International Consultant for Pre-Service Nutrition Training Needs Assessment and Scoping Study

The consultant will conduct a national scoping assessment of pre-service nutrition education and training in Afghanistan to identify gaps, opportunities, and strategic actions to strengthen the country's capacity to produce competent nutrition professionals. The assessment includes examining institutions, programmes, curricula, faculty, students, practical training arrangements, quality assurance mechanisms, graduate outcomes, and workforce alignment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a national scoping assessment of pre-service nutrition education and training in Afghanistan.
• Identify gaps, opportunities, and strategic actions required to strengthen the country's capacity to produce competent nutrition professionals.
• Examine institutions, programmes, curricula, faculty, students, practical training arrangements, quality assurance mechanisms, graduate outcomes, and workforce alignment.
• Assess the feasibility of strengthening existing programmes and establishing new undergraduate or postgraduate training opportunities in nutrition, public health nutrition, and related disciplines.

Requirements

• Master`s university degree in MSc Nutrition, Public Health, Food Science and Nutrition, Global Health for Nutrition, Health Systems Strengthening, Monitoring and Evaluation, Planning, Public Policy, Management, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of senior-level experience leading national level engagement with government agencies, stakeholders, decentralized planning processes, and development partners and networks on decentralized service delivery.
• Experience conducting assessments, mapping exercises, and stakeholder analyses for public sector institutions (optional).
• Experience with systems strengthening, training and capacity building, and engagement with civil society organizations and the private sector (optional).
• Relevant knowledge and experience of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive stakeholder landscapes, as well as nutrition programming and planning processes, including various coordination mechanisms (optional).
• Strong English writing and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders and partners at all levels.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting Nutrition Training Needs Assessments, including scoping assessments of nutrition workforce capacity, training systems, educational programmes, and institutional capacity, will be considered a strong asset (desirable).
• Experience working with higher education institutions and academia, including curriculum review and development, academic programme assessment, research, and capacity building initiatives, will be considered an added advantage (desirable).
• Technical proposal required.

Skills

• Nutrition Training Needs Assessment
• Nutrition Workforce Capacity Assessment
• Pre-service Nutrition Education
• Curriculum Review and Development
• Nutrition Programme Development
• Nutrition Systems Strengthening
• Capacity Building
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Decentralised Service Delivery
• Public Sector Assessments
• Nutrition Coordination Mechanisms
• Civil Society Engagement
• Private Sector Engagement
• Higher Education Collaboration
• Academic Programme Assessment
• Nutrition Research
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Public Policy Planning
• Technical Proposal Development
• English Writing

Languages

English