Overview
Provide technical support to enhance the nutritional effectiveness of the public distribution system (PDS) and work in collaboration with WFP's Nutrition and School Feeding team.
Key Responsibilities
- Review, research and recommend evidence-based nutrition sensitive interventions and best practices.
- Provide technical and policy level support to operationalise feasible nutrition-based solutions including fortification.
- Analyse national datasets to monitor the need for nutritional alignment in the PDS and its impact on demographic health trends.
- Facilitate cross-ministerial coordination on agreed nutrition interventions.
- Serve as the nodal technical point at DFPD linking relevant Ministries for proposed nutrition interventions.
- Assess and document learnings from country-wide implementation of fortified rice scheme and other nutrition interventions.
- Support the development of training modules and capacity building.
- Develop information, education, and communication (IEC) strategies and materials.
- Develop & support State departments in the implementation of SOPs and protocols on quality control & quality assurance.
- Support department in addressing technical queries with regards to nutrition related intervention during parliament sessions, review meetings etc.
- Provide other support as required by DFPD or WFP.
Required Experience
At least one year of professional experience on nutrition. 10-12 years of experience working in partnership with the government/UN agency/INGO on nutrition related issues is desirable. Extensive experience of working across Government Ministries and Department and supporting the implementation of large-scale nutrition projects at either National and State level is desirable. Experience of providing inputs into policy discussions and decisions on nutrition is an added plus.
Qualifications
Advanced University degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology, Medicine or other relevant field.
