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Nutrition Officer, NO-2, Fixed Term Position, Antananarivo, Madagascar, #00138011

UNICEFAntananarivo, Madagascar
Category | Grade:Professional | NO-2Deadline:4 Aug 2026Job ID:594599Posted on:20 Jul 2026
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Overview

The officer supports UNICEF Madagascar's First Food nutrition programme, combining nutrition and food-value-chain expertise with programme planning, partner coordination, field support, monitoring and knowledge management to improve sustainable nutrition outcomes for children and women.

Department: Nutrition Programme — First Food

Languages

Required: French, Malagasy

Desired: English

Job Areas

  1. Clinical, Health & Medical Services
  2. Agriculture & Food Security

Minimum Experience

2 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Analyse nutrition conditions and support programme design
  • Monitor activities, resources and programme performance
  • Provide technical support to government and delivery partners
  • Conduct field missions and resolve implementation challenges
  • Build partnerships and support nutrition advocacy
  • Document innovations, lessons and good practices

Requirements

  • University degree in nutrition, agriculture, food science, public health, policy or management
  • At least two years of relevant experience in a developing country in nutrition, agriculture, food science, food technology or agribusiness
  • French and Malagasy proficiency

Skills

Child nutrition programmingFood value chainsProgramme planningResults-based managementMulti-stakeholder coordinationNutrition data analysis

Additional info

  • National Officer fixed-term appointment