About the Role

The Rainforest Alliance is seeking a Senior Officer to strengthen our Standards & Assurance team. This position will contribute to the continued development, maintenance, and application of our certification standards, related documents and other Rainforest Alliance frameworks, while expanding our capacity on social topics that are critical to achieving sustainable outcomes in agriculture and forestry.

The role offers an opportunity to influence how social issues such as labor rights, gender equity, and livelihoods are addressed across our certification system and other frameworks, and to support effective interpretation and implementation of the standard by stakeholders around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the integration and refinement of social topics within the Rainforest Alliance standards and contribute on other frameworks.
• Support the development and revision of certification requirements, annexes, and benchmarking requests.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring consistent application of the standards.
• Contribute to indicator design, data frameworks, and evidence-based monitoring to track impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and regional teams to ensure relevance and usability of the standard.
• Strengthen knowledge management, tools, and resources to support efficient and consistent standard implementation across regions.

Requirements

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in social sciences, labor rights, human rights, or related fields.
• 3+ years of professional experience with sustainability standards, certification systems, or social impact programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in social issues relevant to agricultural and forestry supply chains.
• Experience drafting or managing standards, indicators, or frameworks in multi-stakeholder contexts.
• Experience auditing sustainability standards and frameworks, especially in relation to social topics is desirable.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills; able to manage multiple priorities.
• Fluency in English with strong writing ability is required; proficiency in Spanish and/or French is highly desirable.

Level: 4

Deadline: 12 December 2025

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Notes: Only candidates legally authorized to work in locations where the Rainforest Alliance is registered will be considered.

If you have any questions about the job vacancy, please contact the HR department: recruitment@ra.org

The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, disability and any other protected group.