'Speciality foods cluster' in Anatolia

The operation 'Activation of "Speciality foods cluster" in the south-eastern Anatolia Region' will contribute to progress on increasing the competitiveness of the south-eastern Anatolia Region in national and international markets.

The project will facilitate activation of a speciality food products cluster in the south-eastern Anatolia Region (GSFC).

In due course, the project, at hand, includes activities geared towards development of a portfolio of speciality food products, activation of the cluster and ensuring sustainability of the cluster initiative.

Job Description: Product Development Expert will be in charge of the third activity under the Component A (Development of a Portfolio of Speciality Food Products) of the Project as well as the first activity under the Component C (Sustainability of the Cluster Initiative)  of the Project. S/he will provide substantive inputs for competency assessment (defined in B.1) and role models programme (Business Development Services ). S/he will play an instrumental role in envisioning the transformation of “local tastes” to be identified into commercially marketable specialty food products S/he will perform his duties in full coordination with the Team Leader

Qualifications: 

Qualifications and skills

  • Bachelor, Bachelor’s degree in Economics or Administrative Sciences or Engineering (i.e. Management Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Food Engineering). In absence of mentioned degree, bachelor’s degree in any other field together with 10 years of relevant professional experience will be accepted. 
  • Good command of English (speaking, reading and writing), Turkish will be an asset.
  • Full computer literacy

General professional experience

  • Minimum of 10 years of professional experience and more will be considered as asset up to 15 years of professional experience

Specific professional experience

  • Preferably 7 years but a minimum of 5 years of experience in product development
  • Preferably 5 years, but a minimum of 2 years of product development experience in food industry in the projects/programmes/organizations/institutions
Start / Duration: 

The operational base of the Project is Şanlıurfa. In addition to the operational base, the locations where certain project activities can take place include Adıyaman, Gaziantep, Kilis, Mardin, Diyarbakır, Batman, Siirt, Şırnak as well as İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Antalya for the project activities geared towards networking, promotion and market research.

Base of operation for key experts is the project area. Up to %5 home based work is possible upon prior approval from CA and this will be assessed on a case by case basis.

The intended start date is July 2016 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 24 months from this date.

If you are interested in a cooperation with AFC in Turkey, please register your CV with

Barbara.Braun [at] afci.de

Thanks!

 

Please note that only shortlisted experts will be contacted