Assurance Manager
Forest Stewardship Council™
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bonn • Germany
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About the role
- To manage the FSC application for system review with national accreditation bodies, coordinating with relevant FSC teams and ASI, FSC’s assurance service provider
- To support FSC in the analysis, coordination and resolution of findings arising from scheme reviews, where applicable
- To manage the ongoing compliance of FSC certification system with relevant accreditation and assurance legislation across different national contexts
- To coordinate with relevant FSC teams and ASI to ensure alignment of FSC requirements with ISO requirements (mainly ISO 17065 requirements and ISO 17067 guidance)
- To develop and implement a structure for informing and consulting the national accreditation bodies (including European Accreditation members) on changes to the FSC Normative Framework
- To manage the relationship with the national accreditation bodies
- To develop and maintain requirements for ASI in accordance with FSC’s standard setting procedure FSC-PRO-01-001, comprising the requirements for the assessment process and reporting of ASI to FSC and considering existing Key Performance Indicators
- This will include holding consultations with stakeholders, managing an expert working group and drafting requirements
Requirements
- Msc University or technical college degree in a relevant field (e.g. quality management, international relations, social sciences, business administration)
- At least 5 years of work experience in one or more of the following areas: certification (standard development, auditing), quality management (quality assurance, quality control), assurance
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in evolving, ambiguous, or non-harmonized regulatory environments
- Knowledge and experience in implementation of ISO 17065 and related ISO requirements for accreditation
- Experience working with, or in the context of, national accreditation bodies and international accreditation fora
- Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly
- Experience in drafting requirements is an asset
- Proven successful project management experience and writing of reports
- A very strong sense for diligence and accuracy
- Service and solution-oriented attitude to work
- Proactiveness and high level of engagement
- Style oriented on collaboration and team cohesiveness
- Administration skills
- Computer Skills - good skills in the use of/experience with: Good skills in the use of/experience with standard software packages (MS Office)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to explain complex topics in a simple and user-friendly manner to non-technical audience
- Experience or demonstrated ability to work in multi-cultural and diverse team
- Excellent English (spoken and written)
- Spanish and German language skills are an asset
Benefits
- Benefit from cross-cultural collaboration and networking opportunities by being part of FSC global community of 400+ forest stewards
- Benefit from work-life balance with our hybrid working structure
- 30 vacation days yearly
- Regional transportation ticket
- Breakfast bars, coffee, tea, water
- Take part in learning lunches
- Celebrate together festivals from different cultures
- Once a year in-person get together with the global FSC staff
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
ISO 17065quality managementcertificationauditingquality assurancequality controlproject managementrequirements draftinganalytical skillsproblem-solving
Soft Skills
communication skillspresentation skillscollaborationteam cohesivenessproactivenessdiligenceaccuracyservice-orientedsolution-orientedadaptability