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Standards Development and Administration
Position Description
BACKGROUND: The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is the certification registry and standard setting organization for the inspection, cleaning and restoration industry. The Institute is requesting proposals or resume for Standard Development and Administration from interested persons or firms. The Institute is the largest non-profit registry of inspectors, cleaners and restorers serving the U.S., Great Britain, Australia and Japan. It is governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee. IICRC is administered by a management firm and President/CEO. The position reports to the volunteer Chairman and members of the volunteer Standards Committee, volunteer Vice President, volunteer Chairman of the Board, Chief Operating Officer (management firm), and President/CEO.
The IICRC is a 501 (c) 6 non-profit organization and was established in 1972 to provide a means by which professionals could receive training and become certified. Today, it is recognized as the impartial certification body for the inspection, cleaning and restoration industry. Independent and franchise professionals worldwide are tested and certified through the Institute. The Institute is an ANSI Accredited Standards Development Organization (SDO) with published standards in professional water damage restoration, professional mold remediation, professional carpet cleaning and professional upholstery cleaning. New standards under development include professional carpet installation.
The IICRC sets industry standards, establishes required course criteria, approves schools and instructors, administers uniform testing, and maintains an up to date registry of certified professionals. It verifies that individuals and companies within the industry meet prescribed levels of proficiency based on training, education and filed experience. Currently the Institute has close to 5,500 active certified firms and 60,000 active certified technicians. Further information on the Institute can be found at www.iicrc.org.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
SUMMARY: The IICRC is seeking a full time employee or full time contractor to further develop and administer the Institutes SDO activities, serve as a liaison to strategically significant IICRC technical committees, advance IICRC objectives with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), serve as standards liaison to identified industries and or government agencies, and provide organizational support to the technical committees in the development of standards.
DUTIES AND RESONSIBILITIES: Provide support to assigned technical committees and committee leadership that develop strategic IICRC standards.
Continue work on updating existing standards and identify topics for new IICRC standards that could be developed. Make presentations to technical committees, Executive Committee, Board of Directors and internal and external stakeholders.
Coordinate activities with government affairs consultant, President, Standards Committee Chair and Committee, Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
Identify and work with industry expert’s identified as key to standards development.
Facilitate rapid development and approval of standards using approved processes by composing effective and clear correspondence to provide guidance, have effective and clear verbal communication and facilitate resolving of negative votes.
Write articles for publication in industry journals.
Serve as an information source to inquirers seeking standards interpretation.
Coordinate meeting arrangements for committee meetings.
Travel to key meetings and present standards to advance IICRC’s mission and goals in the Standards area.
Researches, prioritizes and develops resources for research activities to support Standards.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor degree or equivalent work experience.
Minimum 5 years of work experience.
Experience in recruiting, retaining and working with volunteers.
Demonstrate consensus building or influencing committees, preferably in technical environment.
Ability to travel.
AStd or CStd certification or working on and the ability to receive in next two years.
Ability to telecommute.
APPLICATION:
If an individual please respond with cover letter stating salary requirements, preference for employee or independent contractor and why, resume, and writing sample relating to standards work.
If an organization please respond with the following information:
1. Year firm organized and brief history?
2. Ownership?
3. Any past or pending legal or regulatory actions against the firm?
4. Provide you experience working with non-profit organizations, standards setting and administration?
5. Provide the name, title and qualification of each individual who will provide standards setting and administration services?
6. Describe your ability to provide quality customer service to the Institute and registrants?
7. Please describe your ability to address our needs outside the U. S.
8. Describe standard setting development and administration experience specific to our industry.
9. Fee for services provided.
10. Writing sample relating to standards work.
SUBMITTAL: Please submit by email to:
Patrick Winters, CAE/IOM
President/CEO
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 5:00 PM Central, October 4, 2010
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