Food Safety and Quality Assurance Officer

About the role

The World Food Programme (WFP) Yemen is recruiting a Food Safety and Quality Assurance Officer for a 12-month fixed-term position (renewable) in Aden, reporting to the Head of Supply Chain. Food safety and quality assurance is central to WFP Yemen's supply chain, covering sourcing, storage, transport and distribution, and the officer supports analytical work and the implementation of the corporate FSQA approach.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical inputs to implement FSQA policies and procedures and embed food safety and quality in food assistance programmes.
• Support incident management and emergency response: gather information for documentation, assist investigations and share lessons learned.
• Help draft product specifications, communicate with regulatory authorities and support supplier assessment and compliance testing.
• Monitor food safety and quality throughout the supply chain and liaise with UN agencies, NGOs, governments and the private sector on data sources.
• Take part in FSQA assurance and packaging research, including sample collection, data review and consultations.
• Strengthen local food producers' capacity, support quality assurance in food production, laboratory testing and inspection, and contribute to home-grown school feeding and pro-smallholder procurement.
• Deliver capacity building through technical guidance, training and knowledge transfer, and collect data for FSQA and supply chain reports.
• Act in an emergency response capacity as required.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree in Food Technology, Food Sciences, Nutrition or a related field, or first degree plus two years of related work experience.
• Total of 5 years of relevant experience, including 1 year in food safety and quality.
• Desirable: experience in procurement, logistics and/or supply chain management.

Required skills

• Knowledge of the Yemen food safety and quality regulatory environment and protocols.
• Experience or training in food safety and quality protocols, with basic exposure to implementing tools in operational contexts.
• Desirable: experience with data collection and analysis to monitor trends and support decisions.

Applications close on 11 November 2026 at 23:59 GMT+03:00. WFP offers an attractive compensation package and a multicultural, inclusive working environment.