JOB ENVIRONMENT
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is a statutory, independent, and science-based national agency, dedicated to protecting consumers' health and interests by leading a collaborative food safety community to continuously raise food standards and create a culture of compliance.
A dedicated Food Reformulation Task Force, situated within the FSAI, has been established to implement and drive the actions in the Department of Health's Reformulation Roadmap of food product reformulation in Ireland covering the period to the end of 2027.
The Food Reformulation Task Force will be managed by the FSAI, and its work will be overseen by an Oversight and Monitoring Group chaired by the Principal Officer of Health and Wellbeing Programme, Department of Health, and including representatives of the Department and a member of the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group.
JOB PURPOSE
The person appointed will be responsible for assisting the Food Reformulation Task Force Manager in planning and managing the work of the Food Reformulation Task Force and delivery on the activities covered by the Food Reformulation Task Force Service Level Agreement with the Department of Health and annual workplan. The job holder will contribute to idea generation and will be involved in project planning, execution and reporting. The job holder will interact with representatives of the food industry and assist the Food Reformulation Task Force Manager in promoting and communicating the work of the Task Force.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
The Senior Technical Executive will report to the Manager of the Food Reformulation Task Force, and will have the following key responsibilities:
* Assisting the Food Reformulation Task Force Manager in their duties as directed.
* Assisting in the management of projects and routine work within the Food Reformulation Task Force workplan.
* Contribute to idea generation around the Task Force work.
* Complete stakeholder engagement to communicate reformulation targets and progress such as meetings, webinars and events.
* Planning, executing and reporting on specific projects and initiatives designed to deliver on the Department of Health Food Reformulation Roadmap.
* Day to day management of the work of the Task Force Technical Executive(s) as assigned.
* Keeping up to date on scientific and technical developments in the food reformulation area.
* Representing the Task Force at National and International technical meetings on food reformulation as directed.
* Maintaining good productive working relations with food industry technical representatives involved in the reformulation of food.
* Communicating the work of the Task Force through verbal and written communications.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
The following requirements are essential for the role:
* An MSc in nutrition, food science, public health, dietetics or a science related discipline.
* A proven track record of relevant experience, of not less than 4 years in a commercial, public health, food or related industry is required (or not less than 3 years if doctorate studies are taken into account)
* Specialist knowledge of food nutrition, food composition and food consumption.
* Scientific data collation, summary and critically evaluation relating to nutrition and dietetics.
* Strong project management skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a proven track record in report writing.
* Computer literacy. The standard business software in the FSAI is Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise and Microsoft Office 365.
The following requirements would be an advantage:
* A PhD in a related field.
* Aptitude for collaboration and engagement with multiple stakeholders including universities, internal customers, food industry, government agencies and consumers.
* Project planning experience
TIMPEALLACHT AN PHOIST
Is gníomhaireacht náisiúnta reachtúil, neamhspleách, agus eolaíochta é Údarás Sábháilteachta Bia na hÉireann (FSAI) atá tiomanta do shláinte agus leasanna tomhaltóirí a chosaint trí phobal comhoibritheach sábháilteachta bia a threorú chun caighdeáin bhia a ardú ar bhonn leanúnach agus cultúr comhlíonta a chruthú.
Bunaíodh Tascfhórsa tiomanta um Athmhúnlú Bia, laistigh d'Údarás Sábháilteachta Bia na hÉireann, chun na gníomhaíochtaí i dTreochlár Athmhúnlú Bia na Roinne Sláinte maidir le hathmhúnlú táirgí bia in Éirinn lena gclúdaítear an tréimhse go dtí deireadh na bliana 2027 a chur chun feidhme agus a spreagadh.
Is é Údarás Sábháilteachta Bia na hÉireann a stiúrfaidh an Tascfhórsa um Athmhúnlú Bia agus a chuid oibre agus déanfaidh Grúpa Maoirseachta agus Monatóireachta faoi chathaoirleacht an Phríomhoifigigh ar an gClár Sláinte agus Folláine, an Roinn Sláinte maoirseacht air, agus lena n-áirítear ionadaithe ón Roinn agus comhalta de Ghrúpa Maoirseachta um Chur chun Feidhme Bheartas Murtaill.
