Assistant Diet and Health Manager at Unilever

MAIN JOB PURPOSE

Expert in Diet & Health management:

At Unilever we are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace. We believe everyone, everywhere deserves access to diverse, nutritious food that doesn't cost the earth. We’re helping millions of people to eat better, by offering affordable and healthier foods and beverages, and encouraging them to cook with healthier recipes. By offering more plant-based foods and meat and dairy alternatives, we’re helping people to eat more diverse and nutritious diets that include fruit, vegetables, wholegrains and legumes – food that’s better for people and better for the planet. We’re providing micronutrients through fortification of our products, and increasing our ambition in reducing salt, sugar and calories.

In October 2022 we announced a stretching new goal for our portfolio, underpinned by our updated criteria to further lower salt, sugar and calories – Unilever’s Science-based Nutrition Criteria (USNC). We see health and nutrition as the foundations of our business, while many consumers are increasingly seeing them as the ‘new basics’ for a healthier life.

A successful candidate will be joining a committed and passionate team of professionals that work to empower people to make healthy, sustainable food and beverage choices. Diet and Health is part of Research and Development (R&D). Diet and Health drives business opportunities and growth through product development, claims, communication and activation of our brands. With business partners across multiple functions Diet and Health is fully involved from idea generation to product launch. Diet and Health focuses on growing Unilever’s business and reputation by providing world class Diet and Health innovation.

JOB SUMMARY

• Identify new opportunities in Health & Wellness (ingredients, insights) and get external scientific consensus on efficacy through publications and collaboration.
• Ensure Unilever standards and positions in nutrition are aligned with latest scientific developments and dietary guidance.
• Led by nutrition & health trends and insights (market, portfolio), define, embed and execute the Diet and Health agenda for the categories in product innovation, renovation and branded communication.
• Future proof our Nutrition commitments, report on progress made, and ensure tools to assess our portfolio are fit for purpose.
• Pro-actively communicate our ambitions, commitments and achievements in Nutrition.
• Provide ammunition for transparent, coherent and impactful business relevant nutrition & health communication to fuel growth.
• Advocate for a positive external environment in nutrition and health to support the sustainable business growth of Nutrition.
• Stay informed about key public health issues, dietary recommendations and nutrition trends relevant for our portfolio
• Operate all D&H digital tools & technologies eg. GANESH, Power BI tools for Claims, Positive Nutrition, etc.
• Translate nutrition and science facts into compelling claims & messages
• Define and execute the advocacy agenda together with partners to drive for a positive external environment for our products and services.
• Be a Nutrition Activist through communication of the science behind our products, claims and Unilever positions.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• BSc Nutrition and a registered Nutritionist / Bsc Dietetics and a registered Dietician
• 1-2 years relevant experience
• General expertise in applied Nutrition and Health
• Experience in nutrition/ health education and communication
• Expertise in Health Influencer Communication
• Expertise in product composition assessment
• Expertise with nutrient calculation programme 
• Superior Communication and presentation skills
• Well-developed critical thinking skills
• Great people skills, building and maintaining relationships with an ability to be persuasive and assertive when necessary
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a wider cross-functional team.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to engage effectively with both internal and external partners
• Attention to detail especially in data collection, analysis and reporting
• Good time-management skills to handle multiple projects, in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.
• Dietary requirements: The candidate should not have any dietary restrictions.