Director - Standards - Agri

Key Responsibilities:

1. Standards Development & Governance

- Lead the development and periodic revision of the REEL Standards in alignment with international good practices (ISEAL, ISO, etc.)

- Work in alignment with the Standards Governance Body, Advisory Council, and lead the activities of the Secretariat

- Coordinate public consultations, pilot testing, and version control of standards documents

2. Implementation Strategy

- Develop roll-out plans and tools for standards implementation by Producer Groups and field teams

- Coordinate with the Training and M&E teams to align implementation tools and certification requirements

- Oversee contextualisation of the standards for different crops and geographies.

- Oversee the verification and certification architecture including second-party and third-party models

- Manage relationships with certification bodies, verifiers, and accreditation partners

- Ensure the integrity and credibility of the certification process, including conflict-ofinterest and appeals mechanisms