Consultant (Guideline Development on Safe Carp and Tilapia Seed Production)

Job Description

Title: Consultant (Guideline Development on Safe Carp and Tilapia Seed Production)

Company Name: WorldFish

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master Science in Aquaculture, Marine Science, or related discipline;

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The objective of this consultancy is to develop two independent user friendly guidelines for carp and tilapia seed producers in order to avoid contamination during brood stock management, breeding management, and spawn management.
∎ Availability of Experts:
∎ Experts must be available throughout the duration of an assignment. The duration can range from weeks to months. In some cases the assignment can be shortened or extended depending on business needs. Experts maybe required to travel to countries where we work.
∎ Location and Duration:
∎ This position is open for National consultant and will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh with field visits. The selection of consultant will be based on the relevant qualification and experience, and the most competitive proposal. The interviews are expected to be held in December 2019 and only shortlisted consultant will be notified and expected to attend the interview. The successful consultant should be available to commence for maximum of 45 working days in between December 2019 till February 2020.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Review the EMMP of the Activity, existing fish hatchery rules of Bangladesh, the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA/USA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA/USA) on fish health and human consumption, Good Practices and Guidelines for fish hatchery management of FAO, HACCP manuals, international certification manuals and other manuals relevant to this assignment;
∎ List down and illustrate each of the individual steps of the fish seed production system viz. brood stock management, breeding management, and spawn management;
∎ Develop checklists to identify sources of contamination (including personal hygiene issues) at each of the individual steps of the fish seed production system;
∎ Conduct a thorough and in depth practical investigation at each of the individual steps of the fish seed production system of several carp and tilapia hatcheries;
∎ Identify the critical control points (CCPs) (with sufficient number of high-resolution quality photographs to visualize the scenario) for adulteration, causes of bioaccumulation of harmful chemicals, contamination/disease infestation, and personal safety and hygiene issues at each of the individual steps of the fish seed production system;
∎ Referring to the identified CCPs, determine the effective mitigation actions (with sufficient number of high-resolution quality photographs to visualize the process) in order to avoid adulteration, causes of bioaccumulation of harmful chemicals, contamination/disease infestation, and to ensure personal safety and hygiene issues at each of the individual steps of the fish seed production system. The mitigation actions must come up with -
∎ A. the process and/or method by what the actions need to be done;
∎ B. what chemicals and/or materials will be needed for what purposes; please note that the chemicals must be approved by the FDA/EPA;
∎ C. how the waste and/or residue, that would be generated following the day-to-day activities and/or as a result of the mitigation actions, will be managed; and
∎ D. what personal safety and hygiene protocol needs to be followed for what purposes and/or to take what mitigation actions;
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∎ Referring to the identified mitigation actions, illustrate explicitly how the mitigation actions will be monitored and reported at each of the individual stages of the fish seed production system; please note that required log-sheets need to be developed for record keeping/reporting in this connection;
∎ Referring to the identified mitigation and monitoring actions, determine explicitly who will take what mitigation actions, who will fill out the log-sheets, who will monitor and oversee what; please note that each of the aforesaid tasks must be stated along with schedule/time table;
∎ The guidelines should have two parts: narrative and summary tables. The narrative part should be illustrated with flow charts, diagrams, etc. as and where necessary.
∎ Deliverables
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∎ The checklists to identify sources of contamination (including personal hygiene issues) at each of the individual steps of the fish seed production system (as stated at #3.3 of the SOW) for both carp and tilapia hatcheries need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 7 days of signing the contract;
∎ Identify the critical control points (CCPs) (with sufficient number of photographs to visualize the scenario) for contamination and personal safety and hygiene issues at each of the individual steps of the fish seed production system (as stated at #3.5 of the SOW) for both carp and tilapia hatcheries need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 14 days of signing the contract;
∎ The summary tables that would illustrate CCPs, mitigation actions, monitoring actions, and responsibility with schedule (as stated at #3.8 of the SOW) for both carp and tilapia hatcheries need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 30 days of signing the contract;
∎ The log-sheets that would be used to record the mitigation and monitoring actions (as stated at #3.7 of the SOW) for both carp and tilapia hatcheries need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 30 days of signing the contract;
∎ The annotated table of content (TOC) of the complete guidelines for both carp and tilapia hatcheries need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 30 days of signing the contract;
∎ The first draft of the complete guidelines for both carp and tilapia hatcheries need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 35 days of signing the contract;
∎ The final version of the complete guidelines for both carp and tilapia hatcheries need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 45 days of signing the contract.

Additional Requirements:
∎ More than 10 years of work experience in fish seed sector out of which at least 6 years of practical work experience in carp and/or tilapia fish seed production, and located in any carp/tilapia hatchery as a full time employee
∎ Experience in HACCP, and other certification systems would be an advantage;
∎ Familiarity with Bangladesh Fish Hatchery Rules, regulations of FDA and EPA of USA, FAO standards for fish hatcheries are required;
∎ Excellent documentation skill in English is a must;

Application Deadline: December 12, 2019

Company Information:
∎ WorldFish
∎ Business : WorldFish is an international, nonprofit research organization that harnesses the potential of fisheries and aquaculture to reduce hunger and poverty. Globally, more than one billion people obtain most of their animal protein from fish and approximately 800 million depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.
Utilizing its scientific expertise, its networks and partnerships, and an innovative `research in development` approach, WorldFish increases the productivity and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture and improves the lives of poor people who rely on them.
WorldFish is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

Category: NGO/Development