CUSPÓIR AN PHOIST
Beidh freagracht ar an té a cheapfar, as cabhrú le Ceannaire an Tascfhórsa um Athmhúnlú Bia maidir le pleanáil agus bainistiú obair an Tascfhórsa um Athmhúnlú Bia agus cur i gcrích na ngníomhaíochtaí a chlúdaítear faoi Chomhaontas Seirbhíse an Tascfhórsa um Athmhúnlú Bia a rinneadh leis an Roinn Sláinte agus faoin bplean oibre bliantúil. Cabhróidh an sealbhóir poist le spreagadh smaointe, agus beidh baint aige/aici le tionscadail a phleanáil, a chur i ngníomh, agus le tuairisciú a dhéanamh orthu. Beidh caidreamh ag an bhfostaí le hionadaithe an tionscail bhia, agus cabhróidh sé/sí le Bainisteoir an Tascfhórsa um Athmhúnlú Bia maidir le hobair an Tascfhórsa a chur chun cinn agus a chur in iúl.
PRÍOMH-FHREAGRACHTAÍ
Beidh an Feidhmeannach Teicniúil Sinsearach freagrach do Bhainisteoir Thascfhórsa um Athmhúnlú Bia, agus beidh na príomhfhreagrachtaí a leanas air/uirthi:
* Cúnamh a thabhairt leis an Tascfhórsa um Athmhúnlú Bia lena c(h)uid cúraimí mar a ordaítear.
* Cúnamh a thabhairt le bainistiú tionscadal agus gnáthoibre laistigh de phlean oibre an Tascfhórsa um Athmhúnlú Bia.
* Cuidiú le spreagadh smaointe i dtaobh obair an Tascfhórsa.
* Rannpháirtíocht páirtithe leasmhara iomlán chun spriocanna agus dul chun cinn athmhúnlaithe a léiriú, ar nós cruinnithe, seimineáir ghréasáin agus imeachtaí.
* Pleanáil, cur i gcrích, agus tuairisciú tionscadal agus tionscnamh a dearadh chun an Treochlár um Athmhúnlú Bia atá ag an Roinn Sláinte a chur i gcrích.
* Gnáthbhainistiú ar chuid oibre Fheidhmeannach Teicniúil/Fheidhmeannaigh Teicniúla an Tascfhórsa.
* Coinneáil suas chun dáta ar fhorbairt eolaíocha agus theicniúla sa réimse athmhúnlú bia.
* Bheith i d'ionadaí thar ceann an Tascfhórsa i gcruinnithe teicniúla náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta ar athmhúnlú bia mar a ordaítear.
* Caidreamh maith oibre a bheith agat le hionadaithe teicniúla an tionscail bhia a bhfuil baint acu le hathmhúnlú bia.
* Cuid oibre an Tascfhórsa a chur in iúl ó bhéal agus i scríbhinn.
EOLAS AGUS TAITHÍ RIACHTANACH
Tá na riachtanais seo a leanas ina gcuid bhunriachtanach den ról:
* MSc i gcothú, eolaíocht bia, sláinte phoiblí, diaitéitic nó disciplín a bhaineann leis an eolaíocht.
* Is gá dea-theist a bheith ort de thaithí ábhartha 4 bliana ar a laghad i dtionscal tráchtála. sláinte phoiblí, bia nó gaolmhar (nó 3 bliana ar a laghad agus staidéar dochtúireachta curtha san áireamh).
* Saineolas ar chothú bia, ar chomhdhéanamh bia, agus ar thomhailt bhia.
* Tabhairt le chéile, achoimriú, agus meastóireacht chriticiúil ar shonraí eolaíochta de réir cothú agus diaitéitic.
* Scileanna láidre bainistíochta tionscadail.
* Sárscileanna cumarsáide i scríbhinn agus ó bhéal agus teist chruthaithe ar thuarascálacha a scríobh.
* Litearthacht ar ríomhairí. Is iad Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise agus Microsoft Office 365 na bogearraí caighdeánacha gnó atá in úsáid in Údarás Sábháilteachta Bia na hÉireann.
Bheadh na riachtanais seo a leanas ina mbuntáiste:
* PhD i réimse gaolmhar.
* An cumas comhoibriú agus teagmháil a dhéanamh le páirtithe leasmhara iolracha, lena n-áirítear ollscoileanna, custaiméirí inmheánacha, an tionscal bia, gníomhaireachtaí rialtais, agus tomhaltóirí.
* Taithí i bpleanáil tionscadail