Deadline: 08 April, 2022
Location: Tanzania
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of National Project Personnel – Food Safety.
FAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Responsibilities
- Support project startup and inception phase
- Ensure produce collection centres and packing materials are free from contaminants
- Monitor pesticide usage in established school gardens, reduce risk of pesticide toxicity arising from consumption of grown foods
- Supervise setup of community kitchens from a hygiene perspective
- Provide technical guidance in rating safety standards of street food vending stalls and agri-marketplaces
- Support the implementation of food safety management systems (such as good hygienic practices, pre-requisite programmes and HACCP) in community kitchens/vending stalls/agri-marketplaces
- Work closely with a national technical food safety team to provide I.T. inputs to develop the development of digital management platform
- Take part in letter of agreement verification missions
- Report and rectify identified unsafe practices
- Develop food safety rating tools for food inspectors and food handlers
- Provide specifications for protective equipment for personnel handling foods within the scope of project implementation
- Perform any other duties as specified by the supervisor
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Public Health, Food Safety or a related field
- Five years, minimum, of experience working with international/regional organisations, government and national institutions dealing with food and nutrition
- Excellent communication and writing skills and fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Nationality of Tanzania
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: FAO
