Nutrition Expert/Officer

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition, Food Science, Agriculture, Public Health Nutrition, Home Economics, Community Development, or related field. 
  
• At least 5 years of experience in nutrition-sensitive agriculture, food security and nutrition programming, community nutrition, or behavior change communication. 
  
• Experience working with women, caregivers, children under five, and vulnerable households. 
  
• Experience in refugee settlements or humanitarian-development programming is preferred. 
  
• Strong skills in participatory training, community mobilization, and culturally appropriate nutrition messaging. 
  

• Lead integration of nutrition-sensitive agriculture into crop, livestock, and household resilience interventions. 
  
• Support promotion of nutrient-dense crops, kitchen gardens, diversified food production, and household-level food utilization. 
  
• Design and supervise nutrition education sessions and cooking demonstrations. 
  
• Work with field teams, CBFs, women’s groups, caregivers, and community structures to promote dietary diversity. 
  
• Support linkage of eligible caregivers and households with relevant health and nutrition services where appropriate. 
  
• Ensure nutrition messaging is culturally appropriate and aligned with local food systems. 
  
• Track household participation in nutrition training, cooking demonstrations, kitchen garden establishment, and dietary diversity-related outcomes. 
  
• Contribute to success stories, behavior change documentation, and nutrition-sensitive agriculture reports.