​​Monitoring & Due Diligence Senior Coordinator​

About Better CottonInitiative

Better Cotton Initiative 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:

• Trustworthy (including honest, transparent, credible)
• As having Integrity (including responsible, authentic)
• Positive (including problem-solving, pragmatic)
• Engaging (including adaptable, inclusive, holistic)
• Daring (including courageous, innovative, game-changing)

Being you @ Better CottonInitiative

Better Cotton Initiative 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.

Starting Date: September/October 2026

Contract type: Full-time and open-ended

Salary: £51,564 GBP

Location: London (Hybrid)

Application closing date: 21st July 2026

If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised deadline, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

About the Job

The Better Cotton Initiative, the world’s leading cotton sustainability initiative,has over 2,500 members and approximately 13,000 non-member suppliers interacting with the Better Cotton Platform (BCP). To safeguard the credibility of the initiative and manage reputational and regulatory risk, we operate a Member Monitoring Protocol and compliance process aligned to our Code of Practice. 

To date,monitoringactivities have focused on Members only and rely significantly on manual processes. As membership numbers grow and external scrutiny intensifies - driven by emerging corporate due diligence legislation and heightened stakeholder expectations–we havereassessedthe scope, scalability, and risk prioritisation of the monitoring programmeand are implementing a new revised monitoring and due diligence model. 

The MonitoringSr Coordinatorwill oversee the implementation ofthe new monitoring approach to ensure consistent and thorough implementationworking closely with the Monitoring Officer onapproval processes,technology and automation adoption, andconsistent implementation of escalation processes among other key priorities.

The Challenge

Looking ahead to 2030, we are targeting reducing GHG emissions from cotton production by half, big cuts in synthetic pesticide use, improve soil health across our network, improve farm income and support women’s empowerment among farmers and farm workers.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for :

New applicationapprovals: Oversee implementation of our revised monitoring and due diligence model for new Members and BCP Suppliers to support in safeguarding the credibility of BCI, managing reputational risk, and upholding our organisational values.

• ManagenewBetter Cotton Platform access requestsand ensure thatanyadditionalcompliance requirementsdepending on risk categorisation.

• Own andmaintainmembership and BCP terms documentation such as Terms of Membership, Code of Practice, Monitoring Protocol, Member Fee Structure, BCP Access Terms and Conditionsseeking guidance from internal and external legal counsel asrequired
• Manage the member application approval process ensuring all prospective member applications are evaluated against our criteria and recommendations for approval of new members are submitted on a regular and time basis to the CEO and COO.

Escalationprocess for potential breaches ofour membership and BCP terms:Oversee theinvestigation andescalation process when potential breachesof our terms areidentifiedby either Members or BCP Suppliers.

• Gatheradditionalinformationas necessary which may includesocial compliance audit availability,statusand score; full audit reports;evidence of commitment to good environmental and social standards; and annual audited report or financial results.

• Presentcaseinformationinatimely mannertorelevant Demand & Engagement management and leadership as well as the Head of Functionwhenapplicablefortimelydecision makingas outlinedwith the Member Monitoring Protocol. 

Risk and compliance platforms: Roll out and manage a new facility risk and compliance technology platform to strengthen BCI’s visibility of facility-level risk exposure

• Identify, explore, and implement integration opportunities with existing social compliance programmesto limit the manual exchange of information where possible.

• Advise on data integration/automation needs between business-critical systems such as the BCP and Salesforce to enable central data reporting/records and publishing in the member portal where applicable as new requirements arise, working closely with the function owners and the ITTeam.