Standards Senior Coordinator

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to sustainable cotton supply chains as a Standards Senior Coordinator. In this pivotal role, you will innovate and oversee the Chain of Custody Standard, ensuring its relevance and effectiveness in a rapidly evolving market. Collaborate with diverse teams, manage stakeholder consultations, and lead initiatives that promote sustainability and due diligence in the supply chain. Enjoy a hybrid working model that offers flexibility and opportunities for continuous learning, all while making a meaningful impact in the cotton industry.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Hybrid Working Model

Flexible Hours

Continuous Learning Opportunities

Pension Scheme

25 Days Annual Leave

Enhanced Parental Benefits

Inclusive Work Environment

Opportunity to Make an Impact

Qualifications

• Experience with supply chain certification and traceability.
• Knowledge of voluntary standard systems and standard setting procedures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Claims and Assurance teams to monitor feedback.
• Manage updates or revisions in line with ISEAL standards.
• Drive innovation projects to future-proof the standard.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Project Coordination

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Education

Higher Education in Relevant Field

Job description

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Salary: 48,182 GBP commensurate with relevant experience and skills

Location: London

Application closing date: 3rd June 2025

About the Job

Are you purpose-driven and ready to shape the future of sustainable cotton supply chains?

Join Better Cotton as a Standards Senior Coordinator, where you will coordinate, support, and help innovate our standards, with a strong focus on our Chain of Custody Standard. You will support the standards team in all related work, work towards innovations to make our Chain of Custody Standard future-proof, and support the team with general standards-related tasks.

We seek an engaging, visionary yet pragmatic coordinator who values standards and enjoys complex tasks. If you have experience in stakeholder and project management, standard setting and revisions, and a passion for promoting effective and sustainable supply chains, we would love to hear from you.

The Challenge

Two years after launching our Chain of Custody Standard and traceability initiatives, we are now focused on monitoring and enhancing the standard to uphold our values, incorporate learnings, and ensure it remains fit for purpose as Better Cotton transitions to a certification scheme. In the medium to long term, we aim to innovate the standard to make Better Cotton future-proof, respond to market shifts, legal requirements, ensure supply chain due diligence, and maintain our position as a preferred sourcing option.

You will collaborate with relevant teams to oversee and improve our Chain of Custody Standard, helping to build a solid foundation for Better Cotton operations worldwide.

Responsibilities

As a Standards Senior Coordinator, you will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with Claims and Assurance teams: Monitor feedback from Certification Bodies, Assurance, Member Engagement, and Claims during the roll-out of the updated standard. Assess the need for future updates.
• Managing updates or revisions: Refine and update requirements in line with ISEAL standards, ensuring good governance, stakeholder consultation, and consensus.
• Overseeing governance and working groups: Manage multistakeholder groups reviewing the standard.
• Supporting queries: Respond to internal and external questions about the standards and assist with external communication.
• Driving innovation projects: Lead initiatives to future-proof and innovate the standard, considering aspects like circularity, collaboration, supply chain due diligence, and social/environmental requirements.
• Internal quality management: Support internal quality and knowledge management, communications, and IT tasks.

Qualifications

Essential: Experience with supply chain certification and traceability, understanding of legal and market needs in cotton or similar commodities, knowledge of voluntary standard systems, experience with standard setting procedures (including ISEAL), stakeholder management, project coordination, analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Desirable: Experience with Chain of Custody Standards, sustainability in agricultural supply chains, higher education in a relevant field, and additional language skills such as French, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Mandarin, Hindi, or Urdu.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working model in London, with flexibility to work remotely
• Flexible hours from 10 am to 4 pm
• Continuous learning opportunities
• Pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus holidays and discretionary days
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Inclusive and supportive work environment
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact

Application Process

Send your CV (max 2 pages) and a brief cover letter (max 1 page) by 03.06.2025. In your cover letter, explain why your experience is relevant and what motivates you to join Better Cotton.

The hiring process includes initial screening, interviews, assessments, reference checks, and an offer stage.

About Better Cotton

Better Cotton is a global non-profit supporting sustainable cotton farming, setting standards, and facilitating supply chain improvements from farm to consumer. Join us in creating a sustainable future for cotton worldwide.

Our Values

We operate with trustworthiness, integrity, positivity, engagement, and daring innovation. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and safeguarding, with a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct.