Consultancy for Nutrition Programme Costing and Resource Requirements Analysis, Nutrition, Kabul, Afghanistan, 7 Months, Office based (With Possible travel) Internationals Only#596513

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To conduct a comprehensive costing analysis of nutrition programmes in Afghanistan and estimate the financial resources required to achieve national nutrition targets over the medium term. The assignment will generate evidence on programme costs, resource needs, financing gaps, investment priorities, and cost-effectiveness to support strategic planning, budgeting, advocacy, and resource mobilization. It will also determine unit costs and assess the relative costeffectiveness of key nutrition interventions, delivery platforms, and service delivery models to identify the most efficient approaches for improving nutrition outcomes at scale

The consultant will conduct a Nutrition Programme Costing Analysis to estimate recurrent, capital, and total programme costs at national and sub-national levels, including costs per beneficiary reached, service delivered, child treated for SAM and HR-MAM, pregnant and lactating woman served, FHH supported, CNDCC supported, and health facility delivering nutrition services. The analysis will assess cost variations across provinces and delivery models, identify key cost drivers and efficiency bottlenecks, determine the most cost-effective intervention packages, and benchmark costs against comparable programmes where feasible. The consultant will also develop 3–5-year resource requirement projections for maintaining and scaling up services, including emergency surge scenarios, and conduct a financing gap assessment to estimate funding needs, identify financing risks, and assess efficiency gains. Based on these findings, the consultant will develop a Nutrition Investment Case demonstrating the burden of malnutrition, the costs and benefits of priority interventions, their cost-effectiveness and return on investment, priority investments required to achieve national targets, and recommendations for sustainable financing and resource mobilization

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  TMC0007272 External ToR Template.pdf

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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)  TMC0007272 Financial proposal template.docx

• Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

Advertised: 22 Oct 2026 Afghanistan Standard Time
Applications close: 01 Nov 2026 Afghanistan Standard Time

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