Expression of Interest - Details
- Eoi Name:
- Training in Food Safety and Quality Standards for Cashew Processors
- Pack #:
- ML0035 / 714122 - Food Safety
- Post Date:
- 21st August, 2015
- Submit Date:
- 04th September, 2015
- Tender Cat:
- Consultancy Services
- Agency:
- -
- Industry:
- General
- Description:
- 1. African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has received a grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the Africa Trade Fund (AfTra), to implement an extensive technical assistance program for cashew processors in 8 countries in East and West Africa. As part of implementing this project on the ground in East Africa, ACA seeks to recruit a Technical Officer for Food Safety and Quality, to train cashew processors in food safety standards, customer and foreign market requirements to improve their performance in terms of quality, quantity and efficiency of cashew processing. The ACA food safety and quality seal program procedures, which is also in line with international food safety and quality standards, will be adopted for trainings in cashew processing factories.
2. The consultancy services included under this part of the project which are provided under the supervision of the ACA’s Food Safety and Quality Coordinator are as follows:
i. Conduct initial assessments of cashew processing factories to determine needs and requirements for food safety and quality standards implementation.
ii. Conduct capacity building sessions on food safety and good manufacturing practices (GAP analysis)
iii. Coordinate with factory staff to implement recommendations from gap analysis conducted.
iv. Develop written programs and train quality assurance personnel in the various ACA Seal Procedures.
v. Train factory personnel on food safety hazards risk assessments and implementation of control measures to mitigate identified risks (basically to assist the factory to have a GMP and HACCP system in place).
vi. Conduct capacity building sessions on international cashew quality standards.
vii. Develop Quality monitoring systems with factory team to ensure compliance to international and local cashew standards.
3. The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) now invites eligible and interested consultants to indicate their interests in providing the required services. Interested consultants shall information of their qualifications ad experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this assignment. The consultant must provide a CV, certificates, other relevant documents detailing experience in similar assignments.
4. The expected duration of the assignment is Twenty (20) months with a possible start date of 21st October, 2015 and the Consultant will be based in East Africa (Kenya, Mozambique or Tanzania).
- Source of Funds:
- GHANA SECONDARY CITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM (GSCSP)
- Region:
- Greater Accra
- District:
- Accra Metropolitan District
- Contact Person:
- African Cashew Alliance Attention: Mr. Kingsley Mensah, Jubilee House, 4th Street, Kuku Hill 3 PMB 35A- Osu Accra – Ghana
- Email :
- kmensah@africancashewalliance.com
- Tel :
- +233 302 78 22 33
- Fax :
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