Market Access Officer - Plant

About the role

Pakistan Single Window (PSW) is recruiting on behalf of the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA) for a Market Access Officer covering plants and plant products. NAFSA is being set up as a national initiative to strengthen Pakistan's agri-trade ecosystem through better regulation, facilitation and modernisation of food safety and trade processes. The selected person will join the foundational team and help build systems, processes and institutional capabilities. The workplace is on site.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and analyse potential international markets for exporting plants and plant products from Pakistan, including phytosanitary access conditions and trade feasibility.
• Prepare market opportunity briefs with priority countries and commodities, estimated trade potential, SPS gaps and recommended actions for market entry.
• Coordinate and give technical oversight to consultants, experts or firms used for market access exploration and negotiation support where work is outsourced.
• Monitor SPS developments in target markets, such as changes in import regulations, emergency measures and evolving phytosanitary standards.
• Track progress of market access initiatives and keep structured records of contacts, submissions, consultant outputs and follow-up actions.
• Engage with exporters and trade bodies to gather inputs and share market access requirements.
• Carry out other duties assigned by the reporting officer.

Required profile

• B.Sc. (Hons.) (at least sixteen years of education) in Agriculture, specialising in Entomology, Plant Protection, Plant Pathology, Weed Science, Agribusiness or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in market access support, trade facilitation, regulatory compliance or agriculture export development.
• Willingness to travel for stakeholder coordination and market access engagements.

Required skills

• Good understanding of SPS/plant quarantine requirements affecting trade (preferred).
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to prepare briefs and market assessments.

Candidates apply through Pakistan Single Window.