Fortify Health is a non-governmental organization committed to addressing the pertinent issue of micronutrient deficiencies, also termed “hidden hunger.” We work with expert advisors, millers and government to facilitate fortification i.e., the addition of iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12 to wheat flour, a cost-effective, safe and easy way to address birth defects and anemia.
Fortify Health has a vision for a healthier world where everyone has the micronutrients they need to survive and thrive. We work toward this by enabling access to micronutrient-rich wheat flour to reduce and prevent iron deficiency anaemia. We currently work in many regions across India but are planning to expand to new regions in the coming years.
Fortify Health operates through three work streams:
- Open Market Support: We support millers to cost-neutrally fortify Chakki atta in the open market. Details of the regions we operate in, and our beneficiaries can be found here.
- Government Partnership Support: We work with governments in India to mainstream wheat flour fortification through social safety net programs
- Evidence Generation: We conduct monitoring and evaluation of activities to inform the public about the value of food fortification
We were Hiring,
(Junior Quality Control Officer), (Pune) Fortify Health
Team: Monitoring and Evaluation
Contractor Fee: INR 55,862 per month
Location: Pune
Terms of employment: Closing: 11:59 pm IST, 28th November 2024 *
About the role:
The Junior Quality Control Officer will be based in Pune ensuring the quality of fortified atta and other aspects of the program as per Fortify Health guidelines. This person will be solely responsible for doing quantitative iron testing of fortified atta to ensure our partner mills are fortifying their flour adequately and safely. The Junior Quality Control Officer will be responsible for quality checks of premix, analyzing the testing data, preparing the reports based on analysis, communicating the outcomes with relevant team members, and preparing and maintaining SOPs for the quality control work. The Junior Quality Control Officer will manage communications with external laboratory partners for regular sample testing. They will closely work with the M&E, Program, and Regulatory Affairs teams at Fortify Health.
The Junior Quality Control Officer will be responsible for ensuring collaborative work with the M&E team. They will also have a base of knowledge about sample collection, analysis, and food technology to facilitate fortification successfully in mills. They have the exciting opportunity to bring their own unique experience into this role.
The Junior Quality Control Officer will report to Fortify Health’s Quality Systems Manager.
Responsibilities and activities:
The Junior Quality Control officer will be responsible for:
- Performing rapid quantitative iron testing in fortified wheat flour (using iCheck Iron, no prior experience of using iCheck Iron required) for all partner mills
- Analyzing the data, interpreting the results, and communicating the outcomes to respective team members
- Coordinating with the remote working team for getting the samples, planning and scheduling the tests
- Coordinating with external testing laboratory partners for testing of the samples and reports
- Conducting data entry in the system and documentation
- Preparing internal reports of the testing
- Designing SOPs for testing, analysis, QC, and selecting the appropriate testing methods as per the analytical and regulatory requirements
- Conducting quality control of fortification premix, maintaining the relevant QC documents, helping the operations team for vendor quality audits
Please note that this job description is a guide to the work you will initially be required to undertake, but does not cover all of the duties the post holder may have to perform. Responsibilities will evolve over time, in discussion with the Quality Systems Manager.
If you were here right now, you would support with…
- Sample Testing
- Data Analysis
Candidate profile
Requirements:
- Educational requirements: Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Food science & technology and related fields
- Experience (in any of the following)
- Analysis and testing-related experience – handling/knowledge of micronutrient testing, analytical techniques like Spectrophotometer, HPLC, AAS, ICP-MS
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative testing of wheat flour will be an added advantage
- Experience in fortification &/or micronutrient analysis (Vitamins and minerals)
- Experience in documentation, SOPs preparation, sampling, preparation of laboratory reports, etc. will be preferred
- Enthusiasm about Fortify Health’s opportunity to improve people’s lives through fortification
- Excellent attention to both detail and results
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to oversee the quality assurance process from mill to lab
- Inclusive, clear, and strong verbal and written communication skills, from managing relationships between various stakeholders to relaying important quality assurance findings in an accessible way
- Strong creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to efficiently learn and execute best practices where they exist and to innovate where they do not
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Confidence, humility, and diligence
- Proven ability to lead professional interpersonal relationships with empathy
- Ability to plan and schedule the tests, and conduct stock keeping of test requirements
- Willingness to relocate to Pune
- Authorisation to work in India (Indian national, eligibility for OCI, etc.)
- Fluency in Hindi, professional fluency in English
Desirable attributes:
● Ability to work independently (from making samples to preparing reports, and data management, etc.)
● Strong communication skills to collaborate with remote-working team members
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