Career Opportunities: Internship-Food Quality, Kigali (165766)
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking to fill an internship position under the WFP Supply Chain Unit. The position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda. The Internship will be for an initial period of 6 months starting from July 2022.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting
hunger worldwide. WFP Rwanda works in partnership with the Government and other stakeholders
through the direct implementation of integrated programmes targeting the most vulnerable people and
will progressively shift towards building national capacity to formulate, manage and implement
programmes for achieving zero hunger. In implementing its activities, WFP will bridge the humanitarian-development nexus and leverage its extensive experience and the contributions it has made in Rwanda
over many decades to achieve five strategic outcomes:
- Refugees and returnees in Rwanda always have access to adequate and nutritious food.
- Vulnerable populations in food-insecure communities and areas have improved access to
- adequate and nutritious food all year.
- Children under 5, adolescents and pregnant and nursing women and girls in Rwanda have
- improved access to nutritious foods and services that enable them to meet their nutrition needs
- all year.
- Smallholder farmers, especially women, have increased marketable surplus and access to
- agricultural markets through efficient supply chains by 2030.
- The Government of Rwanda and the humanitarian community are provided with adequate,
- timely, cost-efficient, and agile supply chain services and expertise necessary to effectively
- respond to the emergency crisis.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently enrolled in a graduate programme from a recognized university and have completed at least 2 years of studies, preferably in Food Science, Food Safety, Food Technology or related fields.
- Must have attended courses in the last 12 months
- Recently graduated from a graduate programme (within 12 months) prior to applying for the internship programme
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
- Fluent in English (both oral and written)
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
This position is under Supply Chain Management and will be conducting daily FSQ activities
- Inspect WFP central warehouses and sub-offices and conduct quality checks for stored foods
- and establish if they are still of good quality, and whether the procedure is respected.
- Reviewing the inspection and food laboratory reports and establishing the compliance of
- Suppliers to WFP specifications and other required standards.
- Supporting the procurement team to ensure food quality and safety information is accurately
- captured in tenders and contracts of suppliers.
- Supporting food safety and quality incident investigations, all relevant information for the case is available and documented.
- Following up on the inspection and fumigation companies and evaluating their performances.
- Supporting CO programmes and initiatives in the development/reviewing of the training materials and providing FSQ related training to WFP staff and its stakeholders.
- Following up and monitoring milling contracts and ensuring products are timely delivered as
- per the terms of contracts.
- Closely monitor the analytical data on products from the inspection company and report any deviations from the specifications for quick actions.
- Following up on the implementation of CAPA by WFP suppliers to ensure they timely close the audit findings and report any progress made or challenges encountered. Follow up on the compliance testing plan (downstream and upstream) with companies contracted to perform sampling, shipping, and testing.
- Supporting other units in technical matters in case requested.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
8 June 2022
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WFP is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates meeting the above qualifications are encouraged to apply online through the WFP recruitment website.
This VA is open ONLY to Rwandan Nationals.
Please note that WFP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
Only Women are eligible to apply.
Only Women are Eligible to Apply
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.
