Contract Validation Officer: C&Q & CSV Specialist

University of Fort Hare; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Fort Hare is seeking a Contract Validation Officer to support commissioning, qualification and CSV across facilities in the Cape Town and East London regions. You will work with project teams to ensure timely, compliant validation activities embedded in the EVMP, including periodic reviews and re-qualification.

The role requires collaboration with Quality Assurance, Engineering and external vendors, and entails 50/50 site work between Cape Town and East London with travel as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Life Sciences or related field.
• 2–4 years of validation or qualification experience in a Pharma or FMCG environment.
• Familiarity with cGMP, cGEP, cGDP and regulatory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic reviews of facilities, utilities, systems, and equipment.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Facilities to gather data and align findings with requirements.
• Execute re-qualification activities per global SOPs.
• Support decommissioning of equipment with proper documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Engineering on C&Q lifecycle elements (URS, PQ, release).
• Author, execute, and report qualification protocols; manage test matrices and validation reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Documentation

Quality Risk Management

Quality systems

Qualification protocols

Task management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Life Sciences

Tools

CMMS

MS Office

Job description

The University of Fort Hare is seeking a Contract Validation Officer to support commissioning, qualification and CSV across facilities in the Cape Town and East London regions. You will work with project teams to ensure timely, compliant validation activities embedded in the EVMP, including periodic reviews and re-qualification.

The role requires collaboration with Quality Assurance, Engineering and external vendors, and entails 50/50 site work between Cape Town and East London with travel as