Scientist

Provides scientific, technical and policy advice on cardiometabolic nutrition, helping Member States improve screening, lifestyle interventions and care for diet-related noncommunicable diseases. The scientist develops guidance, policy tools, advocacy and training materials, coordinates global partners and reporting, and builds capacity to implement nutrition action and monitor programme outcomes.

• Harmonise partner policies and programmes with WHO cardiometabolic nutrition guidance
• Advise Member States on policies and programmes for screening and lifestyle interventions
• Develop scientific guidance and tools for national policies and programmes
• Develop advocacy materials, training curricula and implementation tools
• Report on policy adoption, programme implementation and obesity rates
• Build health-system capacity to deliver management services
• Coordinate a peer-to-peer implementation network
• Support monitoring and implementation of cardiometabolic nutrition actions

• Master’s degree in Nutrition, Internal Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology or related field
• At least seven years of experience in public health nutrition, epidemiology or medical practice, including four years internationally
• Experience developing scientific documents and policy briefs
• Expert English

• Postgraduate training in public health or public policies
• Experience translating science into policymaking
• Country-level policy and strategy-development experience
• WHO or United Nations agency experience
• Intermediate French

• Public Health Nutrition
• Epidemiology
• Cardiometabolic Nutrition
• Health Policy
• Scientific Guidance
• Noncommunicable Diseases
• Capacity Building
• Advocacy

• WHO Academy Course