Nutrition-sensitive Social Protection Consultant

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2 February 2025-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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JOB TITLE Nutrition-sensitive Social Protection Officer
TYPE OF CONTRACT: International consultancy, CST Level II
UNIT/DIVISION: School Meals and Social Protection Service (PPGS)
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy
DURATION: 11 months
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
National social protection systems are essential to scale-up solutions to fight the vicious cycle between poverty, hunger and malnutrition. WFP has clearly identified this unique opportunity in its corporate Social Protection Strategy (2021) and is supporting governments and countries to strengthen national systems for zero hunger and malnutrition in 98 countries (2023). WFP’s work is focused on two complementary priorities: support social protection system strengthening for better preparedness and responds to shocks and crises, and to achieve better food security and nutrition for vulnerable groups across the life cycle.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Positioning and evidence: coordinate the development and dissemination of key evidence relevant to inform the nutrition-sensitive social protection agenda, in collaboration with Knowledge and Learning Management and partnerships colleagues within the Social Protection Unit, other services and divisions, Regional Bureaux and Country Offices. Represent WFP in key positioning events and platforms relevant to nutrition-sensitive social protection, as needed. Support the organization of key positioning events on this topic, as required.
2. Workforce capacity together with the Programme Policy Officer - Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection, coordinate the development, adaptation and rollout of capacity strengthening initiatives on nutrition-sensitive social protection for WFP staff and external partners to different regions, in collaboration with Regional Bureaux and Country Offices, as well as external partners.

3. Region and Country Support
Provide technical and strategic advice to Regional Bureaux and Country Offices on nutrition-sensitive social protection, including programme design, M&E, knowledge management and coordination aspects.
4. Partnerships In close collaboration with the head of partnerships within the Social Protection Unit and the Head of Unit, the Nutrition Service and the partnership division, establish, maintain and strengthen strategic partnerships on nutrition-sensitive social protection. Engage and represent WFP in key coordination platforms for nutrition-sensitive social protection.
5. Joint fundraising and proposal writing In collaboration with the Nutrition Service and partnerships, identify opportunities and develop joint fundraising proposals on nutrition-sensitive social protection, including with other UN agencies and other partners.
Specific tasks will include:

- Coordinate the finalization, uptake and dissemination of ongoing evidence on nutrition-sensitive social protection, in collaboration with external partners and with the KLM team within the SP Unit.

In particular, with the Institute of Development Studies:

- Pending country case studies
- Business case on nutrition-sensitive social protection
- Adaptation of the SP Pathways to Nutrition study to East and West Africa
- Global module on Food Security and Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection
- Represent WFP in key coordinating platforms for nutrition-sensitive social protection and key events and conferences at global and regional level, as required. Help