Senior Certifications Executive

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 degree
  in Agriculture, Biology, Food Science or any relevant business courses
• Knowledge of
  organic and sustainable agriculture; Knowledge of organic and sustainable
  farming
• Familiarity with
  regulatory compliance; Knowledge of EU NOP organic standards and regulations.
• Knowledge of
  Fair-Trade Standard / requirements;
• Familiarity with
  certification procedures; Knowledge of food science/food processing.
• With effective
  leadership 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!