Job
Consultancy to provide technical support to advance large-scale food fortification and iodine nutrition agenda in WCAR, Office based in Abuja, Nigeria with travel, 10 months, #596210
Abuja, Nigeria, with travel across West Africa / Member States 25 Oct 2026
- Work mode
- On-site
- Salary
- Not stated
UNICEF consultancy providing technical, policy, and coordination support to advance large-scale food fortification, including universal salt iodization, across West and Central Africa.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-level technical, policy, and coordination outputs supporting Regional Economic Communities and Member States to accelerate LSFF and USI progress.
- Prepare technical products and draft frameworks to strengthen institutional capacity, regional standards and regulatory frameworks, and operational recommendations.
- Prepare consultation outputs and technical documentation supporting regional LSFF commitments, including universal salt iodization.
- Support food-systems transformation, standards harmonization, ECOQMARK and monitoring-system strengthening, and draft country-specific LSFF implementation roadmaps.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Nutrition, Partnerships, Advocacy, Development, Communications, or Economics.
- 10–15 years of progressively responsible experience in public nutrition, food systems, public health, or related development programming, including substantial LSFF, USI, or micronutrient-deficiency-prevention experience.
- Experience supporting regional or multi-country programmes in Africa, preferably in West and Central Africa, and working with intergovernmental bodies or related stakeholders.
- Strong experience in policy reform, standards development, regulatory frameworks, trade facilitation, or programme implementation in low- and middle-income countries.
- Fluency in written and oral French and English; Portuguese is desirable.