Food Safety and Food Control specialist

3 settimane fa

Rome, Italia FAO A tempo pieno

Reporting Lines

The consultant / PSA will perform his/her duties under the overall direction of the Senior Food Safety Officer, ESF and work in close collaboration of the Food Safety Officer(s), and in consultation with other relevant ESF technical officers.


Technical Focus 

Comprehensive technical and/or policy expertise to support the planning, development and implementation of divisional programmes, projects, products and services with regard to food safety/food controls in accordance with the Division’s objectives and the FAO Strategic Framework.


Tasks and responsibilities

Candidates will lead, support or execute some of the following tasks:

• Review approaches and practical arrangements for official food control systems, or parts thereof, and provide recommendations for improvement;
• Lead or support, as a team member, the assessment of national food control systems, using FAO approaches, such as the FAO/WHO food control system assessment tool and guide strategic discussions for determining priorities and planning progressive improvement of the national food control capacities;
• Review food safety and quality policy frameworks, and lead or provide support to their (re)formulation, using evidence based approaches;

• Assess national capacities with regard to Codex Alimentarius work and provide specific recommendations for improved involvement in Codex Alimentarius processes;
• Provide guidance on strengthening food safety risk assessment processes by national competent authorities in microbiological, chemical or other risk disciplines as necessary, as well as use of the risk analysis framework;
• Provide support or lead the design and implementation of events such as workshops and training courses for capacity development aimed at strengthening national food control systems, on various aspects (e.g. practical use of the risk
analysis framework to support decision making; risk-based approaches for domestic and /or import inspection; risk communication; food safety emergency preparedness and response, analytical capacities);
• Formulate projects or programmes aiming at strengthening food control systems, or parts thereof, using the logical framework approach or similar approaches.


CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING


Minimum Requirements

• University degree in food safety agricultural and veterinary science, food science and technology, or a closely related matter (including legal and public policy matters bearing a relation to food safety).
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in one or more areas related to food safety, official food control systems, trade and legal aspects of food safety, food safety risk analysis.
• Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other FAO official languages (including Arabic, Chinese, Russian). For PSA it can be required only one language Level C, either English, French or Spanish.


FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing) Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at For more information, visit the FAO employment website Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

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