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Recrutement de 01 Nutritionist NOB

Entreprise: World Food Programme
Niveau d'etude: Non precise
Localité: Niger / Niamey
Date limite: 2025-09-11

Recrutement de 01 Nutritionist NOB
Niamey, Niger, The Republic Of The
time type
Full time

job requisition id
JR115619
DATE LIMITE DE CANDIDATURE

11 September 2025-23:59-UTC+01:00 heure normale d’Afrique de l’Ouest (Niamey)
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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.


At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.


WHY JOIN WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

Lead community nutrition activities, including the promotion of the processing and use of local enriched or fortified nutritional products. Provide support to nutrition programmes and activities to contribute to meeting the nutritional needs of WFP beneficiaries
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

11 September 2025- 23:59-GMT Greenwich Mean Time +1 (Niamey)

Job Title / Titre du Poste : Nutritionnist

Contract Type :Fixed-Term Appointment

Grade : NOB

Unit/Division : Programme/ Nutrition

Duty Station : Niamey

Contract Duration : 12 months, renewable

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

WFP is one of the largest humanitarian and development agencies operating in Niger. Despite various operational challenges, WFP continues to implement the activities of its Country Strategic Plan, responding to the Government's priorities.

En 2024, WFP reached nearly 3.1 million people with targeted lifesaving and life changing support, working through national authorities and locally led organizations to deliver assistance in all regions of Niger. Regarding nutrition specific activities, WFP delivered a comprehensive package of interventions to support communities to prevent and manage moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) as part of the integrated resilience approach. WFP supported health centers and communities across Niger to ensure nutritionally vulnerable people received targeted assistance while communities were equipped with skills to mitigate the risks of malnutrition.

THE ROLE:

Lead community nutrition activities, including the promotion of the processing and use of local enriched or fortified nutritional products. Provide support to nutrition programmes and activities to contribute to meeting the nutritional needs of WFP beneficiaries

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

Contribute to the development of nutrition projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider nutrition policies and guidance.
Scale up community-based nutrition activities, including Learning and Nutritional Rehabilitation Centers (Foyers d’Apprentissage et de Réhabilitation Nutritionnelle – FARN) and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (Périmètre Brachial – PB) mother/parent groups.
Support the development of strategies and plans to ensure local ownership and long-term sustainability of these activities at all levels.
Strengthen the understanding of nutrition-sensitive programming and ensure a progressive approach to integrating nutrition-sensitive actions into programs, strategies, and policies.
Strengthen the strategic partnership with UNICEF on nutrition by addressing gaps in the treatment and prevention of child wasting, and by conducting nutritional surveys such as the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART), Rapid SMART, and Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM/PCIMA) coverage surveys.
Strengthen the capacity of Ministry of Public Health (Ministère de la Santé Publique – MSP) structures to implement and monitor activities for the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition, and to collect and analyze data using the District Health Information Software, version 2 (DHIS2).
Support the strengthening of national nutrition initiatives, including the development of government policies, strategies, action plans, protocols, and guidelines on nutrition, in line with the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, international guidance, and the latest evidence.
Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency, and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
Contribute to strengthening the capacities of the Union of Cooperative Societies (Union des Sociétés Coopératives – USCOOPS), the Food Technology Service (Service de Technologie Alimentaire – STA), and the Social Safety Net (Sécurité Sociale Filets – SSF) units, and increase the production of fortified flour and enriched oil within the USCOOPS and Transformation Units (UTs).
Strengthen statistical data reporting at the community level and participate in documenting the integrated package good practices and scaling up successful models
Support the identification of potential partners and partnership negotiations to ensure a collaborative and holistic approach to meeting nutrition needs.
Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to nutrition needs for example the production and review of training materials.
Guide more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
Other as required.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Education : Advanced University degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology, Medicine or other relevant field.

Language: Fluency (level C) in French and English required

Expérience: At least three (3) years of postgraduate professional experience or 5 years of experience after the Bachelor Degree


DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

Experience working with governments, partners and communities on nutrition activities
Experience and exposure to implementation of national/international development programmes.
Experience working in public health/food security/ nutrition related activities.
Experience identifying and defining nutrition issues/problems within a country.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK



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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.


No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.