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Recrutement de 01 Nutritionnist NOC

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

Recrutement de 01 Nutritionnist NOC
Niamey, Niger, The Republic Of The
time type
Full time

job requisition id
JR115623
DATE LIMITE DE CANDIDATURE

11 September 2025-23:59-UTC+01:00 heure normale d’Afrique de l’Ouest (Niamey)
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.


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/ Manage nutrition programmes and contribute to meet the nutritional needs of beneficiaries within the country and/or provide technical advice and guidance on nutrition strategies, programme design and implementation.
Job Title / Titre du Poste :Nutritionnist
Contract Type : Fixed-Term
Grade : NOC
Unit/Division : Programme/Nutrition
Duty Station : Niamey
Contract Duration : 12 months
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/ Manage nutrition programmes and contribute to meet the nutritional needs of beneficiaries within the country and/or provide technical advice and guidance on nutrition strategies, programme design and implementation.

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

Provide technical advice to Niger CO on nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive programme and policy issues including assessment and analysis, the choice of objectives, activities, transfer modalities and commodity choice for nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive programming in line with WFP standards and processes.
Support the strengthening of national nutrition initiatives, including the development of national government policies related to nutrition as well as nutrition strategies, action plans, protocols and guidelines in line with the SUN Movement and international guidance and current evidence.
Work with staff in procurement, logistics, finance, other programme units and other divisions to ensure effective design and delivery of WFP nutrition programming.
Provide support for operational partnerships, including inter-agency collaboration, to ensure a strong multi-sectorial response to nutrition in both emergency and nonemergency settings.
Prepare accurate and timely reporting and learning, contributing to a knowledge base that informs decision making of WFP and other stakeholders.
Design, conduct and communicate the nutrition situation clearly and effectively to nutrition stakeholders.
Represent WFP at regional, national and international meetings to contribute in technical discussions, exchange experiences, advocate for nutrition interventions and identify areas of potential collaboration.
Build capacity of WFP staff, partners and national governments to prepare for and respond to nutrition problems.
Support the monitoring and evaluation of WFP activities, provide technical analysis, and interpretation.
Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them on more complex analysis and queries.
Contribute to emergency preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations on contingency planning, risk analysis and early warning related to nutrition risks.
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.

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

Expérience: At least five (5) years of postgraduate professional experience or seven (7) years after the Bachelor Degree


DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

Experience working with governments on developing nutrition policies and/or implementing a nutrition programme (within food security or health).
Experience conducting nutritional assessments, analysed data and drafted recommendations for programme.
Experience working in multiple countries.
Experience working in both emergencies and development context.
Strong ability to manage a team with the aim of delivering quality results on time.
Strong communication skill is an asset.

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.