Job Details Posting Details: Posted on October 3, 2025 Locations Colombia: Cra 12 a N. 78 -40 Of 8-114, Bogota, CO , COL Costa Rica: Centro Empresarial Fórum I, Edificio C, San Jose, 11111, CRI Peru: Calle La Casurina Nº 291, Urb Los Sauces III Etapa, Lima, PE 11111, PER Honduras: Centro Morazan, Torre 2, Tegucigalpa, GT 11111, GTM Guatemala: 8a. Avenida 15-62 Zona 10, Ciudad de Guatemala, GT 1010, GTM Brazil: Praça da Bandeira, 127 - Centro - Espírito Santo do Pinhal, São Paulo, , BRA Description Summary Information RA Department: Assurance Location(s): Latin America – Brazil Commitment: 12 months Desired start date and duration: February 2026 Under direction of: Manager, APO About the Rainforest Alliance The Rainforest Alliance (RA) is an international nonprofit organization working at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests to make responsible business the new normal. We are building an alliance to protect forests, improve the livelihoods of farmers and forest communities, promote their human rights, and help them mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. We envision a world where people and nature thrive in harmony. The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. For more information, please visit Overview The Rainforest Alliance Assurance Systems, specifically Assurance Provider Oversight, is responsible for managing the evaluation and quality system of the Certification Bodies (CBs) for the Certification Program. It must carry out shadow, review, office and desk audits to monitor the performance of the auditors and CBs as well as compliance with the Rules and Protocols for authorization and maintenance of CBs. These audits allow the Certification Program to carry out continuous improvement follow‑ups with the CBs and auditors, as well as with the audited farms and groups. Consultancy Scope of Work Main Objectives The Freelance Assurance Provider Oversight (APO) Auditor assesses the performance of certification bodies working with the Rainforest Alliance Certification Program to guarantee consistency, credibility, higher standards and compliance to assurance procedures and protocols to safeguard integrity of the organization’s standards. The Freelance Auditor attends the requirements of the RA Assurance system, including shadow, review, office and desk audits and/or conduct of spot‑checks at field level to verify concrete examples of compliance of certificate holders; also participates in investigation audits; reviews audit reports produced by other auditors as assigned by RA; reviews corrective action plans or other documents produced by the certification body; and trains other APO Freelance Auditors as assigned by RA. The Freelance Auditor may also be requested to perform other tasks directly related to the improvement of the RA Certification Body Monitoring program, including reviews, developing templates, guidance, instruction documents as agreed with their contact person at RA. Activities Contractor Services, at a minimum, must include: Audits to the CBs working with the Rainforest Alliance Certification Program Follow‑up activities resulting from the Assurance Provider Oversight audits When required, participation in the process to train other Assurance Provider Oversight Freelance Auditors on the applicable auditing procedures Assessment of the CBs’ execution of and compliance to assurance policies Provide effective feedback to the Rainforest Alliance to develop and implement the monitoring program on CBs’ activities Provide complete and accurate data as requested by the Rainforest Alliance Assurance Team supporting its system of risk assessments and consistent scoring of CBs performance The Consultant shall commit to the following: To book RA activities per month during the time of the agreement, according to the previous plan agreed between the consultant and APO When delivering the report of an activity, the Freelance Auditors shall submit an invoice with the agreed amount of money per activity plus the expenses which he/she incurred in that period, considering the local laws of the country where the consultant is based Deliverables After the audit, the Consultant will submit the following documents as an “audit package” to the RA office in order to have a proper record of all activities performed: Audit plan, if applicable Checklist of the audit Final report Meeting opening and closing log, if applicable Feedback meeting with lead auditor, if applicable Evidence of NCs Other related documents (such as maps of location, list of farmers in case of group certification, relevant evidence as documents/pictures/labels collected during the audit) All the information must be received by RA representative according to the established timelines for each process. It is possible (in case of large producer’s groups) not to shadow the whole audit, and some information (certification body auditor checklist or final report) can be submitted later upon RA Representative’s approval. General Terms and Conditions for Request for Proposal Applicants must provide all requisite information under this RFP and respond to all points set out in this RFP. Any proposal which does not fully and comprehensively address this RFP may be rejected. Proposals and/or any additional information received after the submission time and date are subject to rejection by RA. Incomplete proposals may be rejected by RA at its discretion. RA reserves the right to request additional information at any time during the procurement process. RA is at liberty to make multiple or no selections as part of the proposal process. RA also reserves the right to cancel the procurement. All proposal costs shall be borne by the applicant and will not be reimbursed by RA. It is the responsibility of every bidder to identify any information of a confidential or proprietary nature contained in its proposal so that it may be handled accordingly. However, RA cannot guarantee confidentiality. Selection Criteria and qualifications The consultant or consultant firm should comply with the following minimum qualifications : Proven extensive experience (at minimum 10 years) in planning, leading, and reporting on audits in certification, experience with certification systems related to applicable commodity category GAP and/or environmental standards such as (but not limited to) GLOBAL GAP, national standards (relevant scopes), Organic, UTZ, Rainforest Alliance, RSPO, Fairtrade, ISO 14001. Proven knowledge on topics such as agronomic engineering, agronomy, environmental science, social science, international development or related. In‑depth knowledge of applicable national and local laws and regulations as well as how to interpret their application during the audit. Certification of completion of social auditor such as (but not limited to) GRASP, ETI, SMETA, SA8000, APSCA. Certification of completion, and extensive knowledge of and experience with ISO 9001, ISO 17065, ISO 22000 or ISO 14001. Fluency in Portuguese is required. Fluency in verbal and written communication skills in local and other languages are a plus. Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities, excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact across cultures, linguistically, and diplomatically with diversified audiences at all levels of organizations. Initiative, strong attention to detail. Availability to travel a minimum internationally. Proposal Process and Format Interested consultants or consultant firms should submit their proposal including the following: Statutory Requirements: Upon request, the consultant should supply all required legal documents as may be required by RA and/or local law, e.g. work permit, bank details, registration details, tax documents etc. When opportunity is restricted to a specific location, only candidates authorized to work in the location will be considered. Application: Please send your updated CV, list of audits performed (audit log), expected daily rate in USD, and cover letter to the contact below. Deadline to Apply: October 30 th , 2025 Contact: For submitting your application and/or questions about this position, please contact Vilma Sequen ( ) or at Thank you for your interest in working with the Rainforest Alliance. #J-18808-Ljbffr