Food Technologist – Dolow Town, Gedo, Somalia

Terms of Reference –Food Technologist

Summary

Overall, the Food Technologist will oversee the planning and execution of relevant agricultural value addition activities across all NAPAD projects according to strict timelines and within the program/ project budget. This will include mobilizing resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver relevant project activities according to plan. Primarily the food technologist will work at the farmers’ value addition center in Dolow town to develop value addition processes and recipes of agricultural products in the area. Additionally, S/he will ensure that food products are safe and meet the required standards.

Job Description

• To coordinate all agricultural value chain activities of the project
• To work with stakeholders to develop cost effective agricultural value chains relevant to the farmers in the area
• Research/develop and document suitable agricultural value chains for agricultural products in NAPAD’s operation areas
• Train/advice farmers on suitable agricultural value addition technologies
• Coordinate the processing of food products at the value addition center
• Develop and produce market relevant food products and recipes
• Ensure the safety and quality of food products
• Ensure appropriate packaging and labeling of all food products
• Conduct market surveys
• Coordinate marketing of food products from the farmers’ value addition center
• Monitor, document and develop reports of all relevant project activities

Position Title: Food Technologist

Duty Station: Dolow Town, Gedo, Somalia

Primary Reporting: Program Manager

Secondary Reporting: Director of programs.

Work closely with: Admin/Finance Team, Fund Raising & Donor Compliance & MEAL and communication.

Contract Duration: over three years including three months’ probation period with availability of funding & satisfactory Performance)

Application Deadline: 31st December 2021

Job Requirements

Minimum diploma with five years’ experience or A degree in Food science with two-year experience, knowledge of food safety systems such as ISO 22000, HACCP, be familiar with English, Somali and Kiswahili languages, be a law abiding citizen and a certificate of good conduct is required.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates who meet the specified requirements should send their Cover letters stating the position applied for, detailed CVs, copies of certificates and testimonials to the following email address to be received not later than 8th August, 2021. Mail to: info@napad-int.org, hr@napad-int.org, issack.alio@napad-int.org and copy abdullahi.hersi@napad.org and ahmed.warsame@napad-int.org

Please note;

• Preference will be given to qualified local candidate from the said job locations. However, the candidate must be willing to work in any of the said locations given the opportunity.
• Shortlisting and interviews will be conducted within one week after the application deadline.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, should you not hear from us within one month from the application deadline, consider yourself not successful.
• In your cover letter, kindly state your expected minimum monthly gross Salary.

 

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