We are Seeking Food Safety & Quality Assurance Officer At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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ABOUT THE JOB Job Title: Food Safety and Quality Assurance Officer
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)
Duty Station: Karachi, Pakistan
This Vacancy Announcement is Open to Pakistani Nationals Only
Note: This vacancy announcement will also be used to build a roster of prequalified applicants for future opportunities within the same job profile at the current or lower level in Pakistan.
WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, annual leave, parental leave, and medical insurance, among other benefits.
Important: All educational documents must be verified/attested by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Appointment will be subject to the submission of HEC-verified degrees.
Out of the 71 million school-aged children in Pakistan, 26 million are out of school. In response to this staggering number and the associated widespread deficiencies in learning outcomes, the Government of Pakistan declared an education emergency in 2024, and a number of provincial governments, which hold the responsibility for school meals, are slowly beginning to launch school meals pilot projects. Sindh is one of these provinces.
Programme (WFP) is launching a five-year school meals programme to target 100,000 children from 614 government schools in the impoverished and peri-urban districts of Melir and Keamari in greater Karachi, starting in 2026. The programme will provide daily hot cooked meals while also providing complementary literacy and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions. Based on lessons learned from previous attempts at setting up school meal programs using the approach of cooking meals at schools, WFP will use the central kitchen modality, where the meals are prepared in commercial kitchens, and then lunchboxes are dispatched to schools on a daily basis. This method controls food safety and quality, ensuring consistency.
This project’s objectives are twofold: at the school level, it focuses on improved enrollment and attendance, increased literacy, improved access to safe drinking water, safe sanitation and hygiene practices, and improved health and nutrition of primary school children. At the provincial government level, the project provides targeted capacity strengthening aimed at process and systems strengthening and ultimately, creating an adaptable and scalable school meals program which can be financed and managed by the Government of Sindh
Under the supervision of the Head of Supply Chain, the incumbent will contribute to the implementation of the corporate FSQA approach to meet country operational needs for a successful implementation of the meals programme by conducting technical analysis and developing reports on information to contribute to the implementation of WFP food safety and quality initiatives, policies and procedures. He/she will actively engage with supply chain and programme functions to improve the integrated approach that supports WFP’s strategic objectives in food assistance.
The incumbent will also lead the FSQA Unit for the Pakistan Country Office.
Education:
Advanced university degree in Food Technology, Health Sciences, Food Control, Nutrition or other related field, or First University degree with two additional years of related work experience.
Experience:
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Food Safety and Quality, and/or experience in procurement, logistics, and/or supply chain management with additional relevant training in food safety and quality.
Language: Fluency in the English language and Urdu. Knowledge of an additional local language is an advantage.
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