[Hiring] National Nutrition Governance and Coordination Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

The National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN) 2026-2030 establishes a strengthened accountability and coordination framework to improve multisectoral nutrition governance, joint planning, implementation monitoring, reporting, and adaptive management at national and subnational levels. The NPAN recognizes that subnational structures require greater support to move beyond information sharing towards joint planning, budgeting, implementation monitoring, and accountability. The plan further calls for standardized dashboards, biannual reviews, annual reporting, structured feedback loops, and strengthened secretariat capacity. The consultant will support the National Nutrition Committee (NNC) Secretariat in operationalizing these provisions through:

• Quarterly coordination support
• Monitoring of NPAN implementation
• Facilitation of evidence-based planning and review processes
• Capacity strengthening of Provincial Nutrition Committees (PNCs) in priority provinces

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Health Systems Management, Development Planning, Public Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation, or related field
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience
• Demonstrated experience supporting government-led nutrition programmes or multisectoral coordination mechanisms
• Experience in strategic planning, work planning, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience supporting subnational planning and implementation
• Experience facilitating multisectoral stakeholder consultations and review meetings
• Experience working with government institutions in Lao PDR
• Excellent written and spoken English and Lao language
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills
• Strong facilitation and coordination skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement and capacity-building skills

Requirements

• Previous experience with UNICEF, nutrition coordination mechanisms, or national nutrition plans is an asset

Benefits

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it
• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does
• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence
• Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities is offered throughout the recruitment process

Company Description

UNICEF is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.