Assurance Technical Specialist

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $65k - $80k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🔒 Insurance

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Textile Exchange

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2002

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

👗 Fashion

Consulting • Manufacturing • Fashion

Textile Exchange is an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable practices in the fashion, textile, and apparel industries. The organization aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in fiber and raw materials production by 45% by 2030, through their Climate+ strategy. Textile Exchange focuses on ensuring that materials are sourced responsibly, maintaining healthy ecosystems, and supporting biodiversity. They provide standards and certifications such as the Responsible Wool Standard and Global Recycled Standard, working with stakeholders across the supply chain to implement sustainable practices. Textile Exchange also offers resources such as industry reports, benchmarking, and opportunities for companies to participate in fiber and material challenges aimed at increasing sustainability in the industry.

📋 Description

• Serve as content lead for accreditation and chain of custody assurance focus areas • Lead document revisions and calibrations within assigned focus areas • Lead responses to stakeholder questions within assigned focus areas • Support Supply Chains and Claims & Labeling teams when Assurance input is required • Communicate with assurance providers via email, online community, and virtual meetings • Research and document issues in Textile Exchange standards and assurance policies • Answer technical questions about Textile Exchange standards and assurance policies • Manage and follow up on information requests from assurance providers • Maintain and publish supporting standards and assurance-policy documents • Support assurance-provider engagement initiatives and certification-system compliance • Provide administrative support for certification-body assurance processes • Maintain and improve assurance systems, including databases, document management, and case management • Provide guidance to stakeholders and support the Standards System Department • Support language interpretation/translation where required and skills allow • Represent Textile Exchange at events and meetings • Organize meetings and webinars with the assurance-provider community

🎯 Requirements

• Two to four years of experience in certification/standards or sustainability schemes • Knowledge of accreditation systems, including ISO 17065 and/or ISO 17011 • Knowledge of chain of custody certification and auditing • Strong English-language communication skills • Ability to synthesize and present complex information clearly • Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in English with non-native English speakers • Detail-oriented, logical, systematic, methodical, and highly organized • Demonstrated interest in Textile Exchange’s vision, mission, and goals • Ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced remote environment, meet deadlines, and share progress regularly • Comfort with ambiguity and changing direction • Strong work ethic, self-motivation, and ability to work remotely effectively • Strong team-player orientation • Able to work remotely/from home 100% of the time • Able to accommodate flexible working hours with minimum daily schedule overlap • Proficient with Microsoft Office 365, including strong Microsoft Excel skills • Flexible to communicate across multiple time zones outside standard working hours • Able to travel internationally occasionally • Preferred: additional language knowledge, especially Mandarin • Preferred: native-level English proficiency, particularly for technical writing • Preferred: one to two years of certification-body experience • Preferred: knowledge of recycling, animal fiber farming, or organic cotton standards • Preferred: college/university degree (B.A., B.S., or equivalent) • Preferred: experience with Textile Exchange, ISEAL, or ISO 17065-based standards

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work/from home 100% of the time • Flexible working hours with minimum daily overlap with supervisor and teammates • Flexible communication across multiple time zones • Opportunity to join a global environmental nonprofit • Required travel up to 20%