Associate Auditor – Social Accountability (contract)

BSI; Mississauga; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global business standards company is seeking an Associate Auditor-Social Accountability to conduct assessments on client organizations' compliance with social accountability standards. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree, CSCA Level 3 qualification, and at least 2 years of auditing experience. This role supports clients in improving business performance while ensuring adherence to corporate social responsibility initiatives. Working conditions are home-based with travel required.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of conducting social accountability audits.
• 3–5 years in auditing, HR, compliance, or corporate social responsibility.
• Training in SA8000 and experience with Sedex SMETA or similar standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed assessments of client organizations.
• Prepare assessment reports and deliver findings to clients.
• Recommend certification decisions based on assessments.
• Lead assessment teams to maintain service quality.
• Establish effective partnerships with clients.

Skills

APSCA-registered CSCA Level 3 qualification

Understanding of Canadian labor laws

Bilingual (English and French)

Education

Bachelor's degree in social sciences or related field

Job description

Great that you're thinking about a career with BSI!

Position

Associate Auditor-Social Accountability (Contract)
Location: Homebased - Ontario, Canada with travel
Position: Contract

Do you believe the world deserves excellence?
As the leading global business standards company, BSI helps 80,000 clients worldwide to improve their businesses. We work with thousands of organisations which range from the world’s largest, most successful brands to small local businesses.

Overview

The Associate Auditor – Social Accountability is responsible for conducting detailed assessments of client organizations to ensure compliance with social accountability standards such as SA8000, Sedex SMETA, and WRAP. As an APSCA-registered CSCA Level 3 auditor, they evaluate working conditions, labor practices, and corporate social responsibility initiatives. The role involves conducting on-site assessments, preparing reports, and making certification recommendations. Additionally, the auditor promotes BSI\'s solutions to help clients improve business performance and manage risk effectively.

Essential Responsibilities

• Undertake management system assessments announced/unannounced in accordance with BSI scheme requirements.
• Prepare assessment reports and deliver findings to clients to ensure client understanding of the assessment decision and clear direction to particular items of corrective action where appropriate.
• Recommend the issue, re-issue or withdrawal of certificates, and report recommendations in accordance with BSI policy, procedures and prescribed time frame.
• Lead assessment teams as required ensuring that team members are adequately briefed so that quality of service is maintained and that effective working relationships are sustained both with Clients and within the team.
• Establish and develop an effective partnership, which secures the commercial relationship and encourages opportunities for business development and increased client satisfaction with clients in your portfolio.
• Provide accurate and prompt information to support services, working closely with them to ensure that client records are up to date and complete and that all other internal information requirements are met.
• Monitor Corrective Actions: Follow up on the review & implementation of corrective actions and continuous improvement measures and recommend for certification/ continuance of certification.

Your skills and experience

• Mandatory: APSCA-registered CSCA Level 3 qualification in good standing.
• Education: Bachelor\'s degree in social sciences, human resources, labor relations, or a related field.
• Certifications: Training in SA8000 and experience with Sedex SMETA, RBA, WRAP, or similar standards.
• Experience: At least 2 years of conducting social accountability audits and 3–5 years in auditing, HR, compliance, or corporate social responsibility.
• Preferred: Experience in factory or supply chain settings.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of Canadian labor laws, human rights principles, and international labor standards.
• Language: English Essential. Bilingual (English and French) preferred.

Our Excellence Behaviours: Client-centric, Agile, Collaborative. These behaviours represent how we do things at BSI and help ensure a great workplace and a successful business.

BSI is conducting face-to-face interviews where appropriate and possible. If you are invited to a face-to-face interview but feel more comfortable conducting the interview virtually, please speak to a member of our recruitment team.