National Nutrition Consultant at Unicef Tanzania

Job no: 595086
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam
Level: Consultancy
Location: United Republic of Tanzania
Categories: Child Protection, Nutrition, Early Childhood Development

Contract Duration:2.2 Months

Working arrangement: Remote, with travels to Kigoma.

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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                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

Under the Kigoma Regional Secretariat and UNICEF, and in close collaboration with the PMO-RALG, the consultant will provide technical assistance to develop a five-year costed Kigoma Multisectoral Nutrition Strategy and response plan.

The assignment will involve reviewing the regional nutrition situation, analyzing the key determinants of malnutrition, facilitating stakeholder consultations, developing a multisectoral Theory of Change, and preparing a costed strategy, response plan and results framework to guide coordinated implementation.

Consultant responsibilities

• Prepare an inception report outlining the proposed methodology, detailed workplan, stakeholder consultation approach, data requirements and timeline for the assignment.

• Review relevant national, regional and district policies, strategies, plans, data sources and program documents related to nutrition, health, food systems, WASH, education, social protection and community development.

• Conduct a comprehensive nutrition situation analysis for Kigoma Region, covering nutrition outcomes, determinants, service delivery gaps, vulnerable groups and emerging risks, including climate shocks, food insecurity and population movement.

• Undertake a problem and causality analysis to identify the immediate, underlying and structural drivers of malnutrition and inform strategic priorities for the region.

• Facilitate consultations with regional, district and community-level stakeholders, including relevant sectors, development partners, civil society and refugee-response actors, to validate findings and agree on priority actions.

• Develop a multisectoral nutrition Theory of Change for Kigoma Region, showing priority pathways for coordinated nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive actions.

• Draft the five-year costed Kigoma Multisectoral Nutrition Strategy, including strategic priorities, objectives, interventions, implementation arrangements, coordination mechanisms, financing considerations and risk mitigation measures.

• Develop a costed response plan and results framework with clear outputs, activities, indicators, targets, responsible actors, timelines, budget estimates and monitoring arrangements.

• Present draft deliverables for review, incorporate feedback the Regional Secretariat, UNICEF, PMO-RALG, district teams and partners, and submit final deliverables in line with agreed timelines and quality standards

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:   TMC0005116 TERMS OF REFERENCE.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education: A master’s degree in public health/nutrition, epidemiology, health policy and/or management, health education, health promotion or other health related sciences is required.
• Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in nutrition, public health, strategic planning, multisectoral program development or related fields, including demonstrated experience supporting government-led nutrition planning, coordination and implementation at national, regional or district level
• Skills

      - Strong understanding of Tanzania’s nutrition context, including Kigoma or similar vulnerable/refugee-hosting settings.

      - Knowledge of multisectoral nutrition approaches across key sectors, including nutrition-specific and nutritionsensitive interventions.

      - Expertise in developing multisectoral nutrition strategies, response plans, policies or action plans.

      - Skills in situation analysis, causality analysis, Theory of Change, results frameworks and strategic planning.

      - Expertise in developing costed implementation plans, budgets and resource mobilization approaches.

      - Strong technical writing and presentation skills for strategies, reports, results frameworks and slide decks.

      - Strong facilitation, consultation and consensus-building skills with government, partners and communities.

       -Experience working with PO-RALG, regional secretariats, LGAs and multisectoral nutrition coordination platforms.

• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Swahili, both written and spoken, is required.

Desirables :

• Experience in Kigoma or similar vulnerable/refugee-hosting contexts.
• Experience integrating nutrition into regional or district plans, budgets and monitoring frameworks.
• Experience developing costed plans, resource mobilization products and implementation tools with government and partners.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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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.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• 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 - TMC0005116.xlsx

Remarks:  

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: 14 Aug 2026 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 21 Aug 2026 E. Africa Standard Time