National Nutrition Consultant – Multisectoral Strategy (2.2 months)

About the role

UNICEF is seeking a Nutrition Consultant to lead the development of a five‑year costed Multisectoral Nutrition Strategy and Response Plan for the Kigoma region of Tanzania. The assignment, lasting 2.2 months, will be performed remotely with periodic travel to Kigoma for stakeholder engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare an inception report outlining methodology, workplan, data needs and timeline.
• Review national, regional and district policies, strategies and data sources across nutrition, health, food systems, WASH, education, social protection and community development.
• Conduct a comprehensive nutrition situation analysis for Kigoma, identifying outcomes, determinants, service gaps, vulnerable groups and emerging risks such as climate shocks and population movements.
• Perform problem and causality analysis to pinpoint immediate, underlying and structural drivers of malnutrition.
• Facilitate consultations with regional, district and community stakeholders, development partners, civil society and refugee‑response actors to validate findings and agree on priority actions.
• Develop a multisectoral Theory of Change and draft a costed five‑year strategy, including strategic priorities, objectives, interventions, implementation arrangements and a results framework.

Required profile

• Advanced degree in nutrition, public health, development studies or a related field.
• Proven experience in designing multisectoral nutrition strategies or similar development plans.
• Familiarity with the Tanzanian nutrition context and with stakeholder consultation processes.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize data from diverse sources.

Required skills

• Nutrition situation analysis
• Theory of Change development
• Costed strategy formulation
• Stakeholder facilitation

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence nutrition policy for a vulnerable region.
• Collaboration with UNICEF and regional partners.
• Competitive consultancy fee in line with UN standards.