Title: National Food Safety Expert
Company Name: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Advanced university degree in food safety/ technology or processing or related area.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Organizational Unit: FABGD
∎ Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
∎ Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)
∎ Primary Location: Bangladesh-Dhaka
∎ Duration: 4 months (with possibility of extension upon availability of resources)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Review progress of the food safety standards implementation across all SACP components.
∎ Assess project's stakeholders awareness of product safety programs compliance to the BSTI (Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution) Standard Operating Procedures and design actions necessary to overcome potential bottlenecks and gaps, if identified.
∎ Support integration of Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) protocols in all project activities, including the value chain development and training delivered by all components of the SACP.
∎ Advice on food safety indicators to be included in the SACP M&E framework and and suggest how they can be integrated into the monitoring and evaluation systems of the project.
∎ Support studies on food safety and nutrition, prepare/ review ToT training manuals, materials and conduct training of trainer (ToT) on primary processing, food safety and quality control, community based safe food processing etc.
∎ Build and maintain a close professional link among different farmers groups (e.g. Water User Groups, Seed Village Groups, Marketing Groups, FFBS, etc.) and with the SACP implementing agencies and assist them with technical advice whenever requested.
∎ In cooperation with the Communication Specialist and M&E Specialist develop field stories, reviews and case studies and contribute technically to preparation of a communication and knowledge outputs on food safety.
∎ Any other tasks assigned by the Senior Technical Adviser.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
∎ National of Bangladesh or a legal resident in the country.
∎ FAO Core Competencies
∎ Results Focus
∎ Teamwork
∎ Communication
∎ Building Effective Relationships
∎ Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
∎ Technical/Functional Skills
∎ Experience in the field of the food safety standards implementation.
∎ Excellent understanding of the Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) protocols in Bangladesh.
∎ Experience in training-of-trainers, preferably in ToTs for extension agents.
∎ Excellent communication skills including writing skills, proven ability to convey complex ideas through clear communication, and concise reports, and effective oral presentations.
∎ Experience in working with public administration of central and local level in Bangladesh.
∎ Readiness to carry out visits to project sites and duty travel as required.
∎ Willingness to work as a team member with multicultural and multidisciplinary team of experts.
∎ Ability to work independently and proceed with objectives of the assignment work under pressure and meet deadlines.
∎ Self-motivation, willingness to learn and good work ethics.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 29 Jul 2023
Company Information:
∎ 18 Jul 2023
∎ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
∎ Business : UN Organization
Category: NGO/Development
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Source: bdjobs.com