About Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd

Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd based in Alfreton, Derbyshire specialise in the design and marketing of technical outdoor clothing and equipment. Our experienced and enthusiastic team develop innovative designs, manufactured to the highest standard and brought to market throughout the world. Equip Outdoor Technologies own a global leading outdoor brand, Rab. For further information on Equip please visit our website at www.equipuk.com

Our team is based at our Head Office just outside The Peak District National Park off jct28 of the M1 corridor.

Position: Social Compliance Coordinator

We are recruiting for a Social Compliance Coordinator to join our team!

You will support the development and progression of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) social standards agenda. Supporting the Head of Corporate Communications and CSR, you will primarily work to ensure that our valued supply chain partners are meeting the social standards central to how we conduct our business and maintain our B Corp status. The role will support the wider Rab CSR/ESG strategy and assist relevant communication and reporting to showcase our activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to lead activities that drive social responsibility with our factory partners to improve our operational and CSR/ESG performance.
• Drive honest, open and transparent relationships with factory partners and other external partners to facilitate improvements and remediation activity.
• Report in a timely and effective way to meet external stakeholder requirements and to mark progress against internal KPIs e.g. Social Report, Annual Impact report, Modern Slavery Statement.
• Develop and update key social policies like HRDD policy, Responsible Business Conduct policy, Sourcing Standards.
• Identify research and use data to assist in futureproofing our activity and standards against future ESG legislation across our operational footprint i.e. HRDD, Risk assessment and ILO requirements.
• Lead external assessments and audits of our social standards i.e. Fair Wear Brand Performance Check.
• Engage with partners to encourage CSR/ESG improvements along the supply chain.
• Raise awareness of the CSR/ESG agenda through effective communications and engagement internally and externally.
• Support other CSR/ESG requirements, outside of the social agenda i.e. environmental impacts.