B Lab UK
Head of Certification Operations
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Job title - Head of Certification Operations
Whitechapel, London with hybrid working (1-2 days per week in office)
Our work is all about realising the benefits of change. As our certified B Corps embark on or continue their journey of transformation, we too must evolve to deliver an exceptional, seamless service.
This is your chance to provide inspiring leadership through the challenges and opportunities of change. It isn’t just about effective management of teams, processes and projects on paper. It’s about how you do it in practice. We believe in bringing trust, inclusiveness, integrity, balance – and a passion for contributing to the long-term wellbeing of people and the planet. We believe you’ll bring your own unique take on that.
B Lab UK is part of the global B Corp movement, with the mission to inspire and enable people to use business as a force for good. Certified B Corps seek to redefine success in business by putting social and environmental impact on a par with profit. There are now over 10,000 B Corps spanning 102 countries and 160+ sectors, with many well-known brands including Patagonia, The Guardian, Giff Gaff and Divine Chocolate. 2,500 of those businesses are in the UK. Find out more on our website.
As Head Certification Operations, you’ll lead the process for certifying companies applying to become B Corps, ensuring your team delivers the best possible experience. You’ll also steward our transition to a new set of certification requirements, ensuring we successfully transform our processes and ways of working to realise the huge potential created by this change to our Standards.
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- Lead, motivate and develop the Certification team.
- Deliver processes that fully support companies to meet their certification requirements.
- Ensure a cohesive, well supported customer journey, with needs identified, continuous improvements delivered and problems resolved before they impact the experience.
- Monitor the certification and recertification pipeline, planning resources accordingly.
Please refer to the job description for full requirements for this role.
The kind of things we’re looking for…
- Ability to successfully lead, motivate and develop a team to bring out the best in everyone – ideally with previous effective team management in a customer service environment.
- Ability to lead through change and uncertainty in order to go further together.
- Ability to strengthen and implement strategies and clear processes for more effective work – ideally with understanding of a regulatory environment or accreditation processes.
- Track record of project management and coordinating plans spanning multiple functions.
- Strong data analysis and reporting skills – plus, ideally, knowledge of Salesforce or similar.
- Exceptional organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise and delegate.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex concepts and communicate well both internally and externally.
- Good problem-solving, risk management and ability to drive process improvements.
- Ability to support and implement organisational change/transformation to raise the bar – ideally with experience of delivering transformation programmes.
- Strategic mindset, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and to choose courage over comfort.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and how business can be a force for good.
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Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK (we are not able to provide visa sponsorship).
Visit our career site to learn about the application journey you can expect and for full guidance on how to apply. You can also read about the great colleague benefits available if you join our team.
B Lab believes an equitable and inclusive work environment and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. We’re not looking for candidates who are “culture fits.” We’re looking for candidates who can expand our culture and challenge business as usual. We strive to foster an environment where all staff can bring themselves to work by their own definition, and we strive to provide all candidates with an equitable and accessible recruitment process.
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