Nutritionist, CST-II, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
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WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Job Title: Nutritionist
Grade: CST-II
Type of contract: Regular Consultancy
No. of Position: 01
Duration: 11 months
Duty Station: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Date of Publication: 06 June 2023
Deadline of Application: 19 June 2023
This vacancy announcement is not for Bangladeshi nationals.
JOB PURPOSE
The World Food Programme (WFP) is looking for an experienced Nutritionist to lead its Nutrition Programme in Cox's Bazar. This role will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of the nutrition programme, providing guidance and technical expertise to ensure effective and efficient implementation of direct and indirect nutrition interventions, managing a team of nutrition professionals, building partnerships with stakeholders, managing resources effectively and generating evidence to support programming, ensuring that the programme aligns with WFP's overall strategy and objectives. The role will report to the Deputy Head of Area Office (Cox’s Bazar) and technically to the Head of Nutrition Based Programmes.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Strategy development: Provide strategic direction and leadership for the nutrition programme in Cox's Bazar, including assessment and analysis, the choice of objectives, activities, transfer modalities and commodity choices aligning to WFP's corporate policies, strategies, and guidance, taking into account the local context, as well as the latest evidence and international best practices in the field of nutrition.
- Programme Oversight: Oversee and provide technical guidance on WFP’s nutrition programme in Cox's Bazar, ensuring delivery of high-quality evidence-based nutrition specific and sensitive interventions in a timely and effective manner ensuring alignment with WFP's overall strategy and objectives. Monitor programme progress and make necessary adjustments to ensure that the programme is on track to meet its goals.
- Team Management: Lead, manage and motivate the nutrition team in Cox's Bazar, providing guidance, support, coaching, learning and development opportunities as required to foster a positive and collaborative work environment, and enable high performance.External Partnerships and coordination: Build and maintain effective partnerships and represent WFP in key fora and platforms with key stakeholders, including UN agencies, the nutrition sector, Government agencies, and implementing partners to strengthen the nutrition Programme’s impact and sustainability.
- Internal cross-functional partnerships: Collaborate with other WFP teams for a coordinated programmatic approach, ensuring that nutrition is appropriately integrated into WFP's overall response in Cox's Bazar.
- Evidence Generation and knowledge management: Oversee the development and implementation of a robust monitoring and evaluation plan, including coordinating data gathering, analysis, monitoring, assessments, surveys, and generation of dashboards for nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained. Use generated evidence to inform programme design and make necessary adjustments to improve programme effectiveness.
- Provide input into donor and corporate reporting on nutrition activities to enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
- Resource Management: Ensure effective resource management, including development and maintenance of the Cox’s Bazar nutrition programme and procurement plans outlining the programme commodities, caseload and financial needs to ensure that resources are allocated and utilized appropriately.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Advanced University degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology, Medicine or other closely relevant field.
Experience: At least 8 years of experience in nutrition programming, with at least 5 years of experience in managing teams.
• Experience working in multiple countries in both emergencies and development contexts.
• Strong technical expertise in nutrition, including experience in nutrition-sensitive programming and implementing nutrition programmes in emergency contexts.
• Proven experience in programme management, including resource management.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with a proven ability to motivate and manage teams to achieve results.
• Familiarity with WFP's corporate policies, strategies, and guidance.
Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
All WFP Employees are expected to demonstrate the competencies and standards of behavior aligned with our core values and defined in the WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK, namely:
- Leading by example with integrity,
- Driving results and delivering on commitments,
- Fostering inclusive and collaborative teamwork,
- Applying strategic thinking,
- Building and maintaining sustainable partnerships.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings).
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We want to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible. Please contact us at coxsbazar.hr@wfp.org to advise us of any accessibility needs you may have.
This email is only to be used for any disability-related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to the volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal applications and will not receive a reply from WFP.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
For more on WFP and what we do, please go to http://www.wfp.org/videos/zero-hunger
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
WFP provides life-saving assistance to more than 850,000 Rohingya refugees and over 300,000 most vulnerable households in the local communities. WFP implements a range of programmes including integrated food and nutrition assistance, school feeding activities, emergency preparedness, and tailored livelihoods programme to support the most vulnerable population.
For more on WFP Cox's Bazar World Humanitarian Day video 2021
WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. 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.
