Food Fortification Program Coordinator

HKI - Mozambique

NGO - Public Health

Responsible for the planning, implementation and monitoring of all program activities, for promoting the food fortification agenda and to assist in fundraising efforts to allow expand efforts in food fortification.

Provide support to CONFAM and program partners (industry, government, development partners) as follows :

1.Technical support

•Support capacity building efforts with regards to the fortification and distribution of wheat flour and edible oils, including industry assessments, training of industry partners, elaboration of training manuals and reinforcement of distribution mechanisms;
•Assist with the development of a revolving fund mechanism for premix procurement and ensure that industry partners understand and comply with conditions for participation ;
•Provide logistical support for the procurement of premix from the GAIN premix facility, ensure that orders are placed and delivered on time and payments are made;
•Support the development of national standards and a quality control and quality assurance framework, including the elaboration of protocols and training of stakeholders;
•Support an assessment of the National Laboratory for Hygiene, Food and Water in terms of equipment and training and assist with procurement and capacity building ;
.Support efforts in demand creation and the promotion of consumption of fortified foods, including formative research, development of IEC materials and advocacy campaigns;
•Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework and ensure monitoring, supervision and documentation of program activities including site visits;
•Support the planning and implementation of relevant baseline and end line surveys ;
•Report on program progress at CONFAM meetings and participate in relevant trainings and workshops (national and international).

2.Administrative and financial management

•In line with HKI procedures, draft sub-grant agreements with program partners and ensure that partners understand funding conditions and reporting mechanisms;
•Ensure that program partners submit progress reports on time and, in collaboration with the HKI Finance Manager, review partner financial reports;
•Draft and submit six monthly reports to donors in collaboration with the Project Director;
•Support the Project Director with the identification of new donors and the drafting of concept notes proposals for food fortification.

Training Business Unit Manager

BMG - Business Management Group, Lda - Maputo - Mozambique

Management Consulting

BMG Lda Company management: financial and technical proposals development & follow-up, RH management, commercial management, company partnership proposals.
Development of the training business unit: training needs audits & identification, training plans development and training session’s execution, workshops, seminars.
Training manuals, technical and pedagogic content development, mystery client, training impact assessment & follow-up.Emergency Plans, HS training.
Coordination and execution of consultancy projects in Nutrition, Quality, Food Safety, Health & Safety, Social Responsibility, Human Resources, Environment Management, leading to the certification of the companies. Project monitoring and general management consultancy.
Company licensing, support to new industries, technical and sanitary projects, Food inspections.
Nutritional support, development and evaluation of labeling, Menu development (caloric and nutritional information), Development of meals technical sheets with nutritional information, elaboration of Dietetic plans

Executive Manager and General Managing Advisor

Sunera Cimentos, Lda - Boane - Maputo - Mozambique

Cement Blending

Responsible for identifying, developing and implementing new business opportunities. Strategic direction, leadership and new business line management transition consultancy.
New factory project management (licensing, specs, equipment, building, budget). Coordination and reorganization of the administrative department (human resources, sales drive, financial, accounting, logistic and storage).
Development, implementation and monitoring of stock control policies (raw material, materials, final product).
5S implementation.
Accountable for compliance risk management for the business, and processes & reporting to ensure compliance to all legal, statutory and internal standards.
Support to the Operation Manager in the department reorganization.
Coordination of the Quality Management System implementation, implementation of the Environment and Health & Safety good practices, ensuring that the standards for Quality, Customer Service, Environment and Health & Safety are met.

Consultant, Auditor andTrainer

H.A.C.C.P. - Higiene Alimentar Centro de Consultoria Pró-activa, EI - Maputo - Mozambique

Management Consulting

Coordination and execution of consultancy projects in Quality, Food Safety, Health and Safety, Social Responsibility, Human Resources, Environment Management, 5S, GMP - Good Manufacturing Practices, leading to the certification of the companies.
Diagnosis Audits, support in the development in the Quality Management and others, development and implementation of procedures, support in the system consolidation, on the job training for companies quality managers.
Audits(first and third party) Main clients:
1. MINERAL WATER SAM (Agua da Namaacha) - Integrated System (ISO 9001 and ISO 22000)
2. PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS AND CONCRETE BRICON - Integrated System (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, 5S and HS) – CONCRETE
3. AVIATION ADM – Aeroportos de Moçambique - Integrated System (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, SA 8000)
4. AVIATION CATERING SMS Catering - ISO 22000
5. BANK TRAINING IFBM (Instituto de Formação Bancária) - Integrated System (ISO 9001 and NP 4427 – Human Resources)
6. BANK SERVICES COSEBA- ISO 9001
7. CEMENT SUNERA CIMENTOS - ISO 9001, productivity CM – Cimentos de Moçambique - ISO 9001
8. MEDICAL PLANS CMM– Comunidade Médica de Moçambique - ISO 9001
9. MILLING SOCIMOLMEREC - ISO 9001 and HACCP
10. ENERGIE PROMOTION AGENCY FUNAE - ISO 9001 (company already certified) 11.GAS & CHEMICHAL LAB SGS OGC Lab - ISO 9001 e ISO IEC 17025
12. HOTELS TD HOTEIS– WebHACCP and audits
13. AGRIBUSINESS HYGROTECH – company reorganization
14. SGS ICS - Certification Audits: Kawalazi Estate Company Limited - HACCP standard - 5 DAYS and 4 DAYS Sable Farming Company Limited - HACCP Standard - 5 DAYS and 4 DAYS
Company licensing, support to new industries, technical and sanitary projects, Food inspections.
Nutritional support, development and evaluation of labeling, Menu development (caloric and nutritional information), Development of meals technical sheets with nutritional information, elaboration of dietetic plans

