Senior Traceability Coordinator

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Starting Date: ASAP

Contract type: Full-time and open-ended

Salary: £49,868

Location: London, UK

Application closing date: 19th November 2025

About the Job

The Senior Traceability Coordinator ensures Better Cotton's traceability system continues to evolve in line with organisational strategy and sector expectations. This role turns ideas into action; coordinating projects and pilots that strengthen data integrity, usability, and innovation, ensuring our system remains robust, transparent, and value-adding for farmers, members, and the wider cotton sector.

Are you purpose-led and ready to shape the future of sustainable cotton? Join us at Better Cotton as Senior Traceability Coordinator and help deliver a global traceability platform that connects impact with sourcing for the world's largest cotton sustainability initiative; supporting more sustainable farming practices and better livelihoods for nearly 3 million farmers in 23 countries worldwide.

The Challenge

Looking ahead to 2030, we are targeting a 50% reduction in GHG emissions from cotton production, major cuts in synthetic pesticide use, improved soil health, higher farm income, and greater empowerment for women farmers and farm workers.

As Senior Traceability Coordinator, you will play a key role in helping us achieve these ambitions by developing and implementing digital traceability solutions that bring transparency and accountability to global cotton supply chains.

Areas that play to your strengths

We are seeking a motivated Senior Traceability Coordinator to join our Traceability team within the Demand and Engagement function. In this role, you will:

1. Coordinate and lead improvements and innovations for Better Cotton's traceability system, ensuring updates are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with organisational priorities.
2. Consult with internal teams and external partners to identify needs, gather technical requirements, and co-create effective solutions.
3. Develop business cases and project documentation, including budgets, risk registers, and implementation plans.
4. Oversee end-to-end project delivery, coordinating inputs from IT, Communications, and Training teams to ensure smooth system launches and stakeholder readiness.
5. Conduct research and develop proof-of-concept pilots in emerging areas such as farm-level traceability, circularity, and interoperability with external systems.
6. Support the rollout of traceability solutions in new countries and with benchmarking partners, ensuring readiness, consistency, and quality.
7. Act as a key liaison for post-launch support, maintaining institutional knowledge and ensuring long-term system sustainability.
8. Represent Better Cotton in sector discussions and working groups on traceability standards, interoperability, and innovation.

We are looking for someone who has

Essential

1. Education: University degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field such as supply chain management, information systems, sustainability, or agricultural sciences.
2. Technical expertise: Demonstrated experience in textile or agricultural supply chains, with a strong grasp of how traceability systems operate in practice.
3. Digital systems understanding: Proven ability to work with or design digital traceability tools and platforms that support data capture, integrity, and reporting.
4. Chain of Custody knowledge: Familiarity with chain of custody models and assurance practices (e.g., physical segregation, mass balance, book and claim).
5. Project management: Skilled at planning, delivering, and reviewing projects independently, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met.
6. Analytical thinking: Strong ability to interpret data, identify gaps, and recommend practical improvements that enhance system performance.
7. Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex systems and concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
8. Collaboration: Experience working cross-functionally and across cultures to achieve results through partnership and alignment.
9. Adaptability: Comfort working in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities, shifting needs, and emerging opportunities.

Desirable

1. Sector knowledge: Experience working within sustainability initiatives, certification systems, or responsible sourcing programmes.
2. Data and systems literacy: Understanding of data standards and exchange protocols relevant to supply chain traceability (e.g., GS1, XML, API integrations).
3. Tools: Familiarity with project management tools such as MS Planner, MS Project, or similar.
4. Languages: Proficiency in additional languages relevant to Better Cotton's global network (e.g., French, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, or Mandarin).
5. International exposure: Experience working with multicultural teams or global stakeholder networks, particularly in agriculture or manufacturing contexts.
6. Innovation mindset: A curiosity for testing new technologies or methodologies, with the ability to translate innovative ideas into practical pilots.

What we offer

- Competitive salary

- Hybrid working - One day per week in the office in central London

- The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to one month per year

- Flexible working, with core hours from 10 am to 4 pm local time

- Continuous learning and development

- Pension scheme

- 25 days paid annual leave, plus 8-9 Bank Holidays and a further 3 days off over Christmas

- Enhanced parental benefits

- A warm, positive working environment where everyone is valued

- The opportunity to make your mark and make a difference.

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. The position will require limited travel.

Apply now

Send us your CV (2 pages maximum) and a brief cover letter (1-page maximum) by or before 19.11.2025 via this link.

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.

Better Cotton does not use artificial intelligence or automated screening tools in its hiring process. Every application is reviewed by our People & Culture team and relevant hiring managers to ensure a fair and human-led assessment experience.

Our hiring process

Initial Screening:

Applicant screening is a crucial step in our recruitment process. This stage may involve a brief phone interview or video call to evaluate your suitability for the position. During this screening, we review resumes and cover letters, and may conduct initial background checks to narrow down the pool of applicant. Internal candidates are encouraged to inform their line manager about their application to promote transparency and help facilitate a smooth transition if selected.

Interviews:

If you successfully pass 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. As an internal candidate, you may have discussions regarding your current responsibilities and how they will transition to the new position.

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. Internal candidates may have the option to demonstrate their existing skills through current job performance or past project outcomes.

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. Internal candidates may be asked for references from current or previous supervisors within Better Cotton to provide insights into their performance and capabilities.

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. For internal candidates, the offer process may include a discussion about how your transition to the new role will be managed and any support needed for a smooth handover.

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:

• 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 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.