Consultancy: Roving Field Nutritionist for CMAM (11.5 months) - Nutrition Unit - WCARO

The nutrition team is actually composed by 3 team members under the leadership of the regional Nutrition advisor, and as of now, 1 team member is dedicated to Nutrition in Emergencies and resilience. Due to the increased needs for prevention and response activities, increased needs of support requests from COs in emergency contexts, high expectations from USAID-FFP supported donors on detailed reporting, in addition to the continuous support to Sahel countries in scaling up management of acute malnutrition and ensuring quality response ; the nutrition team necessitates human resources support for the next 11.5 months to complement the work done by the emergency nutrition and resilience specialist under USAID-FFP grant, and the rest of the Nutrition team as well at UNICEF West and Central Africa Region.

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Purpose of the Assignment

The main purpose of the consultancy is to

• Coordinate with countries for early submission of quality data
• Generate relevant data for donors reporting and proposal (Sahel regional grants)
• Technical support  to USAID- FFP/OFDA countries in reviewing country plans

Assignment Tasks / Expected Deliverables

The consultant will be based in the regional office with direct interaction and supervision from the regional Nutrition adviser and the emergency nutrition and resilience specialist.

The consultant will interact with Cost supported by USAID-FFP for specific tasks and consolidate the information for review and use at different levels of the nutrition as well as sharing it with the donor. The consultant will have to travel to different countries for technical support 

5. Key tasks, Deliverables, Timeline and Management

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

Education

At least a master degree in nutrition or public health or related field – or equivalent professional experience

Years of relevant experience

1. Minimum 5 years of experience in the field of nutrition or public related programmes (Job level: L3).

LANGUAGES: Fluency in French and English

Competencies of Successful Candidate

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Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable).  Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

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