UN World Food Programme Nutritionist Jobs in Nigeria

UN World Food Programme Nutritionist Jobs in Nigeria

About WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Standard Minimum Qualifications

Education: Advanced University degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology, Medicine or other relevant field.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station’s language, if different.

Organizational Context

These jobs are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) or Country Offices (COs). Job holders are likely to report to a more senior Nutritionist or Programme Officer.

Job Purpose

To provide support to nutrition programmes and activities to contribute to meeting the nutritional needs of WFP beneficiaries.

Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

Contribute to the development of nutrition projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider nutrition policies and guidance.

Provide project management support to specific and defined nutrition projects and activities, ensuring a co-ordinated approach with wider programmes/projects that complies with WFP standards and procedures.

Develop and co-ordinate data gathering and monitoring/assessment systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.

Track and analyse data to provide input into reporting activities and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on nutrition activities that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.

Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency, and highlight potential risks to project delivery.

Support the identification of

potential partners and partnership negotiations to ensure a collaborative and holistic approach to meeting nutrition needs.

Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to nutrition needs for example the production and review of training materials.

Guide more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.

Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.

Other as required.

Desired Experiences for Entry Into the Role

• Experience and exposure to implementation of national/international development programmes.

• Experience working in public health/food security/ nutrition related activities.

• Experience identifying and defining nutrition issues/problems within a country.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Nutritionist Jobs in Nigeria

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