Nutrition Consultant (Nationals only), Addis Ababa, Office-based + travel, #593294

Nutrition consultant Addis Ababa, Office-based +travel

Contract Duration: 11 months

Working arrangement: Office-based + travel

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.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Nutrition Manager, and in close collaboration with the team, the consultant will undertake the following responsibilities:

-Nutrition Programme Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring

-Support for Resource Mobilization

-Strengthen nutrition information and reporting systems

-Reporting, Knowledge Management, and Transition

- Technically support for nutrition assessments, surveys, formative research, and operational learning studies on nutrition

- Support for Emergency Preparedness and Nutrition in Humanitarian Action

- Capacity Strengthening, Coordination, and Partnerships

- Nutrition Systems Strengthening, Sustainability, and Scale-up Support

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR TMC0002429.pdf

• Education:  And advanced university degree (Masters) in one of the following fields is required: Nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences nutritional epidemiology, or another health related science field

• Work Experience:
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in a developing country in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care.
• Advocacy and strategic engagement experience in the nutrition sector an asset, especially if in the context of stunting and/or wasting.
• Experience in nutrition programme development, multi-sector programming, and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset
• Excellent communication, report writing, and analytical skills.
• Background/familiarity with emergency operations
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Amharic is required
• Skills:
• A high level of organizational and coordination skills.
• An excellent command of the English language, both written and oral.
• Ability to produce quality work within a deadline and under pressure
• Highly developed communication skills

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family 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.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal  Financial proposal template TMC0002429.docx

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Advertised: 26 May 2026 E. Africa Standard Time
Applications close: 05 Jun 2026 E. Africa Standard Time

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