Organic Certification Specialist

Certification Manager Videeko Vanilla | Mananara Nord, Madagascar Full-time | On-site About Videeko Vanilla Videeko Vanilla exports Madagascar vanilla, working closely with local farmers and cooperatives. We are seeking a Certification Manager to lead our organic certification administration and strengthen compliance, traceability, and audit readiness across our supply chain. About the role You will coordinate certification requirements from farmer and cooperative records through vanilla purchasing, preparation, processing, packaging, and export. You will work with cooperative Internal Control System (ICS) teams, company departments, auditors, and certification bodies to keep documentation accurate and certifications current. Key responsibilities.

• Manage certification applications, renewals, organic system plans, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain a central certification register covering certificate scope, status, renewal dates, audit schedules, annual costs, responsible staff, and outstanding nonconformities.
• Coordinate external audits and internal compliance reviews, ensuring teams, facilities, and records are ready.
• Track audit findings and corrective actions, collect supporting evidence, and follow through until closure.
• Work with cooperative ICS teams to maintain farmer registration, farm records, internal inspection reports, and approved supplier lists.
• Verify product traceability and reconcile purchasing, production, inventory, and sales records.
• Monitor organic segregation, storage, cleaning practices, processing records, and the use of approved inputs and materials.
• Coordinate organic transaction certificates and export documentation with the relevant teams and certification bodies.
• Review product labels and certification claims against applicable requirements and approvals.
• Train farmers, cooperative staff, and company employees on organic practices, documentation, and compliance responsibilities.
• Maintain organized certification files, procedures, forms, and training records.
• Monitor changes in certification requirements and communicate necessary actions to management.
• Coordinate with colleagues responsible for Fairtrade, Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC), and FSSC 22000 documentation where requirements overlap. Qualifications and experience

Expérience

• Practical experience managing organic certification in agriculture, food processing, or export.
• Working knowledge of EU Organic and USDA National Organic Program requirements.
• Experience with ICS, organic system plans, traceability, internal inspections, and audit corrective actions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Food Science, Environmental Science, or a related field—or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills.

• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and electronic document management.
• Professional communication skills in French and Malagasy; English is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and collaborate with farmers and operational teams.
• Willingness to travel to farms, cooperatives, and company facilities. Experience with vanilla, Fairtrade, ROC, or FSSC 22000 is an advantage. Secteur : Farming

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