About the ROLE

This is an exciting period of growth for Ethical Clothing Australia.

The Operations Manager is a significant leadership role within a small not-for-profit to support growth in brand awareness and in the accreditation program. The role will have oversight of a portfolio which includes:

• Accreditation program
• Marketing and Communications
• Events and Education (consumers, accredited businesses, educational institutions)

The successful candidate will bring high level strategic thinking and operational efficiency to better integrate these functions within the organisation to create a consistent approach in communicating Ethical Clothing Australia’s mission and value proposition(s) to a range of key stakeholders and audiences.

The Operations Manager will lead two small teams who deliver all marketing, communications, events and education initiatives, as well as the accreditation program.

The role will be responsible for developing and implementing a strategy for both growth and retention of businesses accredited under the accreditation program.

About you

You are a person who is values driven with experience managing a team in a small not-for-profit (approximately 10 staff in total) and understand how NFP's operate, including reporting to a Committee of Management and delivering on funding deliverables. Ideally you will have a background in marketing or business but over the duration of your career, you've also picked up generalist knowledge across a wide range of areas, including human resources, governance and communications. You have excellent project management skills, and the ability to implement high level processes into the work setting. You will understand how important creating a positive culture is in maximising performance from team members.

ABOUT ETHICAL CLOTHING AUSTRALIA

Ethical Clothing Australia is an accreditation body. We work collaboratively with local textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) businesses to protect and uphold the human and labour rights of Australian TCF workers.

Our accreditation program maps a business’s Australian supply chain from design to dispatch including initial design, pattern making, cut, make, trim and all value adding services. This crucial work is done via annual compliance audits conducted by the TCF Union team and ensures an ethical and transparent local supply chain by independently confirming they are compliant through their supply chain with the relevant Australian workplace laws. To be Ethical Clothing Australia accredited, a business’s Australian-based manufacturing operations in the supply chain must be compliant.

Once compliant, accredited businesses can display the Ethical Clothing Australia trademark on their Australian-made products, providing consumers and major purchasers with a way to identify and support ethical and locally made products. The program encourages companies to view supply chain management as a fundamental part of the business.