National Consultant – Supply and Financing Landscaping Analysis for BEP for Maternal Nutrition

Assesses supply, demand and financing options for balanced energy protein supplementation in Nigeria, mapping industry capacity and engaging public and private stakeholders to build an evidence-based feasibility analysis for scalable maternal nutrition interventions.

• Review evidence on balanced energy protein supply, demand and financing in Nigeria
• Map food-industry actors, production capacity, distribution channels and financing arrangements
• Engage public and private stakeholders to collect supply and market data
• Analyse costing scenarios, return on investment and potential business models for nutrition interventions
• Synthesize supply, demand and financing evidence into an integrated feasibility assessment
• Present findings for state and national validation with relevant stakeholders

• Advanced university degree in food or agribusiness, health economics, development economics, agricultural economics, business administration, economics, supply and logistics, nutrition or another relevant field
• Ten years of experience in maternal and child nutrition policy and programming
• Fluency in English
• Expert knowledge of nutrition, food security and Nigeria’s health system
• Experience with nutrition, food-security or health surveys and assessments in Nigeria
• Analytical capacity to integrate demand, supply and financing evidence
• Availability in Nigeria with capacity to visit office and field locations

• Home-based consultancy with travel lasting 4.4 months
• Application requires a CV, cover letter, financial proposal, technical proposal and relevant writing sample of no more than 20 pages