Deputy Director (Business Registration - Plant)
This position is being recruited by Pakistan Single Window (PSW) on behalf of the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA). NAFSA is being established as a strategic national initiative to strengthen Pakistan’s agri-trade ecosystem through enhanced regulatory oversight, facilitation, and modernization of food safety and trade processes. The selected candidate will be part of NAFSA’s foundational team, contributing to the development of systems, processes, and institutional capabilities.
Main Responsibilities
Manage registration, renewal, suspension, and cancellation of plant-related businesses and facilities (nurseries, packhouses, warehouses, treatment providers, laboratories, and other regulated operators) as notified.
Ensure business registration frameworks and procedures are implemented strictly in accordance with notified SOPs and legal requirements.
Review and validate applications, technical documents, and compliance evidence submitted by plant-related businesses for registration/approval.
Supervise subordinate officers processing registrations, maintaining registers, and coordinating compliance documentation.
Maintain national registers and databases of approved and registered plant-related businesses/facilities with appropriate documentation control.
Coordinate with inspection, surveillance, diagnostics, and ITC operations divisions to obtain compliance in
