My client is seeking to employ a Project Manager who will be responsible for project managing the development, implementation and reporting of the ethical standards and certification processes within the agri industry. They will also providing oversight over the auditing function, calibration and quality and manage the labour support desk and advisory function
Key performance areas include:



Be responsible for the development, review, revision and standards setting of the Ethical Standards and Code of the organisation through the review of local and international legislation, standards and benchmarks


Review and Oversee the social auditing methodology, process, calibration, quality management and oversight of independent auditing service providers and auditors to ensure full compliance with the Standards, Code, guidelines and internal policies and procedures.


Manage and provide technical training and legal advice and support of producers, members, farmworkers and auditing service providers to the audit process leading up to the certification and accreditation of members.


Provide oversight to the review and moderation of external audit report and improvement plans by audit companies to ensure quality, calibration and consistency in reporting and Code standards (400 audits per year)



Provide guidelines and quality control measures for the



Review of audit reports


Audit correspondence


Improvement plans moderation


Report moderation








Facilitate and record the decisions of a multi-stakeholder audit committee


Develop and Facilitate Compliance Training via zoom and in person




Facilitate ongoing discussions / workshops with auditors on the standard and Code implementation


Analyse and report on the audit data for various purposes, including writing a regular comprehensive publication on the findings of the audit programme as a whole.


Research and communicate all relevant case law and legislative changes pertaining to the Code


Responsible for programme managing certain small capacity building & training projects, external project funding





QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED



Min BCom Law or LLB with a focus on Labour Law






Knowledge of occupational health and safety


4 to 5 years experience


Fully bilingual – not negotiable


Agricultural Sector knowledge / understanding


Good facilitator


Well versed in Zoom / Teams training & presentations


Statistical skills i.e. well versed in graphic representation of statistics / graphs


Good excel and reporting skills