Job Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Education | Not Mentioned |
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Industry | Non-profit Organization |
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TERMS AND CONDITIONSJOB˙TITLE: Programme Policy Office (Nutrition)TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT: International Consultant Level IIUNIT/DIVISION: RBC Regional School Based Programme and Nutrition unitDUTY STATION˙(City, Country):˙Cairo, EgyptREPORT TO:˙Regional Head of School Based Programme and NutritionDURATION OF CONTRACT:˙11 monthsJOB PURPOSEBehavior changes are required among individuals and households but also changes and leveraging of the food, health, education, and social protection systems. Improving knowledge and practices supports availability, accessibility, and consumption of healthy diets as well as uptake of essential complementary health and nutrition services. Healthy diets are crucial to reduce the risk of all forms of malnutrition, promote healthy growth and development and prevent obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) throughout life. The scale of cash/CBT programming and the increased focus on food system, food value chains and on social protection present unprecedented opportunities to influence diets, and SBC is required in order to empower recipients of this assistance to meet their essential needs and maximize the nutritional value of their purchases.The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is undergoing a nutrition transition. The coexistence of insecurity, food insecurity, undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight obesity alongside migration, urbanization, and COVID-19 is a growing challenge in the MENA region.The scale up of SBC in MENA region is critical, many countries requested technical support to initiate or continue integrating this approach. The new WFP MENA SBCC strategy will allow RBC countries to move forward.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)Under the supervision of the Regional Head of School Based Programmes and Nutrition, the purpose of this consultancy is to support the country offices in the design and implementation of quality nutrition programmes including the nutrition integration and the scale up of the demand, availability and access to healthy diets across WFP COs operations and countries food, health, social protection and education systems.
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