Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee (NIFAC) Secretariat

at  Food Standards Agency

JOB SUMMARY

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is a relatively small government department with a big remit: to keep food safe, ensure that it is what it says it is, and work towards making it healthier and more sustainable. We work across three nations to make a tangible and positive impact on what consumers eat.
The Assembly Liaison team sits at the heart of our efforts in the country, working to represent local interests whilst working alongside the wider FSA to ensure a coherency to all that we do.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are in search of a dynamic individual to join us as the Secretariat for the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee (NIFAC). In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with a diverse array of stakeholders, fostering in person engagement, preparing meticulous papers, ensuring accurate minutes are kept. Your contribution will play a crucial role in maximizing NIFAC’s impact on food safety.
This is an opportunity to organise and manage in-person meetings across Northern Ireland. As the orchestrator of NIFAC’s day-to-day operations, your responsibilities will span from meticulously organising meetings in different venues to facilitating public appointments to the Committee. Your adept management will uphold a seamlessly functioning operation, ensuring that Committee advice is delivered to the Agency.
Interacting with colleagues from the FSA to external stakeholders in governmental and non-governmental organisations, you will navigate a broad spectrum of relationships. Your effective communication skills will be instrumental in achieving shared goals. Your organisational prowess, integral to the role, will ensure that NIFAC optimally utilises its time and resources.
Above all, if you are driven, organised, and possess key secretariat skills, this is an opportunity to contribute significantly to NIFAC’s mission. If you are passionate about leveraging your abilities to support our crucial work in the realm of food safety, we invite you to apply today. Join us in making a lasting impact on the safety and trustworthiness of the nation’s food supply.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Please read the attached Candidate Pack to discover further details about the role, our organisation, who we are looking for and the criteria we will assess against during the selection process.
We look forward to receiving your application and wish you every success.

EXPERIENCE

• Lead criteria: Secretariat skills including minute taking, meeting organisation, preparing agendas and organising venues and speakers
• Experience of working with senior leaders in an organisation including providing written and oral briefings e.g. to Director/Senior Management Team
• Effective communication skills with a broad range of colleagues and stakeholders (orally and in writing)
  Lead Criteria An initial sift will take place on the Lead Criteria.
  In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the minimum pass mark for the Lead Criteria may be raised at shortlisting stage. Candidates who apply under the DCS, GPTW or RIS schemes and meet the minimum requirements will be unaffected by the pass mark raise.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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