Company profile:
The International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS) is a non-profit organisation based in North Dakota, USA with offices in Bulgaria, Spain and the United Kingdom. We work solely in the field of assessment of organic certification bodies. In addition to offering voluntary accreditation against IFOAM Norms and ISO/IEC Guide 65 and against the requirements of the Global Organic Textile Standards the IOAS also conducts regulatory assessment for Canada and the European Union.

Detailed job description:

• The Client manager (CM) is appointed by the Executive Director and reports to the Programme Manager. The CM assists the Programme Manager in all aspects of the processing of applications for accreditation and is responsible for the administration of selected clients.
• Day to day responsibility for processing of applications for accreditation, including the conducting of document screening reports; identification of noncompliance's; organisation of evaluation visits; the assessment of the visit report; monitoring of corrective actions taken by the certification bodies and the processing of the accreditation decision to the point of contract signing.
• Assisting in the functions of ongoing monitoring of compliance of accredited programmes, including the assessment of annual returns, conducting annual surveillance visits and the organising of re-evaluation visits.
• Evaluation visits. Other travel obligations include periodic training sessions and occasional participation in trade shows. Travel commitment is estimated at around 70 days per year and any one period of travel is likely to be 1-2 weeks.
• Assistance in procedural and policy development or to undertake general developmental tasks.

Job requirements:
The successful applicant is likely to have a degree in agriculture or food related topics or have experience in such industries in quality related roles. Specific experience in the organic sector and in some aspect of conformity assessment is necessary. A track record of working internationally in different cultural environments would be an asset. Applicants must be able to work on their own as well as part of a team and show good attention to detail. Fluency in English and Spanish required.

Please send your applicant documents to Mr. David Crucefix,
Email: crucefix@ioas.org