Assistant Director (MAIC Plant)

About the role

Pakistan Single Window (PSW) is recruiting on behalf of the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA) for an Assistant Director (MAIC Plant) position. NAFSA is being set up as a national initiative to strengthen Pakistan's agri-trade ecosystem through stronger regulatory oversight, facilitation and modernisation of food safety and trade processes. The selected candidate will join NAFSA's foundational team, helping build its systems, processes and institutional capabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Draft technical briefs, country profiles, issue papers and responses supporting bilateral and multilateral negotiations on plant health market access.
• Compile technical inputs for international submissions (phytosanitary requirements, pest lists, PRA summaries, compliance frameworks) with the OW and technical units.
• Maintain country-wise and commodity-wise records of phytosanitary protocols, special conditions, additional declarations and suspension/reinstatement histories.
• Monitor SPS notifications and trade alerts and summarise their potential impact on national plant exports.
• Draft routine correspondence, technical replies and explanatory notes on plant-origin trade barriers and phytosanitary concerns.
• Help prepare national positions and meeting documentation for WTO-SPS Committee meetings, IPPC forums and regional consultations.
• Review PRA inputs from technical and operational units for completeness, consistency and ISPM conformity under supervision.
• Support stakeholder consultations with exporters, industry associations and research institutions.
• Prepare briefs, progress reports and analytical notes for the Director and NAFSA leadership, and perform other duties assigned by the reporting officer.

Required profile

• B.Sc. (Hons.) (minimum sixteen years of education) in Agriculture, specialising in Entomology, Plant Protection, Plant Pathology, Weed Science or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in SPS/market access technical support, plant quarantine or regulatory/operational coordination.
• Good coordination and stakeholder engagement skills.

Required skills

• Strong documentation, drafting and analytical skills with computer application proficiency.
• Understanding of IPPC/ISPMs and SPS market access processes (preferred).

Applications are made through Pakistan Single Window.