Social Impact Leader: Responsible Purchasing Practices

beBee Careers is seeking a Senior Program Officer for Social Impact Leader: Responsible Purchasing Practices in Gurugram, Haryana. The role focuses on driving social sustainability in the textile sector through stakeholder engagement, program design, and ensuring compliance with standards. Candidates should have a relevant degree and at least 5 years of experience in the textile industry, with skills in project management and budgeting. This is a full-time position.
Drive Social Sustainability in the Textile Sector

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Program Officer to join a leading international initiative promoting responsible purchasing practices across the textiles and manufacturing sector.

This role is focused on enhancing collective impact and program outcomes through multi-stakeholder engagements, including suppliers, brands, unions, and government stakeholders.

The Senior Program Officer will play a critical role in supporting program delivery, ensuring alignment with international standards, regulatory requirements, and strategic sustainability goals.

Key Responsibilities:
• Design and coordinate programs promoting responsible purchasing practices, leveraging sectoral dynamics, wage-setting, supply chain sourcing, and Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) standards.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagements to enhance collective impact and program outcomes, while tracking progress and capturing lessons learned.
• Ensure efficient use of resources for activities related to Living Wages and OHS, while contributing to project budgeting and monitoring.
• Manage partner relationships, work plans, risk identification, and reporting processes to drive operational efficiency and problem-solving throughout program execution.
• Contribute to the creation of tools, training materials, and guidance documents to strengthen stakeholder capabilities and implementation.

Requirements:
• A Bachelor's degree in Textiles, Apparel, Sustainability, Industrial Relations, Social Sciences, or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the private sector, ideally within the textile and apparel industry.
• Strong grasp of sectoral dynamics, including wage-setting, supply chain sourcing, and OHS standards.
• Proven ability to engage with multi-sector stakeholders and manage complex projects.
• Working knowledge of project budgeting, monitoring & evaluation, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred Experience:
• Exposure to sustainability initiatives within the textile and apparel ecosystem.
• Experience in building the business case for ethical supply chain practices.
• Familiarity with global social compliance frameworks.

Why Join Us?

This is your chance to contribute meaningfully to a global sustainability agenda while working at the intersection of the private sector and social impact.