EIT Food
ABOUT EIT FOOD
EIT Food is Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, making the food system more sustainable, healthy, and trusted by consumers. We are building a unique network of diverse partners that provide a complete view of the food systems, including key industry players, agrifood start-ups, research centres, and universities from across Europe, all working together to deliver an innovative and entrepreneurial food sector. We believe that we are all responsible for and connected to the food we eat, so we all need to work together to improve it.
Let’s create the future of food together!
JOB AND CONTRACT TYPE
Temporary, a 9-month fixed term from the third week of January 2023, full-time preferred, reasonable part-time considered.
LOCATION
The role is a remote-working position in the UK. Applicants should have the right to work in the UK.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ROLE
The role is designed for a flexible individual passionate about research in the intersection of food systems policy, nutrition, and the reformulation of foods and who enjoys networking and meetings with multi-stakeholders in the sector. Although a vital part of the role is to deliver research, we will provide broader training on partnership, funding, and community development.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Creating an up-to-date landscape of innovation-driven actions, policies, programmes, technologies, and food ingredients, including startups and other multi- stakeholders on food reformulation.
- Supporting to deliver new models of funding projects and programmes in the reformulation space.
- Backing the partnership and funding area of the North-West region.
- Other duties as required
Supervision received
Reporting to Dr Paula Almiron, Partnership and Funding Manager of EIT Food North-West, the post holder will receive one-on-one support, advice, and mentoring on an ad hoc basis. Additional regular supervision meetings will also be held to discuss the portfolio of work, general issues arising in the performance of duties, and ongoing support and professional development requirements.
Contact
The post-holder will work collegiately with other EIT Food North-West team members.
Terms and conditions
This post is offered in a full-time fixed-term role. The company is open to reasonable part-time and flexible working arrangements that are not detrimental to performance in the role. Applicants should have the right to work in the UK.
This document outlines the duties required for the time being of the post to indicate the level of responsibility. It is not a comprehensive or exhaustive list. The line manager may vary duties from time to time which does not change the general character of the job or the level of responsibility entailed.
Ideally, the candidate has the following:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience in multicultural environments
- Teamwork player
- Oriented to goals
- Excellent self-management skills
- Ability to take ownership of tasks, and to act independently, responding to shifting priorities
- Ability to use IT systems & software appropriate to the role
- Fluent in English
- An understanding of the reformulation landscape
- PhD or master’s degree in a relevant subject or discipline
Beneficial skills or attributes include:
- Experience working in food systems, social enterprise, food reformulation, and healthy nutrition
- Demonstrable presentation and writing skills
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
EIT Food is an equal opportunity employer, offering each candidate matching the minimum obligatory qualifications and experiences an equal chance in employment and promotion procedures.
APPLICATION:
Interested candidates are asked to upload their CVs and Cover Letters in English in electronic format on the CV Warehouse platform on our website, www.eitfood.eu, before midnight (GMT) Friday, 6th of January 2023.
We will invite shortlisted candidates for an interview in the week of the 9th of January.
We may ask candidates to provide relevant documents to prove their background, qualifications, skills, and experiences.
To apply for this job please visit jobpage.cvwarehouse.com.