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