Corporate Responsibility Specialist

AFL•Duncan, SC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Responsibility Specialist supports the coordination, implementation, and continuous improvement of corporate responsibility programs, requirements, and initiatives across AFL, with a primary focus on Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) program management. The role translates RBA, customer, regulatory, and stakeholder expectations into practical internal processes, governance structures, reporting, and cross-functional action. It reports to the Corporate Responsibility Manager and works with supply chain, commercial, legal, compliance, sustainability, operations, engineering, and business-unit teams. The position suits an organized, self-directed professional experienced in building and maturing cross-functional programs with limited day-to-day direction. The Specialist coordinates AFL’s RBA membership, commitments, annual obligations, and internal tracking; monitors relevant standards and regulatory updates; and supports VAP audit preparation, gap assessments, corrective actions, and shared learnings. The position also helps implement requirements across operations and supply chain, develops procedures and tools, facilitates working groups and training, and coordinates customer requests related to responsible sourcing, social responsibility, supplier due diligence, and sustainability. The work takes place in a normal office and manufacturing facility environment. When not traveling, the schedule is three days in the Duncan office and two days remote. Some travel may be required, but is not frequent (<15%).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, business, supply chain, environmental studies, compliance, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
3–5 years of experience in corporate responsibility, sustainability, ESG, responsible sourcing, supply chain risk, procurement compliance, customer due diligence, or related program management.
Experience coordinating cross-functional programs requiring stakeholder alignment, process development, documentation, and sustained follow-through.
Ability to clarify ambiguous requirements, create structure, manage priorities, and drive work to completion with limited day-to-day direction.
Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
Ability to simplify complex external requirements into practical internal guidance.
Ability to facilitate cross-functional discussions, gather stakeholder input, and translate decisions into clear actions.
Ability to prepare leadership updates, communicate risks and recommendations, and support alignment on decisions, ownership, and next steps.
Comfort working in a developing program environment where processes may need to be built, improved, or standardized.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), supplier codes of conduct, human rights due diligence, VAP audit support, or responsible sourcing programs.
Experience supporting customer sustainability, responsible sourcing, supply chain due diligence, or social responsibility requests and cross-functional evidence collection.
Conflict minerals program experience, including familiarity with OECD-aligned due diligence expectations and ability to support business adoption of RBA responsible minerals requirements.
Project management, continuous improvement, training development, or change-management experience in a manufacturing, technology, supply chain, or industrial environment.

Responsibilities

Coordinate AFL’s Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) membership, commitments, annual obligations, internal tracking, and leadership updates.
Help define and communicate internal expectations for alignment with the RBA Code of Conduct and related requirements across AFL operations and the supply chain.
Monitor updates to the RBA Code of Conduct, RBA VAP standard, and related regulations and standards, and support adoption of new or updated requirements.
Schedule and support VAP audits, including internal preparation, gap assessments, corrective actions, and shared learnings across the business and supply chain.
Maintain trackers, dashboards, review cadences, and leadership updates on RBA commitments, risks, decisions, and resourcing needs.
Translate RBA Code of Conduct expectations into practical processes, timelines, ownership models, and escalation paths for operations and supply chain.
Create structure where ownership, processes, documentation, or accountability are unclear, and drive alignment on gap-closure plans.
Develop and maintain procedures, work instructions, tools, and documentation for consistent cross-functional implementation.
Represent Corporate Responsibility on the Product Stewardship Task Force, focusing on responsible sourcing, responsible minerals, supply chain due diligence, and related customer and regulatory requirements.
Facilitate working groups and action-oriented meetings that move programs from concept to execution.
Develop and support recurring training, guidance, and practical tools for cross-functional teams.
Lead or coordinate responses to customer responsible sourcing, social responsibility, supplier due diligence, and sustainability-related requests requiring cross-functional input.
Support commercial and supply chain teams in understanding customer due diligence requirements, routing requests, and providing consistent responses.
Complete RBA commitments, annual obligations, and internal reporting milestones on time and maintain accurate tracking and leadership visibility.
Coordinate VAP audit preparation, gap assessments, corrective actions, and shared learnings across applicable functions.
Ensure corporate responsibility requirements, risks, and customer requests are routed, documented, and escalated consistently.
Maintain procedures, work instructions, tools, and ownership models used by cross-functional teams.
Improve RBA and related program maturity through stronger documentation, coordination, training, and stakeholder engagement.