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.

• Varied from several days to several months

• Home-based, and/or at UNIDO Headquarters and/or in the field around the world.

• Advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) in a relevant field

• 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.

• Fluency in English, working knowledge of the other UN official languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and/or Spanish) is an asset.