Vacancy Announcement – Food Enterprise Solutions
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Food Enterprise Solutions would like to invites competent and interested candidates for the following positions.
Position 1: Hawassa Project Assistant
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- The Hawassa project assistant duties and responsibilities support Feed the Future Business Drivers for Food Safety (BD4FS) activities and will include, but are not limited to the following:
- In collaboration with the BD4FS Country Director and other team members, implement project workplan targets in Hawassa and Yirgalem areas.
- Maintain a relationship and stay up to date with government offices in Hawassa, Yirgalem, and surrounding areas.
- Participate in the selection and intake of BD4FS Growing Food Businesses (GFBs) participants.
- Coordinate workshop, training, market research, MEAL and related activities.
Date: June 27, 2023
Location: Hawassa
Required Knowledge, Ability, and Capacity
- Previous work experience with government offices and small businesses in Hawassa and Yirgalem areas.
- Minimum five years of related work experience.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Word, PowerPoint, desktop publishing software, etc.
- Ability to write, edit, and manage all facets of presentation material.
- Skilled in knowledge management including collection, organization, and storage of program files and information.
- Ability to manage highly complex, and sometimes ambiguous, projects and workstreams efficiently and strategically.
- Collaborative and diplomatic professional, able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with staff and external partners.
- Fluency in verbal and written English and other Ethiopian local languages.
- Commitment to the BD4FS mission and able to articulate the case for business as a key driver for food safety development.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite – MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook and other IT tools
- Ability to manage highly complex projects and workstreams efficiently and strategically.
- Collaborative and diplomatic professional, able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with staff and external partners.
- Prior experience working on donor-sponsored projects, with a preference for experience with USAID.
- Willingness to travel domestically to support program events including meetings, workshops, and trainings
Candidate Qualifications
- Have high standards when it comes to your work.
- Are a team player that works well with all team members being proactive and willing to participate in the team to accomplish tasks and priorities.
- Are professional and have a respectful attitude towards all people regardless of race, culture, language, or education level.
- Display good judgment and decision-making skills.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to speak, write and present with clarity.
- Exhibit a good attitude and enthusiasm, being open and upbeat in how you present yourself.
- Have demonstrated ability to think strategically and juggle multiple priorities.
- Possess demonstrated success in teamwork in a virtual and face-to-face environment.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
Workplace: Addis Ababa
Position 2: Ethiopia Food Safety Expert
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
The Food Safety Expert duties and responsibilities support Feed the Future Business Drivers for Food Safety (BD4FS) activities and will include but are not limited to the following:
- In collaboration with the BD4FS Country Director and other team members, provide technical assistance to Growing Food Businesses (GFBs) as needed in the area of food safety (PRPs, pre-HACCP) and food technology.
- Ensure the accuracy of BD4FS Ethiopia communication materials, website content, and other relevant technical information on all food safety matters.
- Develop and prepare (including conceptualizing, researching, and writing) BD4FS technical notes, communications materials, and project reports.
- Participate in the selection and intake of BD4FS GFB participants.
- Support and collaborate with the MEL Specialist in implementing the BD4FS business benchmark assessment.
- Collaborate and support the development and adaptation of food safety messages aimed at businesses, consumers and the government agencies
- Function as the technical lead in the development and delivery of local food safety training.
- Provide local technical assistance and support to GFBs participants in adopting food safety practices and technologies.
- Stay up to date on any and all changes to Ethiopia FS regulations and policies and prepare short briefs on what those are for the BD4FS team and GFBs.
- As needed, provide training or in-house seminars for Ethiopia FES staff to improve their knowledge about FS.
- Support the BD4FS culture of food safety campaigns toward businesses, stakeholders, and consumers, especially youth and women; for example during international events like World Food Safety Day, etc.
- Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist to collect performance and learning indicators, and USAID deliverables.
- Function as the technical lead to the design of training modules and their adaptation to needs and conduct training sessions on food safety issues.
- Create and adapt training materials taking into account the professional context and local languages (some targets have no formal academic training)
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Title: Ethiopia Food Safety Expert
Date: June 27, 2023
Location: Addis Ababa
Required Knowledge, Ability, and Capacity
- 10+ years of experience in the food processing industry, preferably in a HACCP/ISO certified meat or vegetable processing company.
- Five to ten years of experience in food safety consulting, auditing and training (PRP, HACCP, etc.).
- Availability to conduct multi-day or week-long trainings outside the office, with occasional travel outside of Addis Ababa.
- Previous successful experience in professional learning for out-of-school adults (some GFBs have no formal academic training), food safety development and service delivery.
Candidate Qualifications:
- Collaborative and diplomatic; able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with staff and external partners.
- Have high standards when it comes to your work.
- Are a team player that works well with all team members, being proactive and willing to participate in the team to accomplish tasks and priorities.
- Are professional and have a respectful attitude towards all people regardless of race, culture, language, or education level.
- Display good judgment and decision-making skills.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to speak, write and present with clarity.
- Exhibit a good attitude and enthusiasm, being open and upbeat in how you present yourself.
- Have demonstrated ability to think strategically and juggle multiple priorities.
- Possess demonstrated success in teamwork in a virtual and face-to-face environment.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
Workplace: Addis Ababa
Deadline: July 06, 2023
How to Apply
To Apply: Submit complete resume, cover letter, three references, salary history and salary expectation to: jobs@foodsolutions.global by July 6th, 2023. Please list “Position/Job title” in the email subject line.
Food Enterprise Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
COVID-19 considerations:
All staff are required to have a COVID-19 Vaccination.
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