Joint Action to Stop Wasting Learning Consultant, PG HQ, CoE, Nairobi, Remote, #591544

Joint Action to Stop Wasting Learning Consultant, PG HQ, CoE, Nairobi, Remote, #591544 UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund Remote | Port-au-Prince, Antananarivo, Abuja International Consultant - Contractors Agreement level Speaks English, French Application deadline: March 26, 2026 Closed Apply Summary by Impactpool The consultancy role focuses on supporting five frontrunner countries in documenting the implementation of the Joint Action to Stop Wasting (JASW) and generating evidence-driven learning products. The consultant will provide technical and methodological support throughout the learning process, including designing data collection approaches, facilitating data gathering and analysis, and preparing learning briefs. Additionally, the consultant will synthesize findings across countries to identify common patterns and good practices that inform adaptive management. This role is remote and has a contract duration of four months. Candidate Requirements: Advanced degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Social Sciences, or related field Minimum 5 years of experience in programme evaluation or learning documentation Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis in nutrition Ability to synthesize findings and produce analytical reports Experience with UNICEF, WFP, or other UN agencies is an asset Excellent writing and presentation skills in English (French desirable) This consultancy is an opportunity to support five frontrunner countries—Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Sudan—in documenting the implementation of the Joint Action to Stop Wasting (JASW) and generating evidence-driven learning products. The consultant will provide technical and methodological support across the learning process, including designing data collection approaches, facilitating data gathering and analysis, and preparing country learning briefs and multi‑country thematic briefs. The role also synthesizes cross-country findings to identify common patterns, good practices, and lessons that inform adaptive management and strengthen the JASW partnership model, working under the guidance of global UNICEF and WFP teams. Contract Duration - 4 months Working arrangement: Remote UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. The UNICEF–WFP Joint Action to Stop Wasting (JASW) is a partnership model aimed at accelerating progress towards reducing child wasting in humanitarian settings with high levels of food insecurity and high burden of child wasting. Through this partnership, UNICEF and WFP jointly support governments to operationalize the 2023 WHO Guideline on the Prevention and Management of Child Wasting and Nutritional Edema, promoting programmatic shifts that strengthen national systems and deliver results at scale. The initiative represents a new way of working together—one that places prevention at the center, addresses maternal nutrition as a key entry point, and ensures the delivery of a comprehensive, integrated package of preventive and treatment services for the most vulnerable communities. It started implementation in a first set of five “frontrunner” countries — Kenya, Nigeria, Madagascar, South Sudan, and Haiti — focusing on coordinated programming, systems strengthening, and generation of implementation evidence. As part of JASW’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) agenda, a workstream on implementation learning has been designed to capture how JASW is being operationalized at country level — what approaches are working, under what conditions, and through which enabling or constraining factors. This learning will inform adaptive management during implementation, as well as the adaptation of the JASW partnership model and broader global efforts on wasting prevention and treatment integration. As part of this workstream, a global Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework for the JASW has been developed and is being used by the five frontrunner countries to monitor implementation progress and support systematic learning across contexts. The learning exercise will use a mixed-methods approach, combining: • Routine monitoring data (based on JASW M&E framework) • Focus group discussions and key informant interviews to explore acceptability, feasibility, and barriers. • Direct observations of service delivery to assess fidelity and quality. And where possible • Surveys/questionnaires to assess participation, satisfaction, and user experiences. • Participatory workshops with communities and frontline workers to identify bottlenecks and propose solutions. Respondents will include health staff, frontline workers, programme managers, caregivers, and community leaders, ensuring diverse perspectives on feasibility, workload, cultural appropriateness, and access barriers. Purpose of the Consultancy: The purpose of this consultancy is to support the five frontrunner countries (Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Sudan) to document the implementation of the Joint Action to Stop Wasting (JASW) and produce learning briefs. The consultant will provide technical and methodological support throughout the learning process — including the design of data collection approaches, facilitation of data gathering and analysis, and preparation of countryle