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Certification Services Assistant, US Region -- SmartWood Program Job Details

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Employer:  Rainforest Alliance.
Categories:  Admin/Support
Legal/Env. Law
Travel Required:  None
Job Type:  Full Time
Preferred Degree:  Bachelors
Experience Required:  1 year
State/Province:  MN - Minnesota
City:  Northfield
Salary:  n/a
Job Description: 

The Rainforest Alliance (RA) is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and host travelers.

SmartWood (SW) a program of the Rainforest Alliance, is the world's leading Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest management certifier, setting the international gold standard for credibility in auditing environmentally and socially responsible forestry. SmartWood offers a diverse set of certification and verification services, including FSC certification, legality verification, SmartLogging and carbon validation and verification. Today more than 2,700 operations spanning 68 countries have been certified by the Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program.

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Chain-of-Custody Coordinator, the Certification Services Assistant will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Regional Manager and technical staff regarding certification related activities. S/he will conduct administrative functions integral to processing certification jobs and provide general support to the US Region staff and clients.

Responsibilities

Conduct data entry for full range of certification and other services;
Provide trademark review and approval services to SmartWood clients;
Receive, process and file forms and other information related to certification services;
Provide administrative support to technical staff including preparing agreements; receiving, processing, and distributing forms; and other logistics related to direct certification services;
Maintain accuracy of US Region certification related information in SmartWood database;
Coordinate and liaise with SmartWood staff on database entry and other tasks related to certification services;
Assist with maintaining certification client files including all correspondence, reports and related documents;
Distribute certification reports to clients;
Support the Chain-of-Custody Coordinator and other staff with other general administrative functions as needed; and
Other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications

Bachelor's degree preferred;
1 - 2 years administrative/office experience;
Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, Outlook, Internet);
Experience with local area network (LAN) and related software a plus;
Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
Strong organizational, multi-tasking skills, attention to detail and the ability to work under tight deadlines;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
Background or interest in forestry and/or environmental conservation preferred; and
Dependability, diplomacy, and strong organizational skills.
Salary

Salary commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package provided.

To Apply

Send resume, cover letter and salary history to Human Resources, Rainforest Alliance, 665 Broadway, Suite 500, New York, NY 10012; fax: 212-677-2187; email: Personnel@ra.org. If emailing, use the following format in the subject line: first name and last name, job title of position you are applying for.

The Rainforest Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.

 

09/06/2010

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