Food Technologist NOB

Job Description

Title: Food Technologist NOB

Company Name: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Development Agency

Advanced university degree in Food Technology, Health Sciences, Food Control, Nutrition or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

• At least 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Development Agency

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Supply Chain/Logistics with a minimum 4 years of professional experience in related field.

• Has worked in emergency response capacity.

• Has experience implementing food technology related tools and protocol.

• Has experience working on food assistance programs development projects.

• Act as a mentor to junior staff.

THE ROLE

To collect, analyse and report on information as a basis for maximising the efficiency of food technology activities and enhancing food risk assessment and management in country operations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

• Collate and analyse data and contribute to the preparation of reports relating to food quality and safety, to inform risk management and mitigation and contribute to a WFP wide view of food technology activities.
• Prepare evidenced based recommendations for senior staff on control measures to combat and reduce food commodity losses and food quality and safety issues.
• Prepare evidenced based recommendations for senior staff on tools to enable rapid response to situations with food safety concerns.
• In the event of food safety incidents, support investigation exercises to enable lessons learned to be documented and shared, to reduce re-occurrence of the incident.
• Support project teams on the food technology aspects of food assistance programs, ensuring compliance with WFP food and safety regulations.
• Contribute towards the development and/or implementation of protocols and tools relating to food technology issues, ensuring alignment with WFP procurement and supply chain strategy, policies and plans.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff and partners for efficient and effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries (e.g. through the design and review of training materials).
• Identify and build productive relationships with supply chain colleagues and staff within the area of assignment to support an integrated approach to food assistance.
• Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
• Follow emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP are able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
• Other as required.

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