Technical agricultural specialist – home office

Home Office, SP | São Paulo
Efetivo (CLT)
Engenheiro Agrícola
Engenheiro Agrônomo
Tecnólogo em Agroecologia

Responsabilities

• Auditing
  • Perform onsite and remote audits of clients
  • Prepare audit reports in accordance with program requirements
  • Travel up to 60% of the time as required
  • Audit Coordination & Planning
  • Ensure consistent flow of audit projects
  • Prepare audit plans and related audit documents and forms
  • Track and manage audit project milestones and deadlines
  • Perform certification review and decision
  • Manage auditor schedules, workloads, and travel budgets
  • Review expense reports for Sustainability staff and Regional Auditors
• Operations
  • Conduct quality and technical review of audit reports completed by staff auditors and regionally based auditors
  • Conduct post-audit review of non-conformity closure evidence
  • Apply professional judgement on the quality of audit reports
  • Ensure program compliance with SCS quality system
  • Maintain new, existing, and archived program files in accordance with program requirements
  • Support Specialists and Managers to develop program guidance updates, audit reports, and letters as needed
  • Support Specialists and Managers to develop training programs and related materials for Affiliates
  • Support organizations and clients when facing technical issues
  • Additional tasks as requested by the Director and Manager
• Communications
  • Manage daily email and telephone/Skype/Microsoft Teams communications with:
    • Auditors
    • SCS program personnel and contractors
    • Scheme Owners
    • Clients and accreditation organizations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in agronomy, agricultural sciences, agricultural engineering with knowledge of soil carbon accumulation and soil carbon stock principles;
• Excellent technical writing, observation and data management skills required;
• Strong communication abilities and demonstrated abilities in critical analysis preferred;
• Ability to complete time-sensitive projects and to provide realistic deadlines;
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail required;
• Initiative and ability to work independently, responsive and adaptive to team environment;
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point;
• Fluency in English is highly preferred.