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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP): Regional Food Safety and Quality Officer P4

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World Food Programme (WFP): Regional Food Safety and Quality Officer P4

DEADLINE: 17 April 2023

World Food Programme (WFP): Regional Food Safety and Quality Officer P4

Are you a Food Safety Expert interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping those in need? Would you like to join an international organisation investing in its people?

If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you! Join WFP’s diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications must be submitted by Monday, April 17, 2023 (17:59 EDT).

ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

WHY WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of trainings, accreditation, coaching, mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section)

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The Food Safety and Quality Assurance branch (SCOQ) ensures that every food item WFP provides to the people we serve is safe and nutritious, thereby supporting WFP’s work to save lives and change lives. SCOQ focuses on instilling a culture of food safety and quality assurance across the organization and ensures that standards, policies, and procedures are embedded across the full length of WFP’s supply chain – from programme design to distribution.

SCOQ also guides the implementation of food safety and quality systems across all WFP operations, developing product and packaging specifications, leading product testing, conducting supplier assessments, managing food incidents, and researching new commodities to add to WFP’s evolving food basket. SCOQ also conducts food safety and quality risk assessments and provides governance and technical guidance from programme design to delivery. Furthermore, SCOQ chairs the New Foods Committee (NFC) and leads the implementation of FOSTER, an IT application developed to track and analyse food safety and quality-related data.

This job is located in Regional Bureau Panama and reports to the Chief, Food Safety & Quality Assurance (SCOQ) in Headquarters.

Job Purpose

Shape and lead the implementation of food safety and quality management systems at regional level, providing guidance and advice to RB/COs, in close collaboration with Food technologists and external partners. Job holders are responsible for partnering with the key supply chain functions to ensure an integrated supply chain approach to meeting the food assistance needs of beneficiaries.