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29 September 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

Food Technologist

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

Following growing demand for processed and specialized nutrition products, increased interest amongst WFP Country Offices and host governments, private sector funding and food quality identified as a corporate risk, the role of the Food Quality and Safety (SCDF) unit is evolving. At the same time, under the newly formed Supply Chain Division, WFP is strengthening its food quality and safety management by transitioning from relying only on end – product testing to quality assurance. This is done through enhanced product specifications, supplier audits and development of effective incident management systems amongst other initiatives.
With evolving needs of SCDF Unit, technical as well as support staff are required to keep step with the growing workload.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage suppliers audit planning, execution and follow up - Focal point for liaison with WFP Country Offices, WFP suppliers, service providers; Manage Purchase Orders, Review invoices and quotations from the service provider against contractual agreements; Plan and manage budget for audits workstream; Liaise with WFP Finance to ensure timely payments, and maintain a tracking sheet where needed; Receive, review and disseminate audit reports as required; Maintain the audit dashboard with key strategic inputs onto the food safety and quality risk matrix;
• Support the team in following work streams: Developing and implementation and oversight of the IT FSQ solution for the audit workstream and technical visits globally; Audit planning, streamlining the audit process and post audit activities – provide inputs for the documentation and process development; Data management of Early Release requests – create and keep updated database with key KPI’s related with early release requests; Data management related with incidents – update and manage data related with Incident management.; Supplier performance monitoring;
• Lead the workstreams related with improvements of audit process, audit tools (check lists, technical expectations, risk matrix) and procedures;

• Other duties as necessary.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT :

• Manage execution of audits as per audit plan, schedule and budget
• Provide support to FSQ team on different workstreams
• Other as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:
University degree in Food Safety and Quality or other field relevant to the required tasks above
Experience:
3 to 5 years of experience
Knowledge and Skills:
Demonstrated organizational capability
Proficiency in Windows, MS Office (i.e. Excel, Outlook)
IT Systems acquaintance preferred
Languages:
Fluency (level C) in English language.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.
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At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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