Halal Consultant / MUIS Application & Halal Assurance Specialist

Role purpose: Support clients in building halal-compliant systems and preparing complete, audit-ready applications under the applicable MUIS certification scheme.

Key responsibilities

· Assess halal-readiness against current MUIS Halal Certification Conditions.

· Review ingredients, suppliers, certificates, traceability and risk categorisation.

· Develop or improve halal assurance/management procedures and records.

· Support application preparation, document verification readiness and audit preparation.

· Coach the client’s halal team and management on ongoing compliance.

Typical deliverables

· Halal gap assessment.

· Ingredient/supplier verification matrix.

· Halal assurance procedures/manual.

· Application-readiness checklist.

· Audit preparation and corrective-action plan.

Mandatory appointment standard

· Current working knowledge of MUIS Halal Certification Conditions and scheme requirements.

· Valid HCA strongly required by Eduquest for consultants leading MUIS-certification implementation work.

· At least 5 years of halal assurance, food quality, regulatory or certification-support experience.

Preferred qualifications / credentials

· Experience as Halal Team Leader, Halal Assurance Officer or halal consultant.

· Food science/quality qualification.

· Internal audit or management-system training.

Experience guideline

· 5-10+ years depending on scheme complexity.

Training capability

· Should be able to train client halal teams; formal Eduquest training requires relevant adult-learning credentials.

Payment
On project basis