You support nutrition and well-being strategies across all categories including biscuit, gum, candy, chocolate, beverages and meals for the business unit. Your interactions are across multiple functional groups such as product development, marketing, regulatory and scientific affairs, global teams, and nutrition organizations.
How you will contribute
Working with regulatory and scientific affairs, brand teams, consumer insights, nutrition research, and legal, to promote nutrition and well-being messages and claim development across various media (packaging, advertising, websites, recipes, materials for nutrition/health professionals, etc.). You will provide strategic guidance to product development and marketing on nutrition criteria, assessing, and report compliance with established internal nutrition requirements. In addition, you will lead internal nutrition and well-being education programs to increase employee knowledge and awareness on relevant topics and implement local health influencer outreach programs and nutrition conference strategies to drive brand credibility and growth. This role will require you to partner with regulatory and science affairs, corporate affairs and global nutrition network to support external influencing strategies and stakeholders communication related to nutrition agenda.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
• Nutrition communications, preferably in food industry
• Food regulations and claim application
• Translating scientific knowledge into relevant and credible messages.
• Public speaking
• Project management with creativity and determination to evolve successful solutions, ability to multi-task, and meet multiple deadlines
• Working independently with high autonomy
• Dietitian or nutritionist accreditation or registered with and official professional nutrition body is preferred
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Garners expert knowledge on the UK regulatory environment regarding food and drink related health and wellbeing interventions including HFSS.
• Stays abreast with the changing external environment, bringing perspectives on opportunities and implications to the business. Partners with internal stakeholders on solutions and strategic plans.
• Develops and support nutrition & wellbeing-related message/claim development for key brands covering all categories working with brand teams, consumer insights, regulatory affairs, nutrition research, and legal. Adapt global for local context as needed. Provide marketing teams with support across various communication media (packaging, advertising, websites, documents aimed at healthcare professionals, etc.)
• Support the development of scientific communication materials/resources on a broad array of nutrition & wellbeing topics for professional and consumer audiences
• Support execution of health influencer outreach programs to drive brand credibility and growth
• Support internal nutrition & wellbeing education programs increasing knowledge and awareness on relevant topics
• Support nutrition conference strategies as needed
QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION
Minimum BSc Hons degree in Human Nutrition or a related field is required. Master s degree is preferred.
EXPERIENCE and SKILLS
Additional information:
Must have a right to work
36 hours per week (9am 5pm, Monday to Friday)
£28.37 per hour - £35.47 per hour Umbrella (Inside IR35)
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