Job brief

The Brunei Darussalam Food Authority (BDFA) is looking for dedicated individuals to join the team as Technical Manager. T role requires a committed person with strong leadership qualities, team management skills, and the ability to communicate effectively. If you are passionate about ensuring food safety and regulatory excellence, we invite you to be a part of our team to safeguard food safety in Brunei Darussalam. 

Requirements and skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or any relevant field. 
• Has working knowledge of Brunei’s laws particularly food legislation is an advantage. 
• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in related field. 
• Can work independently and as a team. 
• Excellent leadership, analytical and communication skills. 
• Have excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Outstanding organizational and time-management skills. 
• Ability to think strategically and creatively. 
• Ability to work in collaboration with relevant agencies and stakeholders. 
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. 

Responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Assist branch’s operations and food safety activities including food safety inspections, sampling, surveillance, enforcement and risk management.  
• Manage investigation of non-compliance issues or complaints related to food safety and developing recommendations. 
• Develop, implement, and review relevant checklist/guidelines/standard operating procedures/ policies. 
• Ability to generate, collect and collate relevant data and prepare and submit regulatory reports accurately and on time. 
• Act as liaison officer with relevant agencies on matters related to food safety including joint enforcement operations.  
• Assist in capacity building activities related to branch operations and food safety activities. 
• Involved in other related tasks as directed by Head of Department as and when necessary.