Standards & Assurance Coordinator

Company Description

Eurofins|BLC is a small but growing business specialising in testing and consulting and operates within the Eurofins Softlines and Leather division. Established for over 100 years specialising in leather, consumer and chemicals we have the technical pedigree and experience to provide targeted, testing and consulting solutions up and down the supply chain.

Eurofins|BLC is part of the Eurofins Scientific group which is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the water you drink to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best-performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years. Employs over 58,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 54 countries and operates more than 900 laboratories

**Job Description**:
**The Role**:
Management of the certification standards development and release processes, as well as the accreditation of certification bodies and auditors. Support the operation of the assurance processes and manage the delivery of the technical training program.

**Main Duties**:

- Managing the accreditation of certification bodies and auditors
- Coordination of the standards development, consultation, and releases
- Coordination of the translation of the certification standards
- Communication of changes to the certification standards
- Ensuring publicly available standards documentation, guidance notes and policies are kept up to date
- Managing the delivery of the technical training program
- Ensuring auditor documentation available and kept up to date
- Support for the technical development and benchmarking of the standards; the assurance processes and responding to operational enquiries.
- To work closely with the rest of the team and support all additional tasks as and when required

**Qualifications**:
**What we are looking for**:

- A degree level education or able to demonstrate several years of relevant experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work well in a professional manner with all stakeholders, internal and external including internationally
- Strong analytical mind and an inclination for establishing and following operational processes
- Well organised, able to manage multiple concurrent streams of work and excellent attention to detail, as quality is core in everything we do
- Experience of project management
- Proactive and a motivated self-starter
- Must be able to work well in a small team with relevant software skills, including all main MS Office programs including strong MS Excel skills
- Preferred to have knowledge of sustainability standards, assurance and certifications processes
- Preferred to have an interest in sustainability and materials

Additional Information

**Benefits**:
Competitive Salary, 37.5 hours per week, remote working with occasional travel to the office, Life Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection, Group Pension Scheme (match contribution of up to 5 %), Perkbox and free on-site parking

**About the role**:
**Background to the LWG**:
Leather Working Group (LWG) is a global multi-stakeholder community committed to building a sustainable future with responsible leather. We are a not-for-profit that drives best practices and positive social and environmental change for responsible leather production.