Nutrition Programme Specialist

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Mission and objectives

WFP supports the Government of Guatemala to achieve sustainable and inclusive development results by investing in resilience building, nutrition specific and sensitive programmes and policies as a pathway towards rural transformation, sustainable infrastructure and human capital development. It focuses in the provision of technical assistance to government social protection and emergency preparedness programmes, promoting transformative approaches, and behaviour change communication, BCC to improve diets, climate change adaptation, and employing a comprehensive approach to build resilience among the most vulnerable communities. • WFP works with the government to achieve Zero hunger and prevent all form of malnutrition. Support the government strategy “Gran Cruzada por la Nutrición” in close coordination with the Secretary of Food Security and Nutrition, SESAN, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Development and others.

Context

In nutrition, WFP coordinates with MoH with the implementation of a Community Education Strategy seeking to aboard all levels, individual, interpersonal, community and social to increase the demand of quality health and nutrition public health services. WFP Also promotes the transformation of gender relations through community-based work to increase knowledge related to gender equality and women's empowerment. WFP as part of the UN System in Guatemala is working in the response against COVID19 in Guatemala specially because of the high percentage of malnutrition in children at national level, which increases even more their vulnerability in this pandemic.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Head of nutrition Unit, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Support the implementation of life cycle approach programmes for the prevention of malnutrition and food insecurity in nutritional vulnerable population (pregnant and lac-tating women and adolescent girls (PLWG), children aged 6 – 59 months, people living with HIV) and school children, with gender and protection lens in WFP´s projects. • Support nutrition unit to finalize report and one pager document of the “Capacity build-ing to prevent chronic malnutrition in Totonicapan: Results on on growth, stunting prevalence and dietary intake. In work together with the Institute of Public Health Nu-trition of Mexico, CO and RBP. Support the development of other studies related to nutrition and food security topics. • Support the integration of nutrition sensitive activities across WFP´s programmes. • Through supporting knowledge management of the country office, especially in rela-tion to WFP related interventions, ensure appropriate reports are done and submitted timely. • Support the preparation of funding proposals and donor reports with Donor Relations Officer and prepare nutrition related communication and advocacy materials. • Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to pre-pare for and respond to nutrition needs, for example the production and review of training materials. • Support the publication and dissemination of specific project reports, implementation guidelines, manuals and SBCC materials, and any other required materials in coordi-nation with communication unit, key stakeholders and cooperating partners.