Starting Date: ASAP/Mid-Sept 2025
Contract type: Full-time and open-ended
Salary: if hired in London – 33,756 GBP commensurate with relevant experience and skills
Location: London, UK
Application closing date: 15th July 2025
About the Job
The Assurance Officer supports with assurance activities including assurance programme management, certification body management, data and quality systems and other general support to the Assurance team. Working with both the producer and chain of custody assurance teams, this role provides an exciting opportunity to support the team as Better Cotton transitions to a Certification Scheme.
Responsibilities
The Assurance Officer reports to the Standards and Assurance Senior Coordinator. The Assurance Officer works closely with the other members of the Standard Systems Integrity team and regularly collaborates with other Better Cotton country teams and other stakeholders as required.
Specifically, the Assurance Officer will have the following responsibilities:
Profile
The selected candidate will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience:
Essential
Desirable
What we offer
Working arrangements
The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in London. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10 am – 4 pm.
Apply now
Send us your CV (2 pages maximum) and a brief cover letter (1-page maximum) by or before 15.07.2025.
In your cover letter, please include an explanation of why your experience is specifically relevant to this role at Better Cotton. We want to see your personal style – what makes you tick and why you think your next opportunity is here with us.
Our hiring process
Initial Screening:
If you are selected, you will be contacted for an initial screening, which may involve a brief phone interview or video call. The purpose is to learn more about you, confirm basic qualifications, and discuss the role and organisation.
Interviews:
If you are confirmed after the initial screening, you will be invited for interviews. The interview process at Better Cotton may include one or more rounds of interviews with various stakeholders, such as the hiring manager, team members, and potentially senior management.
Assessment and Testing:
Depending on the role, you might be required to complete assessments, technical tests, or skills evaluations to gauge your competency and suitability for the position.
Reference Checks:
Once you progress further in the process, reference checks are conducted to validate your work history, skills, and qualifications, and for some roles, your education and criminal history.
Offer stage:
After completing interviews, assessments, and reference checks, the hiring team evaluates your performance and fit for the role. If you are selected and your references are relevant and satisfactory, you will receive a formal job offer letter outlining the terms of employment, compensation, benefits, and any other relevant details.
About Better Cotton
Better Cotton is a global not-for-profit organisation supporting the production of more equitable and sustainable cotton at farm level. We exist to catalyse the cotton farming community with partners, governments and others to continuously drive positive impact by setting standards and facilitating the supply and demand of more sustainable cotton from farm to brand. In just 15 years we have aligned more than a fifth of the world’s cotton with our standard and helped farmers and farming communities thrive. Join us in building a better, more sustainable future for cotton worldwide.
About our Values
The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our workplace values which are:
Being you @ Better Cotton
Better Cotton is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human, and financial resources.
We have a zero-tolerance approach to any attitudes or behaviours that put children or adults at risk of harm. Safeguarding incidents are acts of serious misconduct and are grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including, dismissal and referral to relevant authorities for criminal prosecution. Therefore, all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks.
Standards System Integrity
London, United Kingdom
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