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Description
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) is a pioneer and leader in the field of third-party certification of environmental and sustainability market claims, and one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States (Inc. Magazine) and the Bay Area (San Francisco Business Times). SCS seeks candidates who share our commitment to social and environmental responsibility, and who are highly motivated to contribute to our continued success.
Position Overview:
The position of Program Coordinator for Sustainability Services involves working directly with client-specific responsible sourcing programs, the Fair Trade USA certification program, and other programs under development. The primary responsibility of the Program Coordinator is managing incoming and outgoing communications for Sustainability Services.
Responsibilities:
- Manage daily email and telephone communications in English and Spanish with:
- Third-party auditing organizations based in Latin America, East Africa, Asia Pacific;
- Clients in the United States and elsewhere;
- SCS program personnel and contractors.
- Plan audits and trip itineraries for Sustainability Services staff and Regional Auditors.
- Review all expense reports for Sustainability Services staff and Regional Auditors.
- Prepare work orders and invoices for clients.
- Ongoing maintenance of all new, existing and archived program files in accordance with SCS's internal system.
- Assist Sustainability Services staff with writing program guidance updates, audit reports, and letters as needed.
- Assist Sustainability Services staff with development, translation, and editing of program materials, reports, and report templates.
- Assist Sustainability Services staff with development of training programs and related materials for third-party auditing organizations.
- Research third-party initiatives and internal purchasing programs and prepare summary reports in support of Sustainability Services staff.
- Additional tasks as requested by the Director.
Qualifications:
- Minimum undergraduate BA or BS degree in relevant discipline.
- Minimum of 1 year of professional experience in relevant applied social and/or environmental fields, or other applicable work experience. Graduate degrees in relevant disciplines may be considered equivalent to applied work experience.
- Minimum strong proficiency or fluency in Spanish required. Preference for candidates with additional applicable language skills, including French and/or Portuguese, and also meet minimum Spanish language requirement.
- Overseas work or study experience, applied experience in the cocoa and coffee industry, and/or applied experience working with agricultural or manufacturing production systems ideal.
- Strong organizational, writing, presentation and verbal communication skills are required.
- Initiative and ability to work independently; responsive and adaptive personality.
- Excellent computer skills: fluency in Word, Excel, Visio, Outlook, FileMaker Pro required, with proficiency in other programs and database management systems preferred.
- Basic understanding of CSR programs and third-party certification initiatives.
- Excellent technical writing and/or copy editing skills; detail oriented personality.
- Ability to handle complex and varied tasks, while working independently.
- Ability to complete time-sensitive projects and to provide realistic deadlines.
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