National Consultant (technical competence)

Overview

Provide technical support to achieve national accreditation for a laboratory, enabling its outputs to contribute effectively to the judicial process and strengthen investigations into human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and related crimes.

Key Responsibilities

• A Training materials, training schedules, report on staff evaluation and identified personnel responsible for laboratory accreditation
• B Quality Manual for the relevant units of DOIE as required for accreditation
• C QMS procedure with the establishment of policies and objectives
• D Applicable formats necessary for laboratory accreditation
• E QMS in place, with key principles incorporated
• F PT and ILC reports introduced and prepared
• G Internal audit report prepared
• H MR, minutes and action plan prepared
• G Status Report of quality check on QMS completed
• H Application to SLAB submitted
• I Corrective actions submitted to SLAB
• J Training workshop for DOIE conducted
• H Workshop Report submitted

Required Experience

10 years of development of quality management work (ISO certification) and quality infrastructure development in testing laboratories is required. Previous experience in obtaining ISO certification with national/ regional/ international organisations is required. Demonstrated experience and track record in quality management sector is required with a minimum of five (05) years of experience related to development and implementation of Quality Management Systems as per ISO 17025:2005 in the Chemical, Microbiological & Materials laboratories & ISO 9001. Demonstrated knowledge on obtaining ISO certification for Laboratory Accreditation – ISO 17025:2017, is required Drafting reports/ assessments for and work experience with international organizations is desirable.

Qualifications

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in science related area is required. A first level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

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