Germany: Auditor with a Flair for Sales and Management

Germany: Auditor with a flair for sales and management   

Job title:          Coordinator and Chain of Custody auditor in Germany

Location:         Germany

Details:           Permanent full time staff

Start Date:      July 2014

Job description:

The primary role will be to coordinate and conduct audits in Germany, mainly under the Sustainable Agriculture Network/Rainforest Alliance (SAN) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification schemes. Responsibilities also include service provision under our LegalSource Programme for legal timber sourcing.  

We are looking for a person who is interested to take on a broader role in addition to the auditing responsibilities. This includes client communication, coordination of audits conducted by part time contractors, and taking initiative to market NEPCon services further.  The coordinator will act as the primary local contact for our clients in Germany.

Responsibilities and tasks:

• Coordinate certification activities
• Conducting audits according to SAN, FSC and PEFC chain of custody standards
• Providing services under our LegalSource Programme for legal timber sourcing
• Management of client portfolio hereunder sales and marketing activities
• Operational business planning and budgeting, reporting progress

Qualifications and experience:

• Interest in environmental and sustainability auditing
• Good communication skills
• Good customer service skills and a professional, diplomatic and tactful approach
• Very good coordination skills
• Higher education in environmental field, such as ecology, environmental protection, environmental engineering, forestry or related subjects
• Resilience and high work ethics
• Preferably international work experience (also remote and virtual teamwork)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Personal interest in environmental issues and motivation to improve the global environmental conditions
• Alignment with company core values, such as our mission, innovative thinking, accountability, team working spirit
• Willingness to travel in Germany and in Europe
• Strong level of computer literacy
• Fluency in spoken and written German and English

We offer:

• An exciting and challenging position within a dynamic and innovative international organisation with staff in 20 countries, mainly across Europe and Russia.
• Very good opportunities for growth and professional development.
• International training in certification services provided by NEPCon.
• Possibility to contribute to the sustainable use of natural resources worldwide.

About Nature, Ecology and People Consult (NEPCon)

NEPCon www.nepcon.net is an international non-profit organisation working to encourage and

support sustainable land use worldwide. Our core competence areas are currently the forestry and

timber sector as well as traceability in the agriculture sector. In these sectors we work through various certification services and engage in projects internationally.

NEPCon is a fast growing organisation, and we are currently developing our range of services

further into other business areas associated with sustainable land use. Our service portfolio

currently covers more than 20 million hectares of certified forest and more than 1,200 certified

clients in the timber supply chain. Our clients are located in more than 30 countries.

By joining NEPCon, you will be part of a mission-driven, friendly international community. The

working atmosphere is informal, dynamic, open-minded and highly appreciative of innovative

ideas that promote our mission and goals. The challenges and diversity of our work as well as our

staff policy provide ample opportunity for professional and personal development.

To apply: Email your CV in English along with a covering letter indicating your salary expectation before 20^th of June to ks@nepcon.net, att. Kinga Sulkowska, Director of NEPCon PL. Please enter “Coordinator and COC auditor” in the subject line. We expect to invite 3 – 5 applicants for an interview prior to the final selection of the successful candidate.