Position Type: Management Role
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Setup: Onsite, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Work Location: Darong, Sta. Cruz, Davao Del Sur
Industry: Agriculture Industry
About the Job:
Join our client’s team as a Senior Certifications Manager! In this role, you'll lead compliance efforts for Organic Certification standards, oversee the issuance of reports, analyze data, and guide the evaluation and approval processes. Additionally, you'll oversee the field operations unit, ensuring the highest standards of quality and integrity in all certification activities.
Scope & Responsibilities:
- Review certification applications, inspection reports and supporting documentation and determine compliance status for processing.
- Support the development and maintenance of certification forms and documents including information materials to aid with NOP compliance and Fair-trade compliance.
- Successfully lead the certification audits for Organic and Fair trade and maintain such certification on an annual basis.
- Implement certification policies and procedures.
- Conduct inspections of operations requesting certification, as needed and collaborate with other departments to ensure success in certification.
- Track all outstanding non conformances and work to resolve them.
- Communicate with field inspectors/officers on the appropriate workload and scheduling inspections.
- Create plans and propose strategies in the field operations for farm expansions.
- Build a strong and harmonious relationships with accredited farmers.
- Work with field inspectors/officers to help coconut farmers get through the certification process smoothly and identify areas of need.
- Coordinate and collaborate with related government agencies or instrumentalities such as the Department of Agriculture and Philippines Coconut Authority to ensure continued expansions and maintenance of farmer accreditations.
- Organize and assist groups of coconut farmers in complying with requirements to secure juridical personality as farmer cooperatives.
- Ensure that accredited farmer cooperatives are trained and well informed of the benefits of organic farming and as Fair Trade Certified
- Perform financial traceability from the farm level.
- Create programs for the farmers to maintain good will and farmer engagement with the company.
- Lead technology-based initiatives / projects for traceability (such as Light Bulb, Parikrama app)
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degreein Agriculture, Biology, Food Science or any relevant business courses
- Knowledge oforganic and sustainable agriculture; Knowledge of organic and sustainablefarming
- Familiarity withregulatory compliance; Knowledge of EU NOP organic standards and regulations.
- Knowledge ofFair-Trade Standard / requirements;
- Familiarity withcertification procedures; Knowledge of food science/food processing.
- With effectiveleadership skill.
About the Client:
Established in 2015, our client spearheads the organic revolution by empowering over 17,000 farmers to produce 100% certified-organic, non-GMO products, facilitating global accessibility and economic security.
Join our client team and unlock a range of enticing benefits, including:
- Competitive Base Salary
- Insurances & Allowances
- Relocation Assistance
- Annual Salary Review
- Leave Credits (Cashable)
- Other Promising Benefits
About Likha Careers:
Likha is a traditional Tagalog (Filipino) word that means ‘to create’ or creation. At its core, Likha Careers exists to help create a world where people of all walks of life have the opportunity to participate in a positive and rewarding career where happiness, pride, and financial security are achieved. We do this through thoughtful, people-centric career services.
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