Certification Analyst Europe (m/f)

Fairtrade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect. FLO-CERT, an independent international certification company provides the credibility, trust and transparency behind the Fairtrade Label.

 

With over 2000 clients in more than 70 countries, FLO-CERT has become one of the world’s leading social certification bodies –empowering over one million farmers and wage workers and their families in the global south through access to the Fairtrade market.

 

FLO-CERT GmbH currently has a vacancy in its Certification department for a pro-active, customer orientated and service driven new staff member with an interest in FAIRTRADE:

 

TITLE

Certification Analyst Europe  (m/f)

 

FUNCTION

Perform evaluations against Trade Standards for assigned companies.

 

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as Trade Certification responsible for assigned operators.

• Evaluate operators for assigned products against Trade Standards.

• Answer requests of Traders from assigned countries.

 

TASKS

• Process operator applications.

• Process sales reports.

• Evaluate audit reports and control their quality.

• Perform evaluations of audit reports against Trade Standards for presentation to certifier.

• Communicate actively with applicants and certified operators and provide all necessary information on decisions.

• Actively participate in the annual audit planning for assigned countries.

• Instruct operators on FLO Fairtrade requirements

• Identify special needs of Key Accounts and liaise with the Labeling Initiatives in the respective      countries in relation to their Key Accounts.

• Answer trade certification related questions.

• Answer Labeling Initiatives special requests.

• Assist in the selection, evaluation and training of Auditors.

• Assist in constant improvement of certification processes.

 

 

REPORTING TO

• Regional Manager Europe

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Necessary:

• Any business or commercial professional education (e.g. office-, trade-, merchant apprenticeship IHK) or equivalent.

• Professional work experience of at least two years.

• Fluent in German and English oral and written.

• Good knowledge of Italian oral and written.

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

•  Pro-active work style and team player.

• A confident, reliable, hardworking and enthusiastic individual.

•  Excellent communication skills, flexible, experience in dealing with different cultures.

•  Strong dedication towards customer service.

•  Motivation for Fairtrade.

 

Advantageous

• University level education (B.A. or equivalent) in a relevant subject (Food Science, Business, Agronomy, Law, Economics etc.).

• Intermediate French.

• 1 year experience in certification systems (e.g. organic, FSC, MSC, SA8000,

   ISO 14001, etc) in particular with ISO 65 accreditation or 2 years related

   business experience.

• Technical knowledge of the products: coffee, cocoa, sugar.

• Business experience in international trade.

• Work experience in food processing industry.

• Experience with Customer Relationship Management Tools.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Job Share: 100%.

• Position is based in the FLO-Cert Office in Bonn, Germany.

• The office language is English.

• Salary is paid according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement Category (Tarifvertrag Groß- und Außenhandel, Nordrhein-Westfalen), Salary Range V plus an attractive benefits package.

• 30 days of holidays.

• Start date: as soon as possible.

 

 

TO APPLY

• For applying, please visit the FLO-CERT vacancy website:

www.flo-cert.net/flo-cert/main.php?id=8

Please follow the `Smartrecruiters´application procedure for submitting your application documents in English, with Curriculum Vitae, motivation letter and salary indication to Mr. David Holzwarth.

• Deadline for applications: 30^th of September 2010.

 

Please consult www.flo-cert.net for more information on FLO-CERT GmbH and the Fairtrade movement.

 

 

- Please note that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. -