Logistics Associate (Food Safety & Quality Assurance)

The Logistics Associate supports food safety and quality assurance activities including screening and monitoring of inspection companies, laboratory selection, food incident management, and technical support to suppliers and WFP staff. The role involves ensuring compliance with food safety regulations and building partnerships to enhance WFP's capacity in food safety and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Support screening, validation, monitoring and performance evaluation of superintendent/inspection companies for Quality & Quantity activities on food under WFP responsibility in the country
• Participate in the technical review of services provided by external contractors; ensure inspection companies comply with WFP inspection service requirements and scope of work
• Conduct laboratory identification and selection according to WFP quality service provider validation process for quality testing of locally purchased commodities
• Establish and maintain collaboration with laboratories to improve test methods for analysis of food aid commodities
• Ensure Food Incident management SOP is implemented
• Prepare evidence-based recommendations for senior staff on control measures to combat and reduce food commodities loss in food safety incidents
• Assess and proactively manage issues, issues prevention, and communication of lessons learned
• Provide technical support to WFP local suppliers of processed and nutritious food and assess compliance with WFP Food Safety and Quality requirements
• Support capacity building/strengthening of WFP staff and partners when needed
• Support WFP Country Office to build up links with other program streams
• Ensure food safety and quality risk are assessed and mitigation measures implemented in Cash-Based Transfer processes
• Assess and identify quality and safety risks and support implementation of control measures in School Feeding Programme
• Build productive relationships and partnerships with government agencies and private sector to enhance WFP capacity in FSQA
• Support implementation of the WFP FSQ manual and procedures/protocols both upstream and downstream
• Effectively implement the food incident management system
• Manage the FSQ aspects of local purchases and strengthen supplier capacities

Requirements

• University degree in Food Technology
• At least 05 years of experience in Food quality and safety
• Strong knowledge of Cameroon and CEMAC food safety and quality regulations and procedures
• Excellent knowledge of food quality and safety
• Strong data analysis skills related to food quality and financial transactions
• Ability to negotiate with phytosanitary, customs and port authorities
• Strong prioritization and decision-making skills under pressure
• Excellent diplomatic and negotiation abilities with stakeholders
• Proactive approach in anticipating administrative customs bottlenecks
• Leadership and ability to work in a multicultural environment

Skills

• Food Technology
• Food Quality Assurance
• Food Safety Regulations
• CEMAC Food Safety Regulations
• Food Quality Monitoring
• Data Analysis
• Financial Transaction Assessment
• Negotiation with Authorities
• Phytosanitary Regulations
• Customs Procedures
• Port Authority Negotiation
• Food Incident Management
• Supplier Technical Support
• Multicultural Team Leadership
• Administrative Bottleneck Management

Languages

English, French