Project Management and Strategic Planning for Agricultural Verification

The contract entails comprehensive project management and strategic planning for five annual verification cycles within the cocoa sector, requiring coordination of technical inputs, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and quality assurance to ensure strict compliance with project milestones. The work focuses on integrating specialized expertise across multiple dimensions to maintain high standards of verification, with the goal of enhancing transparency and sustainability in the cocoa supply chain under the oversight of the Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. All activities are to be conducted within the National Capital Region and must adhere to the timeline stipulated by the solicitation, which closes for responses on June 22, 2026. As a subcontract opportunity classified under NAICS code 541611, this role demands strong organizational capacity and proven experience in managing complex agricultural verification programs within a government-funded context.