Spécialiste en Nutrition

UN Volunteer nutrition assignment supporting UNICEF Madagascar’s First Foods initiative by coordinating nutrition-sensitive food-system interventions, advising government and businesses, strengthening regulation, analysing programme data and building multisectoral partnerships.

Department: Nutrition Section

• Plan and coordinate nutrition-sensitive food-system interventions
• Provide technical assistance to government, implementation partners and private-sector actors
• Mobilise local businesses to produce affordable and nutritious foods for young children
• Support food-safety, labelling, marketing, fortification and quality regulations
• Collect and analyse child-nutrition and food-system data
• Build multisectoral and public-private partnerships
• Prepare advocacy materials and programme communications
• Monitor implementation and document lessons and results

• Knowledge of regulatory processes for food labelling, marketing standards and quality assurance
• Understanding of multisectoral nutrition and food-system approaches
• Knowledge of UN frameworks, global nutrition goals and national nutrition strategies
• Ability to analyse child-nutrition and food-system data for decision-making
• French proficiency

• UN Volunteer assignment for 365 days
• Frequent travel from Antananarivo to regions of Madagascar is required