Tasks of the Nutrition Department

1. General supervision of all affiliated units and sections within the department.

2. Establishing internal work regulations, defining responsibilities, outlining general job descriptions, and ensuring coordination among the department’s units.

3. Communicating with relevant entities within the university in relation to the department’s scope of work.

4. Submitting periodic reports to the Vice Dean of Student Affairs on workflow and challenges faced.

5. Monitoring the implementation of the department’s plan as approved by the Deanship.

6. Approving regular and emergency leave requests for department staff.

7. Evaluating the performance of directly reporting department employees.

8. Full supervision of the application of health regulations in meal preparation to ensure high-quality and safe food production.

9. Developing nutritional service requirements and specifications for the university and monitoring their implementation.

10. Identifying additional needs related to nutrition services at the university and working to implement them.

11. Promoting nutritional awareness by distributing educational and informational bulletins.

12. Supervising the planning and execution of official university events and functions.

13. Preparing arrangements for contracts with specialized food service companies.

14. Ensuring the presence of multiple food service providers across various services to promote competition and diversity.

15. Overseeing the procurement of equipment, tools, and operational supplies needed by the department.

16. Preparing the duty schedules for student housing restaurant supervisors.

17. Communicating with food service contractors operating university sites.

18. Participating in the preparation of the technical and contractual specifications booklet.