Chief Specialist in Nutrition

Applications are invited for the position of Chief Specialist in Nutrition based in our Cork office.

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Safefood is an implementation body set up under the British-Irish Agreement with responsibility on an all-island basis for promotion of food safety and healthy eating, research and fostering scientific co-operation.

This role assists Safefood’s Director of Nutrition in carrying out our nutrition functions. These currently include contributing to policy development and implementation, research, community nutrition, professional networks and communications.

Activities will include engaging with multidisciplinary stakeholders on an all-island basis, identifying research needs, providing nutrition guidance to initiatives and campaigns, translating scientific information into best practice for enabling and promoting healthy eating, independent assessment and evaluation of initiatives, developing and maintaining professional networks, working in collaboration with external agencies and acting as a media spokesperson on nutrition for Safefood.

The role is one that that requires flexibility and the ability to distil and communicate complex public health nutrition issues such as food poverty and obesity.

Qualifications and experience

Postgraduate Degree in Nutritional Sciences, Human Nutrition or related area.
At least five years’ experience in public health nutrition, project management, research, report writing, collating, evaluating and communicating information.
Dietitians must be eligible for registration with the Registration Board at CORU.
Nutritionists must be eligible for registration with Association for Registered Nutritionists (AFN).

Salary

Senior Technical Executive (NPPC) 69,305 – €87,062. The appointment will be made at the minimum of the scale.

How to apply

Full details of this position and how to apply can be found in the documents linked below:

Candidate briefing notes
Applicant pack
Personal details form

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon on Friday 13 February 2026.

Safefood is committed to promoting equality of opportunity.