Job Introduction
Sodexo is seeking a qualified and enthusiastic Dietitian to join our Nutrition & Dietetics team on a 12-month maternity cover contract, working 37 hours per week (flexible over 4 or 5 days).
This hybrid role will require an average of two days per week in the office. You will support the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics by providing expert advice on food products and nutrition across a variety of consumer profiles and external clients, ensuring the integrity of Sodexo’s nutrition publications and reputation. Collaborating with Service Development, Culinary, Procurement, and Data teams, you’ll help shape food offers that meet regulatory standards and consumer needs, particularly within the Education and Healthcare sectors. The role also involves supporting documentation, contributing to strategic initiatives, and fully embracing Sodexo’s policies and procedures to drive innovation, standardisation, and excellence in nutrition and dietetics across the business.
Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.
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• Liaising with external bodies to publicise Sodexo’s approach to nutrition and diet.
• Working across all elements of Sodexo food services, ensuring that the advice you and the team provide related to nutrition and diet meets the defined needs of both our internal and external customer and is aligned with current government and best practice guidelines.
• Effectively communicating current guidelines and suggested approaches to the Service Offer Manager and Procurement to ensure that all parties understand the benefits to be gained from adhering to nutrition and dietetic guidelines for food products across a range of consumer profiles and external clients
• Providing training and development material/workshops as required
• Attending meetings and provide presentations on specific nutritional topics as required by the business
• Research the legislative requirements for Sodexo segment as assigned.
• Advise on relevant nutrition and dietetics issues; providing the in-house nutrition and dietetics expertise which includes reviewing and drawing on current research, publications and good practice.
• Take responsibility for the accuracy of published nutrition and dietetics data by working with Technical Services to monitor, update and improve data required in Sodexo’s systems
• Prepare and deliver nutrition and dietetics training for chefs and to evaluate the effectiveness of such training utilising agreed KPIs
• Support the development, delivery and evaluation of exhibition and marketing material
• Demonstrate an understanding of the consumer requirements across the Sodexo business with regard to nutrition and diet
• Demonstrate awareness of key market drivers for nutrition and dietetics: critical in terms of healthy eating, reduced salt, obesity allergens and UK government nutritional requirements specific to the consumer profile/Public health and legislations
  Please see attached job description for further information regarding the role requirements

The Ideal Candidate

• Required
• Team player with excellent communication and influencing skills
• Result orientated
• Ability in working in a multi-cultural and matrix environment
• Strong presentation skills both verbally and written
• Graduate qualification in Nutrition & Dietetics
• UK Hcpc Registered Dietician
• Maintains evidence of continuing professional development
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong influencing skills to ensure the quality and standards of nutrition and dietetics are maintained throughout the business
• Experience of training others successfully
• Mobility: travel within UK as required to provide Head of Nutrition and Dietetics with “hands on” support
• Ideal
• Fluency in English
• Member of the BDA