Job Description
Position Type: Experienced - Individual Contributor
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 Executive! In this role, you'll ensure compliance with Organic Certification standards, produce reports, analyze data, and collaborate on the evaluation and approval processes for organic certification.
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.
Let’s create your career together!
Job Details
-
Job Location
-
Sur Oman
-
Company Industry
-
Other Business Support Services
-
Company Type
-
Unspecified
-
Employment Type
-
Unspecified
-
Monthly Salary Range
-
Unspecified
-
Number of Vacancies
-
Unspecified