Ethical Trade Assistant

Company Description

We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting
- edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.

We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

**Job Description**:
**Ethical Trade Assistant**

Location: GLH

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Reports to: Ethical Trade Partner

**About the job**

Work with the Ethical Trade team to deliver our Fashion with Integrity strategy. Assist the Ethical Trade Partner in managing the ASOS Design Ethical Trade Programme, contributing to ethical audit management, data management, reporting and administration.

**What you’ll be doing**
- New factories registration and communicating with suppliers on ASOS’s requirements
- Organising, reviewing and risk rating ethical audits in line with the ASOS Code of Conduct
- Using the ethical trade database to input audit data, log information, follow up on actions and generate reports
- Maintain the internal data systems (Lighthouse Editrack)
- Work closely with on-ground team and suppliers on remediation
- Liaising with other departments, suppliers and third parties to follow up on supply base information, corrective action plans and operational targets
- Support on engagement with external stakeholders and NGOs e.g., Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI), Fashion Revolution and International Accord
- Building strong relationships with the broader Responsible Sourcing team, suppliers, and third-party partners to support delivery of the audit programme.
- Creating reports, presentations and updates for the head office and regional teams
- Support on external reporting needs where needed for ASOS Plc website, annual Report, and other reporting as required
- Responding to internal and external requests for information
- Building knowledge on ethical trade and human rights issues
- Supporting Ethical Trade Partners on strategic projects and workstreams
- Contribute ideas and feedback to continually develop the programme
- Other administrative requests as required

**We’d love to meet someone with**
- Interest in labour rights, human rights/ ethical trade
- Has held previous an ethical trade role/ work experience, ideally within a fashion retailer or sustainability consultancy or NGO.
- Understanding of ETI Base Code
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Research skills and ability to collate data and information for accurate reporting
- Thorough and reliable with great attention to detail
- Able to use Microsoft office packages effectively, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Works collaboratively and effectively with others
- Can travel for work
- Copes well with new situations

**Qualifications**:
**We’d love to meet someone with**
- Interest in labour rights, human rights/ ethical trade
- Has held previous an ethical trade role/ work experience, ideally within a fashion retailer or sustainability consultancy or NGO.
- Understanding of ETI Base Code
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Research skills and ability to collate data and information for accurate reporting
- Thorough and reliable with great attention to detail
- Able to use Microsoft office packages effectively, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Works collaboratively and effectively with others
- Can travel for work
- Copes well with new situations

Additional Information

What's in it for you
- Competitive salary, pension, and private medical care scheme
- Performance related bonus
- Flex benefits allowance - which you can chose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
- 25 days paid annual leave + an extra day for your birthday
- Employee discount (hello ASOS discount)

We want our people to be whoever they want to be. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at ASOS, but how’re we doing it?

Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.

We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We’ve also recently been placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer List too.

There are safe space employee networks and we host a monthly DEI events series to help support and celebrate all of our people. We are constantly listening to our people, evolving, changing and taking a flexible approach to how we make ASOS truly inclusive.