Quality Assurance and Conformity Officer Job at UNIDO Nigeria
UNIDO is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes
industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization
and environmental sustainability.
UNIDO is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Quality Assurance and Conformity Officer
Location: Nigeria
Organizational Context
UNIDO provides a variety of technical cooperation services which enhance
developing countries' capacity to trade and integrate into global value
chains through effective participation in the rules-based global
trading system.
This necessitates taking actions in two directions: on the one hand,
working on the supply side, enabling enterprises to manufacture products
with high-export potential in the quantities and at the level of
quality required by the markets and on the other it requires evidence of
market conformity, enabling these same enterprises to ensure that their
products conform to the relevant international quality standards, in
particular private buyer’s, and technical requirements. Tasks:
Under the direct supervision of the respective UNIDO Project Managers at
HQ and/or in UNIDO Regional/Field Office, the Consultant will perform
one or several of the following tasks:
- Perform analytical, diagnostic and assessment activities for the
purpose of project identification, implementation or evaluation, as the
case might be.
- Monitor overall project progress, fine-tune project strategy,
activities or operation, as well as perform overall project supervision
and administration over financial and manpower resources.
- Develop clear and concise inception, periodic, final, strategy,
assessment, identification, planning, mission, training or ad hoc
reporting frameworks and/or specific reports in relation to project
activities, and maintain accurate project documentation.
- Deliver advisory, consulting, methodological, capacity building,
evaluation and/or other specific professional services pertaining to
the accomplishment of the project's outputs as per the respective
specific Terms of reference.
- Prepare, design, hold and/or oversee workshops, briefing and
debriefing sessions, field visits, trainings and other project events.
- Facilitate project advocacy including but not limited to liaison
with project's government counterparts, partner UN agencies and other
project stakeholders to ensure smooth project identification,
implementation or evaluation.
Duration:
- Varied from several days to several months
Duty Station:
- Home-based, and/or at UNIDO Headquarters and/or in the field around the world.
Qualification Requirements
Education:
- Advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) in a relevant field
Experience:
- Relevant progressive practical experience at professional level
acquired through work in a respective industry, central or local
government, academia, non-governmental or professional services sector.
- Proven experience in one or more of the following areas: quality
management; technical standardization; metrology; technical barriers to
trade (TBT); sanitary and phytosanitary issues (SPS); quality
management; laboratory testing; inspection and accreditation
infrastructure; market surveillance; food safety; certification; product
traceability, or an associated field.
- Prior experience in technical cooperation / technical assistance in developing countries is a distinct advantage.
Language Skills:
- Fluency in English, working knowledge of the other UN official
languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and/or Spanish) is an asset.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to Register Online
After
Registration, submit your CV's to:
[email protected]
Note: For any queries, kindly contact the NQIP team.
Application Deadline 3rd March, 2015