Sector Regulatory Executive

Job Description
Job Type

Fixed Term until 31 Dec 2025
Location

Central London (Bloomsbury)
Salary

circa £35k with excellent benefits including 25 days holiday, private healthcare, leisure travel insurance, gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme
Hours

35 hours per week; hybrid working option (2-3 days in the office per week)

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is a powerful voice for the UK’s vibrant, resilient and diverse food and drink manufacturing industry, the largest manufacturing sector in the country.

We bring together businesses, government and stakeholders to ensure our manufacturers have the right conditions to grow, invest and employ, while continuing to produce high quality, nutritious and affordable food and drink.

This Sector Regulatory Executive role is part of the Associations and Sector Groups team, which sits in the broader Regulation and Science team.

The role works with several smaller sector trade associations who form part of FDF – including being the lead support for the Federation of Bakers. As a Sector Regulatory Executive, you will be keeping the associations up to date across a broad range of policy and regulatory developments and will be working closely with our policy experts across a range of food safety topics- for example Food Contact Materials, Microbiology, Residues and Contaminants - as well as keeping an overview of a range of broader policies like trade. You will work with technical experts in food manufacturing companies and need to confidently liaise with government officials and a wider range of stakeholders both in the UK and EU.

Key responsibilities for the Sector Regulatory Executive
Monitoring and analysis of scientific, regulatory and policy developments in defined technical areas across GB, EU and Codex Alimentarius, with a food safety focus
Providing written summaries of regulatory changes as well as verbal updates to small groups of companies
Extensive liaison including with FDF regulatory and policy colleagues, government officials, European Associations
Providing Secretariat support for several committees, both technical and Board level, including preparing agendas, papers and minutes
Working alongside the Sector Regulatory Manager, as well as relevant Association’s Chief Executives and Chairs
Creating website content, including policy briefings, magazine articles and microblogs

Requirements for the Sector Regulatory Executive
Educated to degree level or equivalent in food science or another relevant discipline
Strong analytical and communication skills, with a demonstrable ability to produce accurate written summaries of scientific and regulatory information
Experience in food industry, regulatory authority, trade association or similar organisation is desirable
Experience of food safety and/or regulatory policy development is desirable
Strong time management skills with the ability to work across wide range of issues, managing multiple deadlines
Ability to build and maintain working relationships within companies and with key external stakeholders at a range of seniorities
Excellent administrative and organisational skills, including previous experience of providing secretariat to committee meetings
Responsible self-starter but also a highly motivated team player
The role will include attending external meetings and some travel to European meetings

Our Workplace
We’re based in the heart of central London in a modern, bright open-plan office. We have a friendly work culture with great break-out spaces, quiet booths and opportunities for flexible-working. Our ‘Feel Good for Life’ team regularly organises events and activities to promote positive health and wellbeing.