Website Fortify Health
About Fortify Health
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 have operations in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Telangana, India, and plan to expand in other states in the next three years. We provide career development opportunities and a wide range of resources to support our team.
Fortify Health operates through three work streams:
- Open Market Support: We support millers to cost-neutrally fortify chakki atta in the open market
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.
Position overview
The Junior Program Officer will be based in Pune (Maharashtra) . They will assist the Program Officer leading mill partnerships in Maharashtra Cluster to implement fortification in partner mills. This includes equipment testing and installation, support with R&D and monthly calibration. They will collaborate regularly with the Monitoring and Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs teams at Fortify Health, and provide additional support to these teams when required.
They will have a base of knowledge about the Flour milling industry and milling technology, to facilitate fortification successfully in mills. They have the exciting opportunity to bring their own unique experience into this role, as they will be joining a young and innovative Program team and will be an essential part of Fortify Health’s growth. They will report to Fortify Health’s Program Officer leading mill partnerships in the Maharashtra cluster.
Responsibilities and activities
- Conduct monthly visits to our mill partners in the Maharashtra region to ensure smooth technical implementation of fortification
- Set up installation of dosing equipment and its calibration in the partner mills with support from mill staff and Program Officer
- Collaborate regularly with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure that their findings are used to improve operations
- Assist the Program team with in maintaining partnerships and rapport with partner mills, particularly those based in or near Maharashtra
- Conduct monthly visits to the partner mills to check and troubleshoot calibration and performance of dosing equipment
- Coordinate essential visits of Fortify Health’s technical consultants and programs team
- Ensure work is well-documented
- Work alongside others in the organisation to ensure mill partnerships are transitioned smoothly across different team members when necessary
- Actively participate in team calls and meetings
Requirements
- Minimum of two years experience/background in the food industry, with a good technical understanding of food manufacturing plant setup and machinery
- Bachelors or higher degree in food technology related field
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, especially relating to partnership management of millers and vendors
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to work effectively on multiple projects
- Good documentation skills
- Strong creative problem-solving, teamwork and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to travel around 60% of the time (this includes within base location)
- Willingness to relocate to and work in Maharashtra
- Authorisation to work in India (Indian national, eligibility for OCI, etc.)
- Fluency in Hindi
- Professional fluency in English
Desirable attributes
- Experience / background in the milling industry, with a good technical understanding of mill setup and machinery
- Experience working with remote team members
- Fluency in Marathi
- Relevant experience in NGO field environment
- Enthusiasm about our opportunity to improve people’s lives
Terms of employment: Contract for one year, renewal by mutual agreement
Salary and benefits: INR 53,202 per month
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