Job Description

Job Category: Nutrition, Health

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Deadline: 22-01-2026

Role’s Summary:

The National Consultant will contribute to developing Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for Nigeria, supporting improved nutrition outcomes for children and women.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to defining the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines mandate
• Identify national policies and commitments supporting sustainability
•  Propose entry points for sustainability in the mandate
•  Identify additional stakeholders for the FBDGs development process
•  Conduct policy and programme reviews covering food systems-related policies
•  Analyze secondary data on diet factors associated with health and nutrition issues
•  Contribute to revising diet goals/targets considering trade-offs
•  Review evidence on effective interventions across the food system
•  Contribute to the situation analysis and evidence review report
•  Support capacity-building activities for government and partners
•  Develop and finalize clear, concise documents
•  Collaborate with technical partners and stakeholders
•  Provide technical guidance on nutrition issues
•  Support resource mobilization efforts
•  Contribute to nutrition programme planning and implementation
•  Document best practices and lessons learned
•  Support emergency nutrition response
•  Work with government counterparts and partners
•  Identify and address nutrition gaps and challenges
•  Develop strategies for improving nutrition outcomes
•  Support monitoring and evaluation activities
•  Provide technical support to partners and stakeholders

Skills:

• Excellent knowledge of nutrition, food security, and health systems in Nigeria
• Experience in analyzing scientific data and writing scientific reports
•  Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
•  Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
•  Experience working with government and partners
•  Knowledge of FBDG development and implementation
•  Experience in capacity-building and training
•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Education:

• Advanced degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Science, Public Health, or related field
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with significant experience

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Application Instructions:

Apply through UNICEF’s career portal on https://www.unicef.org/careers/vacancies/template