Job Description

Job Purpose:

The Senior Program Officer will provide strategic, operational, and technical support to the IDH Textiles & Manufacturing team, focusing specifically on Responsible Purchasing Practices (RPP), which will include but not be limited to Living Wages, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Gender and Decent work. This role supports IDH's Cotton Cluster Program aligned with IDH's MYP 2026-2030 strategies in India and Vietnam Textile, Apparel and Footwear sector, closely collaborating with stakeholders in India and Vietnam.




The position provides meaningful engagement focused on IDH's Better Jobs impact area, with targeted initiatives aimed at enhancing social sustainability, advancing responsible purchasing practices, supporting living wage improvements, strengthening occupational health and safety practices, and fostering resilient and sustainable global textile and apparel value chains.




M

ain Accountabilities:

Program Support and Coordination:

Support and coordinate the design and implementation of interventions promoting responsible purchasing practices in India and Vietnam. Support and facilitate multi-stakeholder collaboration among brands, suppliers, unions, and government stakeholders to strengthen program delivery. Ensure alignment with IDH's strategic frameworks, due diligence requirements, and regulatory standards.
Support MEL activities by tracking progress and consolidating learning from program implementation.

Contract and Budget Management:

Draft, review, and manage contracts with partners, ensuring compliance with IDH financial and procurement policies. Oversee budget planning and expenditure monitoring for living wage and OHS-related activities.
Support proposal development and co-funding strategies with brands and financial partners.

Operational Management:

Coordinate the implementation of activities across India and Vietnam, ensuring timely delivery of outputs and outcomes. Manage work planning, partner coordination, risk mitigation, and reporting processes.
Ensure the efficient use of resources and proactively identify operational challenges and solutions.

Technical Support:

Support the development of tools, training materials, and implementation guidance to build stakeholder capacity.

Key

Challenges:

Navigating complex stakeholder environments and building trust among stakeholders with sometimes conflicting views and interests. Balancing multiple priorities and managing diverse tasks. Adapting to changing priorities.

Key Performance Indicators:

Timely and accurate reporting and documentation of program activities. Stakeholders (internal and external) are well-informed and remain committed to the program. Comprehensive work plans developed and shared timely. Programs activities are efficient and processes are optimized.

Job

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in in textiles, apparel, sustainability, industrial relations, social sciences or relevant fields. 5 years of relevant working experience in private sector preferably in the TAF industry with respect to business development and project management. Should have prior work experience in the sector eco system of Textile, apparel or footwear organizations. Expertise in wage-setting strategies, supply chain purchasing dynamics, OHS frameworks, and multi-stakeholder engagement would be a bonus. Strong understanding of sustainability issues and supply chain management. Ability to forge relationships and work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation, and knowledge of budget management.


We are looking for someone who understands the sector and is comfortable working with the private sector, and who recognizes the business case for advancing responsible purchasing and OHS practices.

What we offer

IDH offers a challenging position with opportunities for growth within an enthusiastic and passionate team. As an IDH team member you can contribute to positive global change. The position is a full-time position; a part-time position may be a possibility for the right candidate.




IDH offers a challenging position with opportunities for growth within an enthusiastic and passionate team. As an IDH team member, you can contribute to positive global change. This is a full-time position.




The successful applicant will be offered an employment contract (6 months' probationary period) with IDH India.

Interested

This role is based at Gurgaon, India. We offer a competitive salary (depending on seniority and experience). Interested and qualified candidates are invited to send a CV and application letter (in English) to mitalijoshi@idhtrade.org .

Who we are

IDH puts people, planet, and progress at the heart of trade by leveraging the power of markets to create better jobs, better incomes, a better environment, and gender equity for all. To catalyze change at scale, IDH innovates, convenes, and invests in inclusive and sustainable solutions that enable businesses to create value for people and planet, while improving their own performance. To create the greatest impact in the shortest amount of time, IDH focuses on empowering people within corporations the global financial sector and governments that have the most influence over value chains.




Headquartered in the Netherlands, IDH has around 400 employees globally, operating in 20 landscapes and 12 commodities and sourcing regions with over 1000 public and private partners. In 13 years of operation, IDH has generated over 390 M in private sector investment and support for new business models that create better jobs, better incomes, a better environment, and gender equity for all.