Consultant National – Assistant Technique Nutrition au projet DEFIS

Provides technical leadership for a nutrition-sensitive agriculture and institutional-strengthening project serving family farms and nine regional nutrition offices. The consultancy coordinates planning, implementation, partnerships, monitoring and capacity building to improve food and nutrition security results.

• Plan the nutrition-sensitive agriculture project and its implementation approach
• Manage project delivery, monitoring and achievement of results
• Provide technical and operational support to implementing partners
• Coordinate with UNICEF teams and technical and institutional partners
• Build networks and partnerships supporting project delivery
• Develop knowledge products and strengthen partner capacity
• Support nutrition behaviour-change training and facilitation

• Master’s degree or equivalent in nutrition, agriculture, development economics, rural development, project management, food systems or a related field
• At least five years of relevant national experience in programme planning and management related to food and nutrition security
• Experience with community nutrition programmes and knowledge of multisectoral nutrition in Madagascar
• Experience developing training materials and facilitating nutrition and social and behaviour change training
• Fluency in French
• Good knowledge of English

• Twelve-month office-based consultancy with missions
• Applicants must submit a current profile, CV, cover letter and separate financial proposal