Nutrition Prevention International Consultant

The consultant will support the development of a National Multisectoral Early Childhood Development (ECD) Strategy aligned with the Nurturing Care Framework and relevant SDG targets in Yemen. The role includes developing an action plan and monitoring and evaluation framework to facilitate implementation and institutionalization of integrated ECD services.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of an evidence-based and contextually appropriate National Multisectoral ECD Strategy aligned with the Nurturing Care Framework and relevant SDG targets.
• Support development of an action plan and monitoring and evaluation framework to facilitate implementation, institutionalization, and monitoring of integrated ECD services.
• Engage with UN agencies, Ministries of Health, and multi-sectoral clusters to coordinate efforts related to nutrition and ECD.
• Facilitate and lead high-level consultative stakeholder workshops involving government, UN agencies, civil society, and private sector partners.
• Conduct comprehensive nutrition and early childhood development analysis with emphasis on nutrition outcomes for young children.
• Develop operational frameworks, theories of change, and monitoring and evaluation systems for nutrition and ECD programming.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's or PhD) in Child Development, Early Childhood Development, Human Development, Public Health, Education, Nutrition, Social Sciences, or a related humanitarian field.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive international experience in developing multisectoral ECD policies and strategies and designing and executing ECD strategic frameworks, specifically in fragile, conflict-affected, or emergency humanitarian contexts.
• High proficiency in applying the Nurturing Care Framework, overseeing quantitative/qualitative intervention studies, and adapting relevant tools.
• Proven experience working alongside UN agencies, Ministries of Health, and multi-sectoral clusters (Nutrition, Health, Social Protection).
• Fluency in English is required; operational command of Arabic is highly advantageous to navigate local contexts smoothly.
• Demonstrated experience conducting comprehensive nutrition and early childhood development analysis, particularly with an emphasis on nutrition outcomes for young children.
• Extensive experience developing operational frameworks, theories of change, and monitoring and evaluation systems in the context of nutrition and early childhood development programming.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating and leading high-level consultative stakeholder workshops, engaging with diverse actors including government, UN agencies, civil society, and private sector partners.
• Strong analytical skills, particularly related to nutrition and early childhood development analysis, knowledge of current best international practices and global guidelines and proficiency in workshop design, stakeholder engagement, consensus-building, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong writing, reporting, and documentation skills, with the capacity to produce concise, high-quality analytical reports and strategic documents under tight deadlines

Skills

• Early Childhood Development
• Nurturing Care Frameworks
• Multi-sectoral Policy Development
• ECD Strategic Framework Design
• Quantitative Intervention Studies
• Qualitative Intervention Studies
• Nutrition Analysis
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Theory of Change
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Workshop Facilitation
• Consensus Building
• Nutrition Programming
• Public Health Analysis
• Report Writing
• Strategic Document Preparation
• Humanitarian Experience
• UN Agency Collaboration
• Multi-sectoral Cluster Coordination

Languages

English, Arabic