Quality assurance manager

Makro cash & carry Portugal – Metro AG - Lisbon - Portugal

Food and Non Food Wholesale & Retail Distributor

Reporting directly to Quality Director and Country Manager.
Ensure that the product and service provided is fit for purpose and meets both external and internal requirements, including legal compliance and customer expectations.
Quality management and Food Safety management for all national stores (10) restaurants (6) and fresh platforms (3) – meat and frozen products, fish and fruit and vegetables.
Leading teams up to 15 people.
Team leader for implementing HACCP according to codex (main objective certification of stores and restaurants – achieved in 2007).
Coordinator for audit plan - first (stores, restaurants and platforms) and second part audits (own brand suppliers) in HACCP, IFS and QMS.
Working with the Buying Central to establish quality requirements from external suppliers.
Own brand management support, product development, labeling verification, nutritional compliance.
Training coordinator for Quality and Food and Safety, identifying relevant quality-related training needs, developing and delivering training.
Application of Environmental and Health and Safety standards; Residues management plan coordinator, environment management, HS team member.
To ensure compliance with national and international standards and legislation, and being liaison agent with local and national authorities.
Providing technical expertise for new stores and renovation of existing ones.
Promoting quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization, setting Quality compliance objectives and ensuring that targets are achieved, defining quality procedures in conjunction with operating staff, setting up and maintaining controls and documentation procedures, collating and analyzing performance data and writing technical and management systems reports as well as producing statistical reports.
Operational, financial, technical, administrative and human resources management, leading to the optimization and always accordingly with the approved budget, and the defined strategic planning.
Co-responsible for identifying, recruiting, induction, training and motivation for the staff. Identify and adopt technical and strategically solutions.

Technical inspector/auditor

CTS consumer testing services – SGS Portugal

Commercial consultancy

Ensure regulatory compliance where products are distributed, and safe product security .
Manage product recall or withdrawal from the market, to perform audits and consultancy in Hygiene and Food Safety, training, RSS and OIC.
Responsible for developing and maintaining the legal and standard database.

Quality manager trainee

GMP – Gestão de Marcas Próprias – department of the business operation center ELLOS - Portugal

Supply Chain

QMS maintenance (certified company ISO 9001), to monitor performance by collecting relevant information and preparing statistical reports, maintaining controls and documentation procedures.
Supplier and product control, customer support service, data base maintenance, to analyze inputs from supplier audits and quality control tests, support to suppliers in relevant areas.

Quality Assurance Trainee

Sociedade Portuguesa Novembal, S.A. - Finseda Internacional Packaging Group - Portugal

Industry ( food and noon food packaging producer)

HACCP team leader and implementation responsible, application of hazard analyses tools (FMEA´s and HAZOP), developing and implementation procedures for hygiene, pest control, supplier control, training. (at the request of one of the largest clients - MacDonald’s Company).
QMS maintenance.
Maintaining and setting up documentation and control procedures, application of health and safety, and environmental standards.
Inspect and test products at various stages in the production process.

Professional Training

Several

Food Disorder Disease’s – NDCA - Food Disorder Disease’s Department of Santa Maria Hospital (40 h)
Quality Management Training - Fordominium (180h)
“Hygiene and food safety “ - Centro Profissional da Pontinha (60H)
Trainers Pedagogic Training - CDRH (96h)
YIP training (modules : personality, leadership, motivation, team management, time management and presentations ) - Academia METRO AG (20 days)
“HACCP audits training ” SGS PT – (40 H)
“ ISO 22000 audits ” training TUV Academie PT (40 H)
“ISO 9001:2008” seminar e-learning (5 modules)
“Auditors ISO 9001” training (4 modules)
“Quality costs” training (3 modules)
“Quality tools” training ( 4 modules)
“ISO 9001:2000” training (4 modules)
“SA 8000 (Social Accountability) Introduction ” (3 modules)
“Integrated management systems” training ( 4 modules)
“Strategic planning with Balanced scorecard” training (6 modules)
“Mapping and modeling processes and BPM” ( 6 modules)
“Management with KPI´s ” ( 6 modules)
“ISO 1400:2004” training
“Auditor ISO 1400” training (4 modules)
PAS 220 Training – SGS – 4 hours
“Sustainability practices” training (e-learning)
“OHSAS 1801:2007” training (6 modules)
Imunonutrition Training (40 hours)
Nutrition applied to cardiovascular diseases Training (80 hours)
Nutritional evaluation Training (60 hours)
Infant and Child Nutrition Training(80 hours)
Vegetarian Diet Training (60 hours)
Nutritional Consultation Training(40 hours)
Nutrition and HIV Training (80 hours)
Food Marketing Training(80 hours)
Mother and Children Nutrition Training (60 hours)
Dietetic Technique Training (80 hours)
Epidemiology and Public Health Training (60 hours)
Medicinal Plants training (80 hours)
Full use of food Training (10 hours)

Post-graduation in Investment management and international commerce

Universidade Lusófona - Portugal

Investments, trading, law

University Degree in Nutrition and Food engineering

Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde – Sul (I.S.C.S.S.) - Portugal

Food production, quality control and managment, product development, Ntrition.