Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

Are you passionate about foods and beverages? Do you continue to dream about a job that provides opportunities always to discover new tastes and senses? Then, you do not want to miss this exciting opportunity!

Givaudan is a global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing. We celebrate the beauty of the human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with a love for nature. Together with our customers, we deliver food experiences, craft inspired fragrances, and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good.

We currently have a unique part-time opportunity for you to join our Taste & Wellbeing Consumer & Sensory Insights team in Dubai as a ‘Food & Beverage Taster’. Together with other Food & Beverage Taster's in the team, you will help Givaudan to further craft, shape, and create winning and exciting Food & Beverage solutions for our customers and their consumers.

What can you look forward to?

• A fantastic opportunity for long-term collaboration with a growing organisation and contributing to a meaningful purpose.
• Access to unique sensorial training and knowledge to help you become a competent food & beverage taster.
• Satisfy your desire to engage your weekdays ONLY part-time. 

Your typical day!

Are you someone who wants to be part of the unique food-tasting community in the UAE with us, grow, and become a go-to food & beverage taster? It could well be your perfect part-time job opportunity if you are committed with energy, time and drive to reveal your hidden sensorial talent!

• Taste, smell, and assess food and beverage products at our Sensory Studio in the office according to agreed protocols and standards - you will be given proper training on product tasting when you join our Food & Beverage tasting team.
• Produce tasting results within an agreed timeframe.
• Work with a broader Food & Beverage tasting team.
• Attend tasting sessions at our office 3 hours per weekday and 3 days per week every month (on a regular basis) - flexibility will be available to not attend during Ramadan, other national holidays or planned session breaks over the year.
• Work location: Givaudan Flavors, Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE. Please find the location here. The office is near the Palm Jumeirah Tram station. Paid public and private car parking spots are available nearby.
• You will get paid on an hourly basis for each completed session, and payment will be made to you together every 4 weeks. Your work contract and payroll will be managed by a 3rd party partner.

What do we need from you? What are the key requirements to be considered?

• A strong passion for food and beverages.
• Open to everyone with or without any academic degree.
• Already living in the Dubai emirate in UAE and am comfortable commuting to our office location.
• Already have a valid UAE residence visa through a parent/spouse sponsorship or other valid UAE residence arrangements that will also allow you to work legally - Givaudan will not be able to provide you with visa sponsorship.

• We need your time, sensory ability, and long-term working commitment with us (not for months but years!) – Should be able to commit to regularly coming for 3 hours per weekday and 3 days per week every month on a regular basis.
• Oral proficiency in the English language.
• Has no dietary allergies or restrictions and is comfortable tasting all types of safe food & beverage products and samples.

Sounds interesting? Please apply now to join our Food & Beverage tasting team in Dubai! Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the office for sensory screening tests before selection and confirmation.

Please note:

1. While submitting your formal interest online, you will be asked to include a mandatory attachment. You can either attach your updated CV if you have it handy or else attach an image of your favourite food or beverage.

2. During the online submission of your interest, you will also be required to complete a few mandatory basic questionnaires, which will roughly take 10 minutes of your time, to help us better understand you and your interest and allow us to get back to you in 2-3 weeks.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.