Nutrition Strategy Consultant at World Food Programme

Maseru, Maseru, Lesotho -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

28 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Nutrition Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Malnutrition Reduction, Food Security, Data Analysis, Project Management, Policy Development, Collaboration, Research, Accountability, Resource Management, Communication, Technical Coordination, Intervention Planning, Theory of Change

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 3 October 2025-23:59-GMT+02:00 South Africa Standard Time (Maseru) 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. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. 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). To develop the next-generation Food and Nutrition Strategic Framework for Lesotho as a clear, focused, well prioritized and practical instrument to guide actions, investments, budgeting, monitoring, progress reviews and accountability in the period 2026-2030. To develop a draft and then final document that represents stakeholder consensus and provides clear, specific and evidence-based guidance to key central and local government agencies, as well as to civil society, private sector, academic and international development partners, for strategic actions in the national effort to reduce the prevalence of all main forms of malnutrition in Lesotho. The scope of the Strategic Framework to be developed will include the following: -Executive Summary. -Concise updated analysis of the status of and trends in the main forms of malnutrition in Lesotho and the main causal factors driving and underlying these. -Overall high-level Goals and related Targets for progress in the reduction of main forms of malnutrition -A statement of principles for coordinated actions in the pursuit of the overall Goals. -A summary, visualized Theory of Change, showing the major pathways for the reduction of malnutrition and linkage with other sectoral priorities -Priority Areas and associated Interventions for addressing each main form of malnutrition: these will be both sector-based and multisectoral in nature. Where possible, these can also be “bundled” based on common delivery platforms for different interventions. -Areas of joint priority involving two or more sectors: these will be identified as components within the Priority Areas. TOR for Development of the Lesotho Food and Nutrition Strategic Framework 2026-2030 -A Guiding Monitoring and Accountability framework to enable progress reviews against key indicators of both actions taken and progress towards the overall goals and targets, related to the major pathways for reduction of malnutrition and indicating the responsible agencies for each key indicator. -Arrangements for coordination of actions, monitoring and progress reviews for the Priority Areas and associated interventions under the Strategic Framework, including overall technical coordination, thematic groups for joint priorities, and coordination of monitoring and accountability mechanisms. These should be specified both at central levels and at District level. -A high-level matrix of resource requirements for each Priority Area, using estimations from existing sources such as the Investment Case for Nutrition. WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission. Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: global.inclusion@wfp.org NO FEE DISCLAIMER The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web. 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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. If you used to have an account on our previous platform, please note that you will need to create a new account for future applications. However, this change will not affect any ongoing recruitment processes. To ensure that WFP is able to deliver on its mandate, a range of contract types exist depending on the duration and nature of work. Find out more here. Our greatest strength is the people working around the world providing access to nutritious food and promoting lasting solutions to those we serve. WFP provides its staff with meaningful and impactful careers, continuous learning and training, and a multicultural and stimulating work environment. 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, physical or mental disability. The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are 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. Read more about WFP’s history here, and WFP’s mission here Want to hear what it’s like working for WFP? Check out our newsletter highlighting the career stories of our passionate staff here: Pathway to WFP | LinkedIn Integrity, collaboration, commitment, humanity, inclusion. These values inspire everything we do every day, allowing us to work towards a world with zero hunger. You can read more about the values here. Our behaviour guides us in how we accomplish our mission. All WFP employees are expected to demonstrate the standards of behaviour described in the WFP Leadership Framework. Learn more about the WFP Leadership Framework here. 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Responsibilities

Develop the Food and Nutrition Strategic Framework for Lesotho for the period 2026-2030. This includes creating a document that provides evidence-based guidance for reducing malnutrition and coordinating actions among various stakeholders.