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ABOUT WFP

Currently, within the framework of the project “ WFP assistance for humanitarian aid to the vulnerable population in the scenario of the post-COVID19 food emergency in Peru ” and financed by BHA -USAID in the period July 2022 – December 2023, It is planned to implement the operational strategy to consolidate food rescue in Lima and expand to other regions as a mechanism for community resilience to crises. In this operational food rescue strategy, it is important to professionalize the food rescue model in Lima, specifically in the large wholesale market and that this is sustainable over time; therefore, it is proposed to support the improvement of the process, ensuring the safety and quality of food through regular control actions. These foods,product of food rescue activity, mainly fresh as vegetables, fruits and tubers, are incorporated into the food baskets of the Common Ollas of Lima that are registered in the information system called Mankachay of MIDIS and are used in the daily preparation of food that is delivered to the population most vulnerable to food insecurity. Therefore, WFP recommends ensuring the quality and safety of these foods during the collection process, selection and purification prior to their transfer to the common pots and in this sense it is considered necessary to incorporate a Food Technology Assistant into the work team of the WFP Peru, who is a specialist in the quality and safety of food,that it develop the necessary actions to control the food rescue process so that the safety of the distributed products is adequate.

JOB PURPOSE

Under the supervision of the head of the Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change Unit of WFP Peru, the project’s Food Technology Assistant will provide specialized support, technical and management to a variety of actions related to food rescue.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES ( not all-inclusive )

•  Establish risk-based control measures and prepare recommendations on the conditions of internal transfer and external transport of all food from merchants’ posts to delivery points in the Common Pots, passing through the collection area in the wholesale market. Control measures will be established to combat and reduce food losses and food quality and safety problems;
•  Daily supervise the safety and quality conditions of the purification and selection operations of the rescued food; both of the facilities destined for this process, utensils ( syllables, stretchers, tanks, etc.), as of food handlers, ensuring that facilities are optimal at the end of operations;
•  Verify the process of registration, purification and selection of the rescued food, ensuring the segregation and weighing of both the suitable food and the food that must be discarded. Activities should be recorded with evidence in the form of daily reports;
•  Ensure that the transport conditions are adequate ( hygiene, permits, stowage, etc. ) before loading the food for the determined transfer;

OTHER ACCOUNTABILITIES

•  Prepare evidence-based recommendations on control measures to combat and reduce food product losses and food quality and safety problems;
•  In the event of food incidents related to safety, support the research exercises in accordance with the FIM protocol of the WFP, so that it allows documenting and sharing the lessons learned;
•  Incorporate the organization’s guidelines regarding gender equality, protection and disability in all its activities and projects;
•  Any other matter required by the Representative;

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

•  Have a university degree in nutrition, engineering, food science and / or technology or related disciplines;
•  Desirable to have intermediate command of the spoken and written English language;
•  Have knowledge of technical standards for food management at the national level;
•  Desirable to have knowledge of the functioning of the public and private sectors in contexts of emergency and social protection;

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

•  Have a minimum of four ( 4 ) years of experience in ensuring food quality;
•  Desirable experience in food rescue or food loss;

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

SSA L5 contract of the United Nations salary scale in Peru for a period of three months.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

August 27, 2023

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