Nutritionist (Re-advertised)

Job Title: Nutritionist

Type of Contract / Grade: Fixed-Term, NOB

Duration: 1 year renewable (upon confirmation of the probationary period)

Duty Station: Antananarivo, Madagascar

Vacancy Number: One position

Date of Publication: October 20, 2025

Deadline for Application: November 02, 2025

THE ROLE

To provide support to nutrition (The notion “nutrition” refers to 1) nutrition stand alone and 2) nutrition and HIV/AIDS and TB) 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.
• Provide project management support to specific and defined nutrition projects and activities, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes/projects that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
• Develop and co-ordinate data gathering and monitoring/assessment systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
• Track and analyse data to provide input into reporting activities and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on nutrition activities that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Liaise with implementing partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency, and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
• 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.
• Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
• Other as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

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

Experience: Three (03) years at a professional level with an Advanced University degree

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• 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.

Language: Fluency (level C) in French language and an intermediate level (level B) in English.

Deadline for Application: November 02, 2025