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Certification Officer - Textiles

Soil Association
Bristol with hybrid working (40% office based)

Posted: 19 Dec 2024

Deadline: 8 Jan 2025

Compensation: £27,025 pa

Living Wage employer Disability Confident scheme

Paid Full-time Permanent

Job description

About our Organisation

Soil Association Certification Ltd exists to accelerate the just transition across food, farming and land use, as a global leader in sustainability certification. We deliver trusted solutions with nature, for people and planet through the certification of high integrity holistic standards. These assurance schemes cover a wide range of sectors including food, forestry, farming, landscape restoration carbon markets, beauty and wellbeing, textiles and catering.

We are recognised and trusted by consumers and businesses around the world, operating in over 60 countries delivering FSC and PEFC certification, and you will also find the Soil Association organic symbol on over 70% of organic products in the UK.

Soil Association Certification is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Soil Association, formed in 1946, which is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.

We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market, and we protect forests. We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Fashion & Textiles Team. This role will see you working with licensees in the Fashion & Textiles sector across the supply chain. You will be handling all aspects of organic certification for our portfolio of Fashion & Textiles businesses -reviewing labels, inspection reports, making certification decisions and ensuring compliance with the standard. We are in daily contact with our licensees so you will need to be able to demonstrate technical understanding of the Global Organic Textile standard as well as be able to build and maintain relationships.

About You

To be successful in this role you will be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience in the fashion and textiles industry or quality management discipline. You will have a keen eye for detail, a confident approach to service delivery and the ability to provide solutions within tight deadlines. You will be an excellent relationship builder, highly organised and have an awareness of the commercial demands on fashion and textiles businesses. We are looking for you to demonstrate an ability to manage your own workload and to show excellent customer service skills on the phone and face to face. Excellent computer literacy, verbal and written communication skills are must.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of financial and lifestyle benefits to all our employees, including:

• 27 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Pension scheme with ethical investment options and employer contribution increasing with length of service
• Free membership of the Soil Association and discounts on organic produce
• Volunteer days to give back to the local community or support green initiatives
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sociable and engaging workplace of professionals that share a passion for healthy, sustainable lifestyle and produce

Hours

37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri)

Permanent

Location

Bristol with hybrid working (40% office based)

Application information

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