Consultant Food Safety & Quality Assurance | CST Level I | Goma, DR Congo

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

21 August 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 West Africa Standard Time (Kinshasa)

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• 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).

JUSTIFICATION TO ESTABLISH NEW ROLE:

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization, and the core mandate centers around three priorities: saving lives in emergency situations; improving the nutrition and quality of life of the most vulnerable people; and helping to build assets and promote the self-reliance of poor people and communities.
Within the context of an increased donor interest in local purchase, as well as an increased demand to cater for more complex response to the needs of beneficiaries with diverse food baskets, Food Safety and Quality has been identified as a major priority for WFP and the CO.
The WFP Country Office (CO), Democratic Republic of the Congo, is looking to fill a position of Food Technologist, based in Goma, within the Supply Chain Unit to support the design and implementation of projects within various programmes of the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) - capacity strengthening of local partners in various areas of work such as smallholder farmer, local fortification and food processing, local procurement, farm-gate, and post-harvest losses management. The Food Technologist is expected to systematically integrate aspects of Food Safety and Quality Management System (FSQMS) across all activities.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

The role of the Food Technologist will be to support the effective design and the practical implementation of local food system projects, integrating Food Safety and Quality Management System across all activities in the East.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Food Technologist will report directly to the Head of Supply Chain in Goma. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with various internal stakeholders (Supply chain, Programme/Resilience, Food Safety and Quality (RB/HQ)) as well as external stakeholders (Government, suppliers, international organizations, donors etc.).

The incumbent will work on the following tasks:
• Effective implementation of FSQ procedures/protocols upstream: Management of local suppliers and purchases & downstream in suboffices; Management of FSQ focal points
• Capacity Strengthening of partners and stakeholders.
• Effective implementation of DRC's Food Incident Management system.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships — internal & external.
• Perform any other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• At least 4 years of professional experience in food technology and nutrition / fortification related project implementation, building capacity of and working with complex and high-level networks of stakeholders (Government, international organizations, private sector, farmers).

EDUCATION:

• A university degree (or equivalent relevant experience) in Food Technology / Food Processing, Agronomy, or a related field.

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in developing and managing food safety and quality related projects operational supply chain strategies in a country.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Demonstrated ability to work productively in remote and high-pressure environments, maintain morale and deliver on objectives in difficult circumstances.
• Willingness to share expertise, experience, and knowledge in the form of manuals, trainings, lectures, and practical hands-on intervention in the field.
• Previous experience working in the Democratic Republic of Congo is an asset.

LANGUAGES:

• Intermediate knowledge (level B) in French language and Intermediate knowledge (level B) in English language.

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

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• 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.

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