Fortify Health

Fortifies wheat flour with essential micronutrients

Regulatory Affairs Officer

Regulatory Compliance & EthicsUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeRemote in India₹80.6k /mo

About the Job

Requirements

Willingness to travel around 40% of the time, potentially within the base location.
Professional fluency in Hindi and professional proficiency in English.
Experience in the food industry and a good technical understanding of food fortification regulations.
A Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field, such as food technology or nutrition.
Ability to document key information accurately and clearly.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to communicate key points clearly in verbal and written communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to identify problems and proactively determine the best solution.
Eagerness to learn from setbacks and use those insights to improve work.

Responsibilities

Lead fortification-related regulatory compliance work within partner mills.
Manage +F endorsement applications for partner mills, including assisting mill partners with applications for new or modified Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licences and fortification certification.
Assist partner mills with label modifications according to FSSAI standards and other relevant rules and regulations.
Collaborate with the Programs and Quality teams to support mills with day-to-day fortification activities.
Support development of training documents on compliance requirements for millers, with support from the Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer.
Build relationships with food regulators at local Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and regional FSSAI offices.
Schedule and participate in meetings between Regulatory Affairs team members and senior state FDA and FSSAI officials.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory requirements and share relevant updates with internal team members and partner millers.

Desired Qualifications

Experience working with remote team members.
Experience working independently.
Experience working in an NGO or in the development sector.
Enthusiasm about the opportunity to improve people's lives.
Proficiency in other local languages.

About the role

The Regulatory Affairs Officer will play an important role in ensuring fortification-related administrative, regulatory compliance, and documentation work in partner mills is conducted efficiently. Fortify Health is committed to maintaining high standards of wheat flour fortification for millions of beneficiaries. To do so, Fortify Health will need to ensure consistent and accurate adherence to existing and updated wheat flour fortification regulations. Therefore, the Regulatory Affairs Officers will play a key role in the growth of Fortify Health

The Regulatory Affairs Officer will report to Fortify Health’s Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer.

The Regulatory Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following activities:

Lead fortification-related regulatory compliance work within partner mills
- Manage the +F endorsement applications for partner mills by:
  - Assisting mill partners as they apply for new or modified Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licences and fortification certification.
  - Assisting partner mills with label modifications according to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) standards and other relevant rules and regulations.
Support the launch and continuation of fortification at partner mills
- Collaborate with the Programs and Quality teams to support mills with day-to-day fortification activities.
- Support the development of training documents on compliance requirements for millers with support from the Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer.
Engage with Food And Drug Administration (FDA) and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) officials
- Build relations with food regulators at local Food And Drug Administration (FDA) and regional Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) offices.
- Schedule and participate in meetings between members of the Regulatory Affairs team and Senior state Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) officials.
Interpret and implement updates to regulations
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory requirements and share relevant updates with internal team members and partner millers.

Please note that this job description is a guide to the work you will initially be required to undertake, but does not cover all of the duties the post holder may have to perform. Responsibilities will evolve over time, in discussion with the Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer.

Requirements

Willingness to travel around 40% of the time (this may include within base location).
Professional fluency in Hindi, and professional proficiency in English.
Expertise:
- Experience in the food industry, with a good technical understanding of food fortifications regulations.
- Bachelors or higher in a related field (food technology, nutrition, etc.)
Execution:
- Ability to document key information accurately and clearly.
- Strong attention to detail.
Collaboration:
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Communication:
- Able to communicate key points to both internal and external stakeholders clearly, both verbally and in written communication.
Problem Solving:
- Ability to identify problems and work proactively to determine the best of different solutions.
Growth Mindset:
- Eager to learn from setbacks and use those insights to improve their work.

Desirable attributes

Experience working with remote team members.
Experience working independently.
Experience working in an NGO or in the development sector.
Enthusiasm about our opportunity to improve people’s lives.
Proficiency in other local languages.

About the Company

Fortify Health

Fortifies wheat flour with essential micronutrients

Fortify Health works to reduce micronutrient deficiencies by fortifying wheat flour with iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12. It collaborates with experts, millers, and government to implement flour fortification through guidelines, technical support, quality control, and policy alignment, making fortified flour safe and affordable. The approach focuses on large-scale, government-aligned programs that translate policy into real fortified flour. The goal is to improve population health, especially for women of reproductive age and children, by eliminating hidden hunger.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Australia
Founded: 2003

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