Unexpected careers
Who will you meet at AFNOR Group’s offices—at its headquarters in Saint-Denis, internationally, and across the regions? Men and women united by the values of trust, quality, teamwork, and responsibility, who put these values into practice every day in roles you’ll rarely find elsewhere. These roles include project manager or standards assistant, auditor or assessor, and certification product manager… The Group is regularly seeking new talent for all of these positions.
Certification Engineer
Engineers are responsible for carrying out certification services, whether for systems, products, services, or competencies. They work across a wide range of industries. In addition to their technical expertise, they contribute to customer satisfaction and loyalty. They also serve as project managers and oversee various applications within an ecosystem.
Assistant (male or female)
Assistants are an indispensable part of our teams; they provide support and help foster team cohesion. Working independently, they play an active role in maintaining long-term customer relationships, in line with the group’s sales policy. Assistants contribute at various levels across all our operations—including sales, sales administration, project management, management, and support—offering a multidisciplinary approach to their work.
Auditor
This is the flagship service of the certification division, one of the group’s four business areas. AFNOR auditors, whether they are group employees or external consultants, conduct audits and assessments in accordance with the procedures and regulations specific to each standard. They must hold an auditor’s certificate. At AFNOR Certification, auditors are directly involved in developing new services or improving existing ones.
Male developer, female developer
He drives commercial, marketing, and technological development across each of the four entities of the AFNOR Group: standardization, certification, publishing, and training. The AFNOR developer’s skill lies in organizing their work in three phases: market intelligence and lobbying, to identify key players and integrate into strategic networks; the development plan, where they formulate their strategy and promote it to market stakeholders; and meeting customer expectations, serving as a support to customers and capable of proposing solutions and ensuring follow-up.
Trainer
In addition to their traditional role as a trainer, AFNOR trainers also serve as program developers to create new training courses; as such, they must have prior hands-on experience in standardization and certification. Their pedagogical approach goes beyond simply teaching a technique; rather, it is an integral part of their personality. In their daily work, they serve as facilitators and trainers for both inter-company and in-house training programs. Through its subsidiary AFNOR Compétences, the group entrusts them with the responsibility of promoting the quality and added value of the services it offers.
Researcher
At AFNOR, a documentation specialist combines foresight, a knack for organization, and strong writing skills. They provide technical support both internally and to the group’s external clients. They provide information on the existence and content of French, European, international, and foreign standards and regulations. They are able to identify equivalencies between standards or regulations based on their origin. They play a direct role in the design and development of new information products and new documentation tools. AFNOR information specialists are equally proficient with both paper and electronic media.
