[Hiring] National Nutrition Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

Under the Kigoma Regional Secretariat and UNICEF, and in close collaboration with the PMO-RALG, the consultant will provide technical assistance to develop a five-year costed Kigoma Multisectoral Nutrition Strategy and response plan. The assignment will involve:

• Reviewing the regional nutrition situation.
• Analyzing the key determinants of malnutrition.
• Facilitating stakeholder consultations.
• Developing a multisectoral Theory of Change.
• Preparing a costed strategy, response plan, and results framework to guide coordinated implementation.

Consultant Responsibilities

• Prepare an inception report outlining the proposed methodology, detailed workplan, stakeholder consultation approach, data requirements, and timeline for the assignment.
• Review relevant national, regional, and district policies, strategies, plans, data sources, and program documents related to nutrition, health, food systems, WASH, education, social protection, and community development.
• Conduct a comprehensive nutrition situation analysis for Kigoma Region, covering nutrition outcomes, determinants, service delivery gaps, vulnerable groups, and emerging risks, including climate shocks, food insecurity, and population movement.
• Undertake a problem and causality analysis to identify the immediate, underlying, and structural drivers of malnutrition and inform strategic priorities for the region.
• Facilitate consultations with regional, district, and community-level stakeholders, including relevant sectors, development partners, civil society, and refugee-response actors, to validate findings and agree on priority actions.
• Develop a multisectoral nutrition Theory of Change for Kigoma Region, showing priority pathways for coordinated nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive actions.
• Draft the five-year costed Kigoma Multisectoral Nutrition Strategy, including strategic priorities, objectives, interventions, implementation arrangements, coordination mechanisms, financing considerations, and risk mitigation measures.
• Develop a costed response plan and results framework with clear outputs, activities, indicators, targets, responsible actors, timelines, budget estimates, and monitoring arrangements.
• Present draft deliverables for review, incorporate feedback from the Regional Secretariat, UNICEF, PMO-RALG, district teams, and partners, and submit final deliverables in line with agreed timelines and quality standards.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree in public health/nutrition, epidemiology, health policy and/or management, health education, health promotion, or other health-related sciences is required.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in nutrition, public health, strategic planning, multisectoral program development, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience supporting government-led nutrition planning, coordination, and implementation at national, regional, or district level.
• Strong understanding of Tanzania’s nutrition context, including Kigoma or similar vulnerable/refugee-hosting settings.
• Knowledge of multisectoral nutrition approaches across key sectors, including nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions.
• Expertise in developing multisectoral nutrition strategies, response plans, policies, or action plans.
• Skills in situation analysis, causality analysis, Theory of Change, results frameworks, and strategic planning.
• Expertise in developing costed implementation plans, budgets, and resource mobilization approaches.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills for strategies, reports, results frameworks, and slide decks.
• Strong facilitation, consultation, and consensus-building skills with government, partners, and communities.
• Experience working with PO-RALG, regional secretariats, LGAs, and multisectoral nutrition coordination platforms.

Language Requirements

• Fluency in English and Swahili, both written and spoken, is required.

Desirables

• Experience in Kigoma or similar vulnerable/refugee-hosting contexts.
• Experience integrating nutrition into regional or district plans, budgets, and monitoring frameworks.
• Experience developing costed plans, resource mobilization products, and implementation tools with government and partners.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Application Process

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV).
• Cover letter.
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template).

Remarks

• UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes.
• All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.