[Hiring] Prevention Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

The primary objective of this consultancy is to update the existing 2002 Yemen National Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (BMS Code) to align with relevant and recent World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions, including provisions related to the promotion and marketing of commercial complementary foods.

The consultancy will also support the development of a sustainable national monitoring, reporting, and enforcement mechanism to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) and other relevant stakeholders to identify, document, report, and address violations of the BMS Code.

The assignment is time-bound and deliverable-based, with specific outputs including:

• Updated national BMS Code
• Monitoring and enforcement framework and tools
• Recommendations to support effective implementation and institutionalization of the Code

The consultant will be responsible for the following strategic workstreams:

• Code Updates: Conduct a comprehensive review of the 2002 Yemen BMS Code and draft amendments to include WHA resolutions on digital marketing and commercial complementary foods.
• Mechanism Design: Develop a formal structure for monitoring code violations, outlining the workflow from detection to legal sanctioning.
• Institutional Strengthening: Build the technical capacity of the MoPHP to lead the monitoring process.
• Governance Framework: Draft specific Terms of Reference (ToRs) for government bodies and multi-sectoral stakeholders involved in monitoring and enforcement.
• Tool Development: Create and validate standardized tools for both routine monitoring and periodic national assessments of code implementation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Public Health, Medicine, Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health, or another related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in nutrition policy, legal framework development, and IYCF programming.
• Direct experience in updating the National BMS Code and development of the Implementation and monitoring Mechanism for the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
• Proven track record in drafting legislative or regulatory documents in a public health context.
• Experience leading high-level consultative workshops with government and UN agencies.
• Proven experience in the development, review, adaptation, implementation and/or monitoring of public health policies, regulatory frameworks or legislative instruments, particularly related to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is required.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience conducting comprehensive nutrition and BMS Code, particularly with an emphasis on nutrition outcomes for infants and young children.
• Extensive experience developing operational frameworks, theories of change, and monitoring and evaluation systems in the context of nutrition programming.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating and leading high-level consultative stakeholder workshops, engaging with diverse actors including government, UN agencies, civil society, and private sector partners.
• Strong analytical skills, particularly related to nutrition, breastfeeding practices and Violation of BMS Code analysis.
• Knowledge of current best international practices and global guidelines.
• Proficiency in workshop design, stakeholder engagement, consensus-building, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong writing, reporting, and documentation skills, with the capacity to produce concise, high-quality analytical reports and strategic documents under tight deadlines.

Benefits

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

Company Description

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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