Job description of Certification Manager

General guidelines

Working conditions and certification records management

• Work at a convenient location for groups within the inter-group.
• Receiving, processing, and archiving documents in a closed, confidential system.
• Keep documentation procedures simple and easy to use.
• Appointed by the Inter-Group Management Board and partially subsidized for job expenses.

Required skills

• Understand PGS standards and procedures.
• Attention to detail, good document organization, and logical thinking.
• Have a computer, internet access, and basic computer skills.
• Work effectively, organized, honest, and with a voluntary spirit.

Main responsibilities

• Coordinating the Certification Council and certificate issuance.
• Answering questions about farm inputs.
• Schedule and review peer inspection reports.
• Report to the Coordination Committee on violations, sanctions, random inspections, and chemical residues.