CSR & ESG Social Compliance Lead

Equip Outdoor Technologies; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Equip Outdoor Technologies is seeking a Social Compliance Coordinator to advance our CSR/ESG agenda across the supply chain in support of our B Corp status. You will work with the Head of Corporate Communications and CSR to ensure factory partners meet social standards and drive reporting.

Responsibilities include leading supplier audits, developing social policies, and communicating progress to internal and external stakeholders, aligning with ESG legislation and reporting frameworks.

Qualifications

• Degree in a related field preferably Human Rights, Sustainable Development, or CSR/ESG, or relevant experience in a related role.
• Experience of labour standards audits such as Fair Wear or amfori BSCI or similar.
• Excellent organisational and project skills.
• Proven analytical and data-gathering skills.
• Effective communication skills at all levels.
• Show independent working and problem-solving skills.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Experience of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience of sustainability reporting and frameworks.
• Experience of ESG legislation.
• Experience of apparel supply chain and manufacturing.
• Demonstrate a passion for sustainability and desire to make an impact.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to lead activities that drive social responsibility with our factory partners to improve our operational and CSR/ESG performance.
• Drive honest, open and transparent relationships with factory partners and other external partners to facilitate improvements and remediation activity.
• Report in a timely and effective way to meet external stakeholder requirements and to mark progress against internal KPIs e.g. Social Report, Annual Impact report, Modern Slavery Statement.
• Develop and update key social policies like HRDD policy, Responsible Business Conduct policy, Sourcing Standards.
• Identify research and use data to assist in futureproofing our activity and standards against future ESG legislation across our operational footprint i.e. HRDD, Risk assessment and ILO requirements.
• Lead external assessments and audits of our social standards i.e. Fair Wear Brand Performance Check.
• Engage with partners to encourage CSR/ESG improvements along the supply chain.
• Raise awareness of the CSR/ESG agenda through effective communications and engagement internally and externally.
• Support other CSR/ESG requirements, outside of the social agenda i.e. environmental impacts.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Project management

Analytical and data gathering

Effective communication at all levels

Independent working and problem‑solv​"

Teamwork and collaboration

Strong attention to detail

Education

Degree in related field (HR, Sustainable Development, CSR/ESG) or relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Equip Outdoor Technologies is seeking a Social Compliance Coordinator to advance our CSR/ESG agenda across the supply chain in support of our B Corp status. You will work with the Head of Corporate Communications and CSR to ensure factory partners meet social standards and drive reporting.

Responsibilities include leading supplier audits, developing social policies, and communicating progress to internal and external stakeholders, aligning with ESG legislation and reporting frameworks.