Food Registration Officer ( x 5 )

The Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA) is an Executive Agency under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare which is responsible for the control of quality and safety of food, medicines, cosmetics and medical devices for the purpose of protecting public health.
TFDA is established under Section 4 (1) of the Tanzania Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Cap 219 and became operational on 1st July 2003.
The Authority seeks to recruit intelligent, competent, open-minded, result oriented with high integrity Tanzanians to fill the following attractive vacancies:

Duties
To review and evaluate documentation of food products applied for registration
To evaluate food products applied for registration
To evaluate food promotional materials
To prepare and submit evaluation and progress reports to head of section
To update the relevant food products registration database/register
To attend and respond to customer inquiries related to food products registration

Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Food Sciences, Food Technology, Human
Nutrition, Veterinary Medicine or Biotechnology in related field and training in use of office computer applications

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

· Possession of Master’s degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage.
· Grade Point Average (GPA) will be among the criteria used in the selection process.
· Age limit for all positions is 40 years.
· All posts carry attractive salary and fringe benefits.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
· Applicants should indicate preference of duty station.
· Interested candidates should send their application letters, curriculum vitae, photocopies of certificates, transcripts,
names and addresses of two referees and two passport size photographs to the:

Director General
Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA)
Mabibo External
P. O. Box 77150
DAR ES SALAAM