Overview
The purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen community level nutrition services in Papua New Guinea by supporting field implementation of Component 1 – PNG Community based Approach to Reduce and End Stunting (PNG CARES) under the Child Nutrition and Social Protection (CNSP) project.
Key Responsibilities
- Reinforce delivery of health and nutrition interventions at household and community levels.
- Ensure Village Health Assistants (VHAs) and health workers provide consistent Maternal, Infant and Young Child counselling.
- Promote positive caregiving practices.
- Facilitate timely referrals for malnutrition treatment.
- Contribute to service coverage, accountability, and multisectoral coordination.
- Ensure alignment with national nutrition policies, responsive to PNG’s socio cultural context and operational guidelines.
- Apply child safeguarding principles.
- Ensure data confidentiality.
- Uphold professional standards in coordination with NDoH, UNICEF, and partners to advance CNSP objectives.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 2-5 years of professional experience in nutrition, public health, community health.
- Strong technical knowledge of maternal and child nutrition.
- Proven experience in program planning, monitoring, and evaluation within health contexts.
- Demonstrated ability to build capacity of health workers and community-based volunteers.
- Prior or ongoing professional experience working in the province with demonstrated knowledge of the provincial context.
- Prior work experience with NDOH, PHA, UNICEF or other UN organization is an asset.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree in Law
