Description
About the job
To assist the Corporate Affairs Manager by providing support on science, regulatory and nutrition-related topics
Key Accountabilities:
- CREATIVE SKILLS: Develop nutrition content and information to be provided to the marketing and communications team as required for creative concepts, articles, advertising campaigns, packaging, point of sale material, websites and social media pages for various target groups, including consumers, customers, dietitians and employees.
- REGULATIONS: Provide the product development team with nutrition and regulatory support to ensure compliance with nutrition targets and local regulations. Ensure 100% compliance to regulations relating to labelling and advertising of foods and beverages.
- SCIENTIFIC WRITING: Compile the necessary supporting documentation and write the dossiers to substantiate nutrition claims.
- VERBAL AND WRITTEN CONSUMER ENQUIRIES: Provide company, product and brand information to the call centre and on social platforms to facilitate up-to date, relevant consumer responses. Respond to consumers’ escalated nutrition queries.
- GOING THE EXTRA MILE: The graduate may be required to perform functions over and above the responsibilities of the position, as the business requires.
About you
Position Requirements, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Post Graduate Degree in Dietetics or Human Nutrition.
- Completed Community Service Year in 2021.
- Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
- Advanced computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook minimum).
- Exceptional English oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Vernacular language proficiency is beneficial.
- Additional beneficial traits: team player, assertive, takes initiative, consumer-centric (can convert scientific messages into consumer-friendly language), eager to learn, hardworking, proactive, organised, analytical and solutions driven, interest in food science, passion for education and communication.
About us
About us Internal:
Do things your way, the way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s up to you.
Working here you will need to enjoy a fast pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, Such as Activia, Nutriday, Yogisip, Inkomazi etc. We absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.
Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you.
We offer:
*A job which could easily turn in to a career in Danone. *We believe everyone is born with superpowers, something which comes natural to you. We know this uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energy, so we believe in all Danoner’s potential and when we build careers based on these superpowers and when we develop everyone’s potential to the fullest magic happens. This is how we like to see Talent Management in Danone.