Ethical Audit Specialist

This position is available for candidates who are based anywhere within South India.

At QIMA, we’re on a mission to help our clients make products consumers can trust.

Working with over 30,000 global brands, retailers, manufacturers and food growers, we are on the ground wherever products are made. We help businesses secure every step of their supply chain with quality inspections, supplier audits, certifications, and lab testing, all powered by our intelligent digital platform.

Our team of 5,000 QIMers (and counting) across 40 offices and laboratories, are united in our shared passion for innovation and integrity, and guided by our QIMA values in the decisions we make every day. We believe in the work we do, and in making a positive difference in the world. Does this sound like something you’d like to be a part of?

Our Consumer Goods Division is dedicated to helping brands, retailers and manufacturers worldwide deliver safe, quality and ethically made products to their consumers. Every day at work, our inspectors, auditors, and lab techs use their expertise to help safeguard the products you use every day in your home: from clothes and footwear to toys and baby products, to electronics, appliances, and furniture.

Our operations department’s purpose is to deliver our industry-leading services to our clients while ensuring that all the work we do is performed to the QIMA standard of quality

• Conduct Desktop Reviews to verify whether the evidence provided by factories is sufficient to close the findings from the previous audit, and prepare the DR reports.

• Provide factories with practical suggestions for improvement.

• Conduct Mutual Recognition by converting client audit reports into the format of another standard, mainly transferring the non-compliance findings, and prepare the MR reports.

• Review the root causes and corrective and preventive actions proposed by factories, and assess whether they are appropriate and adequate.
• Deliver accurate reports on time, in line with internal procedures and confidentiality requirements.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the team leader.

• Minimum college diploma or equivalent qualification; a degree in Environmental Studies, Social Compliance, Labour Relations, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in ethical audits, social compliance, factory compliance, CAP review, or document review is an advantage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PDF, and other office software.
• Good written and spoken English, with strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and the ability to judge whether evidence is sufficient.
• Responsible and able to work independently and meet deadlines.