Technical Consultant National Wasting Guideline Revision and Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 6.5 months, Nationals only, Remote with no travel

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To provide technical leadership and expert support to the Government of Bangladesh in reviewing, revising, harmonizing and developing a comprehensive national operational guideline for prevention and management of child wasting and nutritional oedema in line with the 2023 WHO recommendations, integrating best practices, stakeholder input, and the country’s context and health systems. The assignment will include:

● Review existing national guidelines on management of acute malnutrition, protocols, and relevant documentation.

● Assess alignment with latest WHO recommendations and international proven evidence.

● Identify policy, technical and operational gaps in the current national guidance.

● Revise and develop a single integrated operational guideline covering prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema aligned with WHO 2023 guidance.

● Standardize admission, treatment, referral and discharge processes across service delivery platforms.

● Strengthen prevention components within routine health and nutrition systems.

● Draft and finalize comprehensive, contextualized national wasting guidelines.

● Facilitate national and subnational consultations for input and validation 

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  External TOR - Technical Consultant - TMC0008014.pdf

• Education: PhD degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Pediatrics, Medicine
• Work Experience:

● At least 10 years of professional experience in child nutrition programming, policy, and guideline development

● Proven experience in developing and revising national acute malnutrition guidelines/protocols

• Skills:

● Familiarity with Bangladesh health and nutrition system

● Strong facilitation, coordination, and communication skills

● Knowledge of WHO acute malnutrition guidelines and community-based management approaches

• Language Requirements: Excellent writing and communication skills in English and Bangla.
• Desirables: Experience working with UN agencies and government ministries

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• 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)  Financial proposal template - TMC0008014.docx
• A detailed technical proposal: The key contents to be included are as below:

Technical Proposal Template

1. Understanding of Assignment

Briefly describe your understanding of the objectives and scope of work.

2. Approach and Methodology

Explain how you will deliver each task and achieve the expected outputs.

3. Relevant Experience

Highlight experience in similar assignments (e.g. guideline development)

4. Technical Capacity Demonstrate your expertise in:

Effective consultation and secondary data/evidence review

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Advertised: 10 Nov 2026 Bangladesh Standard Time
Applications close: 17 Nov 2026 Bangladesh Standard Time

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