Senior Associate, Food Fortification
GAIN
Nơi làm việc
Cotonou, Benin
Chi tiết công việc
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Senior Associate, Food Fortification to support in the day-to-day operational delivery, implementation, and monitoring of the LSFF/school meals project in Benin. This role will be offered on a three(3) year fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Cotonou, Benin.
About GAIN
GAIN is a Swiss-based foundation that was launched in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially those most vulnerable to malnutrition.
About the role
The Senior Associate, Food Fortification will work closely with local food producers, laboratories, and other external stakeholders. They will lead on the needs assessment for food producers, identifying capacity gaps that need to be filled to meet required standards for the school meal project and will maintain a working relationship with other food fortification implementation partners, fortified foods processors, government & policy institutions and relevant strategic and development partners who have similar activities and programmes.
The position holder will be responsible for specifically focusing on tracking the progress and status of project and ensuring that project outputs and activities are successfully implemented within approved plans, budget, timeline, and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities include.
• Undertake needs assessment for food producers, identify capacity gaps that need to be filled in order to meet required food safety and quality standards for the school meal programme.
• Conduct technical needs assessment of laboratories to evaluate their capacity for monitoring and regulation.
• Assess and tailor technical assistance and business training to actors in the food industry and laboratories in collaboration with consultants.
• Collate and analyse data and contribute to the preparation of technical and needs assessment reports relating to food quality and safety, to inform risk management and mitigation.
• Contribute towards partnership management, technical, reporting, and monitoring support ensuring activities are delivered on time aligning with donor and organizational compliance in line with the policies and best practice standards of GAIN.
• Support project teams on the food technology aspects of food assistance programs, ensuring compliance with food and safety regulations.
• Actively work on stakeholder mapping and management of key interest groups (external partners, governments, regulatory agencies and other government agencies) for the effective implementation of the project
