Working at AFNOR

Working at AFNOR means being at the heart of the issues facing the world today and tomorrow, with constantly renewed projects touching on fundamental themes such as CSR, energy and carbon, responsible purchasing, health in the workplace, the circular economy, food safety and quality. You will take part in the growth of a French private law group offering a wide range of services and skills to all types of organization, in France and abroad, in several business lines:

  • Standardization Standards: helping professionals to draw up voluntary standards specific to their markets, for those who feel invested with a mission of general interest.
  • Edition:The French standards watch: distribute the collection of voluntary standards in France and offer 100% digital standards watch solutions.
  • Training: We offer training, coaching and consultancy services in the field of auditing, QSE and beyond.
  • Certification:We offer you recognition marks for products, systems, services and skills.
  • Cross-functional: HR, information systems, communications and marketing, finance and accounting, purchasing.

A caring recruitment process

Have you applied for one of our vacancies and been contacted by a recruitment officer for an interview? These initial discussions are designed to verify your interest in the position. If the exchange is conclusive, a first remote interview with HR and the manager is proposed. Tests may also be scheduled. If you’re still interested, you’ll be invited to a meeting at head office to find out more about our environment and the team, and to discuss the tasks on offer.

Staff stats

1 270Effectif France + International
13délégations régionales
37implantations internationales
33nationalités réunies
63%de femmes au sein du groupe
Employees
37%
Executives
56%
Executive equivalents
7%
- 30 years0%
30-45 years0%
45-60 years0%
+60 years0%

Employees : 37%

Managers : 56%

Assimilated executives : 7%

– under 30 : 15%

30 – 45 years : 40%

45 – 60 years : 40%

+ Over 60 : 5%

Take charge of your career

The diversity of the Group’s businesses and services around the world enables our employees to develop their skills and careers in a wide range of positions and business sectors. As part of the skills development plan, employees follow training courses requested by their managers and approved by their management.

86% Total number of Group employees trained by 2022
3.58% of pay roll to be devoted to continuing education by 2022

Training outside the plan can be requested and approved by management, for new projects, new technologies, etc. Training leading to a diploma can be provided to support changes of function or internal mobility. A training catalog is available online for all employees on a dedicated platform.

Why choose us over other employers?

For measures for employees

  • A family mutual
  • A funded supplementary retirement savings plan
  • A profit-sharing scheme
  • A contribution rate to the supplementary pension fund higher than the legal minimum
  • A significant employer contribution to the company restaurant

 

For quality of life at work

  • Balancing your professional and personal life
  • Benefits for children and family carers: sick children’s days, back-to-school days, inter-company crèche places at La Plaine Saint-Denis, days for family carers, etc.
  • Health benefits: blood tests, medical check-ups, vaccination campaigns, prevention initiatives
  • Possible end-of-career adjustments

 

For the organization flexible flexible

  • Remote working: a charter for occasional remote working (TOAD) provides for 2 days a week for jobs that lend themselves to this, with remote badging.
  • Flexible work organization according to the needs of the department, with flexible working hours for our non-managerial employees or a fixed annual salary for our managerial staff.
  • An important guarantee for provident and supplementary health insurance

 

For disability disability benefits

  • A policy to keep disabled people at work
  • Adaptation of workstations or work organization for disabled employees, if necessary
  • Possible adjustments for parents of children

 

For equal pay for women and men (see our index here)

  • Instructions given to managers to ensure equal treatment in terms of pay and promotion
  • Salary guarantee system for women on maternity leave

 

For social committee committee

  • Gift and vacation vouchers
  • Cultural events
  • Sports races (Paris-Versailles, Odyssea, Voie Royale, Course des Lumières, etc.)

Life at Afnor also means…

Convivial moments, on or off site, between employees of a unit or together at group level.

Apprentices who grow up alongside us, discovering our businesses through ad hoc programs.