Food Safety Consultant
To apply, qualified applicants should send a resume or CV to: [email protected]. To ensure the timely review of your resume, please insert "Food Safety Consultant” in the subject line of the email. No phone calls please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please don’t wait for the last date to apply, as IOCC might start interviews before the deadline. Preferable that candidate resides in the areas of concern. IOCC is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a professional and diverse workforce.
IOCC has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries and staff. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during working hours and outside work hours). Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff, in addition to related mandatory training. All staff must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.
With funding from the World Food Programme (WFP), IOCC is intending to recruit a food safety consultant to work on updating pre-existing training materials and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training the quality control team who will be monitoring the preparation of cold sandwiches by volunteer parents in public schools’ kitchens, and ensuring proper food safety standards at the suppliers’ warehouses. The aim of the project is to feed students that attend the schools in the morning and afternoon shifts.
Duties and responsibilities
- Assess the training needs of the kitchen teams and quality control officers in kitchens and in the suppliers’ warehouses
- Enforce standards for food safety and sanitation procedures in the warehouses and school kitchens
- Develop plans for food safety management procedures, including training staff on food safety principles and practices
- Perform food safety inspections and monitor food safety conditions in school kitchens and warehouses of suppliers
- Prepare reports on findings and recommendations regarding food safety issues and follow-up to ensure the application of the recommendations.
- Update training strategies and kitchen Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) / food safety training manual based on the ISO 22000 standards
- Conduct ToTs (Training of Trainers) upon need for relevant staff members
- Perform other duties when required
Requirements and qualifications
- Internal audit qualification is a plus
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in conducting food safety and personal hygiene trainings and offering relevant consultancies
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in quality management system and food safety.
- Proven capacity in management, leadership and teamwork
- Excellent training skills
- Excellent communication skills and team building skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
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