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Specifically, the Quality Assurance Officer shall be responsible for but not limited to the following:

Field Quality Assurance (Pre-Harvest)

• Standard Setting: Develop and update the “Field Inspection Protocols” (rogueing, isolation distances) for the Seed Production Officers to follow.
• Field Audits: Conduct independent, spot-check inspections during critical growth stages (flowering, pre-harvest) to verify that field teams are adhering to genetic purity standards.
• Pre-Harvest Clearance: Issue the technical “Green Light” for harvesting. If a field doesn’t meet moisture or purity standards, you have the authority to delay harvest to prevent wastage.

Laboratory Operations & Intake Control

• Intake Gatekeeper: Oversee the reception of raw seed at the factory. Perform immediate moisture and visual checks. Authority to reject any delivery that does not meet the “Acceptance Criteria”.
• Internal Lab Management: Manage the internal testing lab operations. Conduct purity, germination, and moisture content tests on all processed batches before packaging.
• Calibration: Ensure all lab equipment (moisture meters, scales) is calibrated and maintained according to ISTA (International Seed Testing Association) standards.

Regulatory Compliance & Certification

• Blue Label Execution: Execute the technical steps for MAAIF certification. Prepare official samples, schedule government inspectors, and ensure all documentation is ready for “Blue Label” issuance.
• Plant Hygiene & Safety: Enforce EHS (Environment, Health, Safety) standards within the processing plant, ensuring treated seeds are handled safely and chemical residues are managed correctly

Market Quality Monitoring

• Shelf-Life Surveillance: Conduct periodic “Mystery Sampling” from the Container Village and Agro-dealer shelves. Test these samples to check if seed viability is dropping due to poor storage conditions in the market
• Complaint Investigation: Lead the technical investigation of customer complaints (e.g., poor germination reports). Analyze the “Reference Sample” kept at the lab vs. the field complaint to determine the root cause.

 Systems & Data Management

• Odoo Quality Control: Manage the “Quality Status” of batches in the Odoo ERP. You are the only person authorized to move stock from “Quarantine” to “Available for Sale.”
• Traceability Audit: Periodically audit the traceability logs to ensure that the Production team is correctly linking every final bag back to its grower source.

Safeguarding responsibilities: 

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the enterprise’s goals on safeguarding implementation.
• Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the enterprise by implementing BRAC International’s Safeguarding Policy, in collaboration with BRAC International’s Gender and Safeguarding team
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Responsible for ensuring team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.