Ethical Trade Executive Global Social Assurance

Primark; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Primark is looking for an Ethical Trade Executive responsible for overseeing social compliance and sustainability efforts. You will work closely with suppliers to champion ethical practices while ensuring adherence to industry standards and government regulations. This role requires strong collaboration across departments and the ability to engage with various stakeholders.

Benefits

Healthcare

Pension

27 days of leave plus bank holidays

Tax Saver Tickets

Fitness centre

Subsidised cafeteria

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in an ESG (Social) analytics role.
• Ability to identify and develop processes, procedures, and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Support Social Audit Governance by collaborating with various departments.
• Define governance structures for the global social audit programme.
• Monitor performance and develop KPIs for the social audit programme.

Skills

Ability to work with different stakeholders

Good understanding of social audit protocols

Proficiency in social compliance management

Ability to design and develop reports

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

Ethical Trade Executive – Global Ethical Assurance
Because you can see how we can be better.
Innovate, your way.

Ethical Trade and Environmental Sustainability at Primark
We're responsible for keeping an eye on Primark’s social and sustainability commitments as part of our Primark Cares strategy. As part of our 130- strong team, you'll collaborate with suppliers, champion ethical practices, and make a tangible difference. All with the purpose of ensuring we meet social compliance, environmental sustainability & legislative requirements, industry initiatives and standards.

What You’ll Get:
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle:

Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What You’ll Do as an Ethical Trade Executive
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Support Social Audit Governance: Collaborate across Central Support, regional teams, and legal/PC departments to implement company policies and standards on social auditing and reporting.
• Programme Oversight & Development: Help define governance structures and accountability for the global social audit programme, ensuring alignment with regulatory and best practice standards.
• Training & Awareness: Identify training needs and coordinate regional audit and monitoring initiatives in partnership with regional leads and the Head of GAA.
• Performance Monitoring: Develop KPIs and maintain up-to-date operational procedures to support the effective implementation of the social audit programme.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and manage a network of regional audit assurance champions and lead quarterly reviews to track progress and drive continuous improvement.
• Risk & Compliance: Assist in due diligence, risk assessments, and ongoing monitoring of social compliance, escalating issues as needed in collaboration with the Head of GAA.

What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Minimum 5 years in an ESG (Social) analytics role
• Ability to work with different stakeholders at peer and mid-senior level
• Good understanding of social audit protocols and benchmarks
• Proficiency in social compliance and the management of processes
• Ability to use MS Office suite and the ability to design and develop reports
• Ability to identify and develop process flows, procedures and KPI’s

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.

About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today.

Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.

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