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Senior Consultant (Tech)

Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MNFSR)

Open Testing ServiceShortlistingCode MNFSR2025A
Last date10 Jan 2025
Test dateTo be announced
Job description
  • Draft and refine policies, rules, and SOPs for plant health, animal quarantine, and seed certification.
  • Ensure compliance of food and agri-exports with international frameworks such as WTO-SPS, IPPC, OIE, WOAH and ISTA.
  • Propose solutions to mitigate trade barriers and enhance export facilitation.
  • Design and implement a robust organizational framework with clear roles and systemic workflows, business procedures to achieve SPS and food safety standard.
  • Recommend staffing levels and oversee recruitment for technical positions.
  • Develop operational manuals and SOPs to streamline functions across NFSAPHRA units.
  • Digitalise the issuance of Food Safety and SPS-Certificates and implement intl. food safety standards for food and agri-exports.
  • Collaborate with exporters and stakeholders to ensure compliance with international trade standards.
  • Identify skill gaps and design training programs for staff.
  • Establish partnerships with IDPs, NGOs, and relevant organizations for capacity enhancement.
  • Liason with provincial governments, industry representatives, and IDPs to strengthen regulatory compliance.
  • Represent NFSAPHRA at international fora to build partnerships, strategic alliances and networks to enhance its global outreach, footprint, profile and impact.
  • To review the protocols of inspection of food and agri-export consignments for inspectors of DPP (Import/Export)
  • To propose farm to port Supply Chain Regulatory Guidelines for food and agri-exports.
  • To propose internationally acceptable SOPs for fumigation of import/export consignments
  • To propose process mapping, business flow chart and staging of enforcement standards from farm to port.
  • To propose Lab testing SOPs for food and agri-exports before issuance of IP/PCs and R.Os.
  • Supervise the implementation of quarantine protocols and seed certification processes.
  • Submit monthly progress reports to MNFSR, highlighting key achievements and challenges.
  • Prepare a Periodic comprehensive report outlining policy recommendations and organizational improvements.
  • Any other related task assigned by the Ministry.