The International Economic Growth Division manages projects that are pioneering new approaches to agriculture, food security, climate change, and competitiveness—as well as monitoring and evaluating projects within these sectors. We work throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East for chiefly governmental clients, including the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Project Background
The purpose of the USAID Tuboreshe Chakula Project is to transform a critical segment of Tanzania’s agro-processing industry – maize, rice, edible oil and horticulture processing – and dramatically increase the supply of and demand for nutritious and fortified foods, especially among vulnerable populations in the food insecure regions of Morogoro, Dodoma and Manyara.
The Project will achieve this goal by building the capacity of agro-processors to improve the quality, safety, presentation, sale and distribution of new and existing food products; to maximize its impact and reach vulnerable groups, particularly the target audience of pregnant or lactating women, children between 6 months and 59 months of age, and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in the project’s districts of operation.
The USAID Tuboreshe Chakula Project is a key activity of the Feed the Future (FtF) initiative, a major U.S. Government effort which aims to address the root causes of global hunger by sustainably increasing agricultural productivity to meet the demand for improved, nutritious foods.
Description of Duties:
The Food Technologist Coordinator will be working independently and responsible for facilitating clients to adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in their businesses. S/He will be required to advocate fortification knowledge, technology and awareness among clients working with Tuboreshe Chakula project. Furthermore, the trainee will be responsible for providing technical advisory services to small and medium scale millers in maize, sunflower and rice in areas allocated.
The technical advisory services will stress on GMP implementation, correct use of moisture meter, Dossifier and other provided equipment, record keeping on uses of equipment and other required data for quality control. The Food Technologist Coordinator will be required to spend much of their time with clients in their areas to maximize output of their services.
Specific Tasks:
- Facilitate clients to adhere to GMP, get required registration such as TFDA and TBS
- Provision of Technical advisory services to clients particularly on GMP implementation, adoption of new technology such as proper use of Moisture meter, dossifier , rice and maize mills and refineries
- Reporting - Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports clearly indicating activities done in narrative and data form as per format that will be given.
- Communications - Liaising and cooperating with technical and business colleagues at Tuboreshe Chakula Project and sharing plans and reports, regularly communicate with client on issues that needs Tuboreshe Chakula support for Business improvement
Other Prerequisites:
- B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology or equivalent qualification in food technology, food science and /or food nutrition.
- A minimum of 6 month experience in the private sector food processing industry.
- Must have a demonstrated familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), including basic hygiene, food safety and worker safety
- Must have demonstrated experience with SME-scale processing equipment, particularly for SME maize and sunflower oil processing
- Must be fluent in spoken English and able to draft written communications.
- Must be fluent in Swahili.
- Entrepreneurial and self-motivated
- Computer literate (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Minimum Qualifications
6+ years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Technical Specialist 10 / Food Technologist
