Certification Lead at Olam Food Ingredients

Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) is a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Certification Lead

Location: Lagos

Overview of the Position

• This role involves carrying out the diligent audit preparations, follow ups and tracking for all audits within the sustainability operations of our Cocoa and Cashew sourcing programs.

Responsibilities

• Work with key internal and external stakeholders within the product chain to ensure total compliance with the Rainforest Alliance standards,AtSource, Organic and Fair Labour
• Responsible for updating, maintaining, and pre-auditing all farmer groups for compliance using previous audit report and following current standards.
• Investigate all non-compliances to ensure proper root causes are diagnosed and right corrective actions are documented and effected.
• Track and control inventory of all audit stationaries.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of Auditors and certification bodies in line with industry standards and best practices.
• Champion farmer groups preparations for all audits, registration, and follow-up with certification bodies.
• Conduct compliance reviews, general preparedness checks and assessments for all audits.
• Ensure compliance with all Rainforest Alliance standards, core requirements and smart meters, Company procedures and policies, management committee systems.
• Maintain relevant records and documentation of all farmer groups for ease of audit registration.
• Coordinate the purchase, proper use, maintenance, and inspection of necessary assets, equipment and tools required by all farmer groups for audit.
• Promote compliance to international best practices, regulations and standards through continuous checks ongroups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Sustainability, Agricultural Economics, General Agriculture, or other Social Sciences. Master’s degree preferred.
• 3-5 years work experience auditing Rainforest Alliance, Fair Labour, Organic and At Source.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001 and 45000 an added advantage.
• Relevant certifications in Auditing – an added advantage.

Requirements and Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of Rain Forest Alliance certification standards, Fair Labour, Organic and At Source.
• Ability to oversee different customer groups with varied audit requirement.
• Working knowledge and skills in Sustainable agribusiness auditing.
• Expert knowledge and applicability of MS office, statistics, data collection and analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact culturally, linguistically, and diplomatically laterally and vertically.
• Self-motivated, creative and results-oriented, with a passion for innovation and challenging the status quo.
• Strong rational and emotional intelligence, with a demonstrated ability of calmness.
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills; and
• Ability to travel within the country.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with employees and achieve continuous improvement in audit requirements and compliance.
• Excellent problem-solving and analysis skills; able to identify underlying issues and challenges and work collaboratively towards resolution.
• Strong influencing and facilitation skills with a proven ability to convene and reconcile different stakeholder interests and influence towards a common vision.
• Expertise in systems thinking and change management, with experience landing strategic ambitions into concrete requirements that can be taken forward successfully.
• Experience working within an Agile team framework.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline 2nd November, 2023.