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 customer orientated, service driven and energetic new staff member with an interest in FAIRTRADE:
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
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.
Deadline for applications: 19th 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.
Thank you for your understanding
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