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Job Description

The Quality Control Officer will administer the quality assurance system of all digitization projects and report on progress. The post holder will be responsible for creating Structural Metadata and will ensure standard. This position may coordinate with digitization project partners and supervise other quality control technicians to ensure quality control of the digitized images. This position will be responsible for Arabic OCR development and testing. Detailed Description Supervise Quality Control technicians and other digitization technicians as needed. - Create and ensure all technical and structural metadata are accurate and meet standards. - Assign and monitor digitization jobs to operators using the workflow software. - The use of virtual proofing and conventional quality control procedures to ensure all digitize items conform to accurate image reproduction. - Ensures digitization operators use correct/latest procedures and practices. - Ensure all digitization equipment are calibrated with standard equipment and procedures. - Identifies and records all non-conformances within the defined digitization policies and procedures. - Performs Quality Control on digitized files. - Checks each job for number of files, file naming, color accuracy and bleeds, layers, color separations, resolution, cropping, skews, etc. - Create color profiles for special materials and ensures images are color profiled correctly. - Proofreads all jobs for OCR accuracy. - Develop and test Arabic OCR - Provides feedback to digitization operators so that errors can be corrected where they originate. - Trains digitization operators on the various software applications and calibration tools available to them. - Keep abreast of developments, trends and issues in areas of responsibility - Participate in team work and committees as needed - Perform miscellaneous duties and conduct special projects as assigned - Familiarize, understand and implement QF health, safety, and environment policy, procedures, legal regulations and objectives applicable to areas of responsibility. - Ensures coordination with HSE department in implementing, monitoring and reviewing of HSE performance to ensure work under his/her control is performed in a safe, healthy and environmentally sound manner. This position includes, but is not limited to, other duties as required and defined by the scope, purpose, and spirit of the institution and are not always indicative of the title and grade of the position

The Community

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) is a private, chartered, nonprofit organization, founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Father Emir. Guided by the principle that a nation\'s greatest resource is the potential of its people, Qatar Foundation aims to develop that potential through a network of centers devoted to progressive education, research and community welfare. (www.qf.org.qa) Qatar National Library (QNL) is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development (QF). QNL is supporting Qatar in its journey from carbon-based economy to knowledge-based economy by providing resources to students, researchers, and the community in Qatar. (www.qnl.qa)

HR Info

If interested and fulfill the job requirements, please apply through our website www.qf.org.qa or via email sending us your resume (make sure to mention the code of the position applying for in the subject of the e-mail) to recruitment@qf.org.qa.