Standards & Assurance Manager at Workforce Group

The team in Nigeria has been operating for over 4 years with a series of sustainability activities. We are looking for a Standards & Assurance Manager to oversee activities on Rainforest Alliance (RA) and our internal standards. You will work with a dynamic team of 30+ members, coordinate activities relating to agricultural standards/certification, and work together with team members in other units on Certification+ activities.

Key activities and responsibilities

• Monitoring the progress of all steps of the certification processes of IMS teams of suppliers.
• Collecting and updating all documents relating to the certification process, such as pre-audit reports, audit reports, non-conformity reports, and certificates.
• Standardizing processes across suppliers’ IMS teams to ensure aligned deliverables, through annually reviewing and updating the following guidance documents for implementation, guided by the Global Standards and Assurance Manager.
• Monitoring standardized data collection activities by all suppliers’ IMS teams and supervising data organization efforts with documentation officers/data analysts, to create the following full population databases.
• Working closely together with the M&E & Information Management Team within the organization.But not limited to the above-stated.

Qualities we are looking for 

• A master’s degree in Agricultural development, Environmental science, or other related disciplines.
• At least 5 years of experience in managing agricultural-related standards in cocoa, coffee, or cashew (preferably cocoa)
• Experience in the RA certification program is an advantage
• Planning and organizational skills• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Innovative and driven to improve our projects and procedures continuously
• A passionate and ambitious worker
• Self-starter and all-round mentality; willing to execute