an interview may consider their applications filed for future reference.

To learn more about career opportunities at ELEVATE, please visit our Careers Page here: https://www.elevatelimited.com/career