Compliance Officer - Delhi, India - Better Cotton

Better Cotton

Verified Company

Delhi, India

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

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Description

Compliance Officer

Starting Date:

ASAP

Contract type:
Fixed term (1 year renewable)

Number of positions: 4

Location:
Delhi, India with some travel within the country

Salary range:
Starting INR 1,348,900 (Annual)
Application closing date: 30 June 2023

About this role
At Better Cotton we are continuing to increase the amount of monitoring and oversight of how Better
Cotton flows through the supply chain. We are introducing traceability into the Better Cotton Standard
System which will mean new CoC requirements for suppliers and likely new procedures and practices
in the trading and processing of cotton. With these changes come additional integrity risks to be
managed and this role will play a key part in ensuring assurance and helping to bring increased supply
chain transparency and credibility to the global cotton supply chain.

Responsibilities
The Compliance Officer will be responsible for delivering the following body of work:

Support the on-boarding of organisations into the Better Cotton Chain of Custody programme_ _
Screening organisations seeking to enter the programme for integrity risks_ _
Reviewing supplier registration forms and submitted evidence

_ _

Developing, using and improving systems to track supplier enrolment progress_2. Support assurance activities relating to the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Standard
Review annual selfassessments submitted by supply chain organisations.
Following up on actions required from annual selfassessments, such as documentation

requests, answering queries on the self-assessment process, and following up on
corrective actions.

Support assurance activities to implement onsite 2nd party verification based on the CoC

Standard, such as follow up on closing NCs, and ensuring supporting evidence is
appropriate.

Support the wider compliance and integrity team.
Assist wider supply chain team to follow up on closing of Minor NCs founds during 3rd

party assessments.

Conduct Remote Transaction Monitoring Audits for Better Cotton Supply Chain Actors_ _
To work as part of a wider Compliance Desk conducting remote transaction monitoring

audits and to proactively investigating irregular transactions detected via the Cotton Cloud
or Digital Platform.

Monitoring outputs of the remote transaction monitoring audits and ensuring effective

close out of any non-conformities.

Ensuring smooth reporting of audit outcomes using the dedicated tracking system.
Provide regular inputs to help improving the overall monitoring processes.

4.
Team support

Assist in updating the related process and training materials
Support in supplier and site data cleaning on existing Better Cotton systems

- (Salesforce, Better Cotton Platform)

Attend and participate in regular team meetings.

The Compliance Officer is expected to carry out any additional ad-hoc tasks as planned and
communicated by their line manager.

Profile
some but not all the preferred attributes but strong related experience and enthusiasm for this
skill gaps.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential _

Minimum 3 years relevant work experience

University degree, or equivalent higher education qualification, in a relevant field

Demonstrated communication skills and adaptability

Strong ethics and integrity

Team player

Able to multi-task and work with lots of information inputs

Comfortable working with global teams

Excellent written and spoken English

Strong organisational skills

Able to work independently and is self-motivated

Good IT skills, including but not limited to MS Office suite (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)

Desirable _

Work experience in auditing

Chain of Custody auditing experience in the têxtile industry

Experience in financial auditing

Good understanding of local laws and policies

Experience in standards and certification programmes

Additional language expertise

2

Working arrangements
The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in Delhi India.

Travel may be required within the country. Better Cotton offers flexible working - staff are required to
come to the Better Cotton Delhi office as per flexible working policy (currently minimum one week in
every 6 weeks) and can work from home accordingly.

This role will report into a Compliance Coordinator.

Roles will be hired through Better Cotton's Employer of Record, Omnipresent.

Applications
Application for Compliance Officer

interview will be contacted. Better Cotton is currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits,

Better Cotton is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to good practice and transparency in
the management of natural, human, and financial resources.

About Better Cotton
Better Cotton is the world's largest cotton sustainability programme

Our mission:
to help cotton
communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. In challenging times,
we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our n