School Kitchen Monitor

Under WFP’s School Meals 2024-2025 Programme, DCL is looking for a part time “School Kitchen Monitor” in Tripoli.

About DCL:

DCL is a leading Lebanese NGO committed to fostering development, culture, and leadership across various sectors, while empowering youth through education.

We are currently a partner of the United Nations World Food Program, supporting critical initiatives aimed at addressing food security and sustainable development.

We believe in the power of diversity and strive to maintain an inclusive work environment that fosters equal opportunities for all.

Job Overview:

The Kitchen Area Monitor plays a critical role in overseeing the food preparation anddistribution in North Lebanon. This role is part-time, with presence in the kitchen,supervising volunteers, ensuring food quality and hygiene standards, and overseeingmeal distribution to students.

Key responsibilities:

• Kitchen Presence: Be present in the school kitchen during; receiving fresh goods, meal preparation and distribution, ensuring compliance with hygiene and safety standards.
• Kitchen Volunteers: Supervise and provide guidance to the volunteers responsible for the meals’ preparation, ensuring adherence to menus, recipes and quality standards.
• Food Quality: Conduct regular inspections to control the quality of the meals served to students, making recommendations for improvements when necessary.
• Hygiene Compliance: Ensure the kitchen and food preparation areas maintain high levels of cleanliness and adhere to hygiene standards set by relevant authorities.
• Meal Distribution: Oversee the distribution of prepared meals to students in a timely and organized manner, verifying the accurate number of meals distributed.
• Data Collection: Maintain accurate records and data related to food preparation, quality, distribution, and compliance with school guidelines for reporting purposes.
• Reporting: Provide regular reports on kitchen activities, food quality, and meal distribution to the Project Manager and the Food Safety and Quality Officer.
• Compliance with Schools: Ensure that the kitchen operations align with the guidelines and schedules of the participating schools, maintaining positive relationships with school staff.
• Communication with Schools: Establish and maintain effective communication with school authorities to address concerns, coordinate meal schedules, and foster a collaborative environment.
• Training: Provide training and capacity building for the volunteer mothers on: recipes, hygiene and cleanliness standards, kitchen preparation, other skills, etc. and monthly refreshers.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in food safety - or a related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of proven experience in food-related roles within the nonprofit sector.
• MS Office Proficiency (word, excel, power point).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team, with leadership skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.
• A valid driving license.  

Diversity and Inclusion:

This position is open to all qualified candidates; however, female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. We are committed to diversity and fostering an inclusive workplace.