National Individual Consultancy: IMAM (Integrated Management for Acute Malnutrition) Consultant[...]

Unicef CHAD; Lebanon (Lebanon County); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Unicef CHAD is seeking an IMAM Consultant to strengthen nutrition management efforts in Lebanon. This role involves implementing a comprehensive management program for acute malnutrition, requiring a strong educational background and extensive experience in public health and nutrition. The consultant will work closely with the Ministry of Public Health and other key stakeholders, facilitating coordination and delivering training.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Paid parental leave

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience in nutrition program implementation.
• Experience with nutrition programming and management of wasting.
• Fluency in English and Arabic required.

Responsibilities

• Develop integration model for IMAM in health facilities.
• Support MoPH in expanding IMAM program.
• Provide technical support and conduct training for frontline workers.

Skills

Coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

University degree in public health, nutrition, Nursing

Master's degree in a relevant field

Job description

National Individual Consultancy: IMAM (Integrated Management for Acute Malnutrition) Consultant, 160 days, Home based in Lebanon

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Contract type: Consultant

Duty Station: Beirut

Level: Consultancy

Location: Lebanon

Categories: Nutrition

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, nutrition

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), with support from UNICEF and partners, has been implementing critical nutrition interventions including the screening and/or surveillance of acute malnutrition program and the Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition across primary healthcare centers (PHCCs). These efforts aim to ensure that all children under five are routinely screened, their growth closely monitored, and those identified with waste receive timely and appropriate treatment. Despite these efforts, challenges remain in ensuring the quality, consistency, and scalability of these services.

As part of the joint workplan between UNICEF and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), UNICEF seeks to scale up the implementation of comprehensive wasting program in the country which requires key interventions , UNICEF is seeking to engage an individual consultant to work on the implementation of this focused project activities related to Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) while providing ongoing technical support to MoPH , PHCCs / PSUs and floating nurses throughout the implementation period.

How can you make a difference?

Work Assignment Expected Results

Deliverables/Outputs

Tasks/Milestone:

Timeline

Deliverable 1: Develop and implement a practical integration model for the IMAM programme within primary health care facilities outside of existing treatment centers, including detailed implementation guidelines, roles and responsibilities,

• Support MoPH in further expansion of the IMAM programme plan, including national and site-specific PHCC targets.
• PHCCs targets and supply utilization.
• Follow up on integration of IMAM in PHCCs/PSU: Facilitate coordination meetings on the integration of nutrition interventions at the level of PSUs. Follow up on the implementation of growth monitoring, screening and treatment services by PSUs.
• Follow up on IMAM in PHCCs: Facilitate the coordination and monitoring of PHCCs outreach nutrition activities and wasting screening by community health workers.
• Submit 8 monthly reports and 1 final report on the status of IMAM implementation in the health facilities.
  
  

25 days

Deliverable 2: Develop and implement a practical integration model for the IMAM programme through community outreach initiatives

• Follow up on Floating nurses: Monitor the implementation of community-based growth monitoring services and wasting treatment by floating nurses.
• Coordinate with MOPH to implement the Family MUAC initiative to increase early detection of wasting and maximize the treatment coverage.
• Integration of IMAM, in mobile and borders vaccination sites in coordination with Health section and MOPH
• Submit 8 Monthly reports and 1 final report on the status of IMAM implementation through community initiatives.
  
  

25 days

Deliverable 3: Develop and implementation of training plan on IMAM for all Frontline workers

• Provide Technical support to MOPH and Nutrition sector partners on IMAM through:
• Developing training plans.
• Conducting 4 Trainings in coordination with MOPH and Nutrition sector (one training per governorate).
• 4 Coaching and mentoring visits and follow up on training done for frontline workers.
• Development of Training and IEC materials.
  
  

25 days

Deliverable 4: Develop clear Monitoring framework for

the wasting /IMAM program

• Integration of infants under 6 months into the wasting programme in the monitoring framework.
• Conduct 9 follow up meetings/ visits to support UNICEF partners with accurate reporting of related nutrition activities.
• Conduct validation meeting to roll out of the Monitoring Framework of IMAM program, with MOPH and Nutrition partners.
  
  

40 days

Deliverable 5: Establish

National Nutrition Supply plan for MOPH

• Review MoPH Nutrition supply plan, and provide technical support in developing forecasts based on pre-set targets,
• Create Nutrition supply monitoring tools for the use of MoPH.
• Review the current nutrition commodities provided to the Ministry of Public Health and provide recommendations to streamline the range and simplify related procedures.
• Track the scale-up of UNICEF-supported therapeutic and preventive nutrition supplies and coordinate regularly (monthly) with partners to ensure timely and effective distribution.
  
  

35 days

Endline Progress Report

Final assessment of implementation progress, challenges, coordination updates, and recommendations for sustainability and next steps.

10 days

To view the full Terms of Reference, please open the attached document: 2025_NUT_IMAM Consultant - ToR.docx

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A first university degree in public health, nutrition, Midwifery, Nursing, or other clearly related disciplines is required. A master's degree in a relevant field is considered a plus.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in nutrition programme implementation and coordination is required.
• Documented experience in supporting the government with the waste programme.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven experience in supply forecasting, planning, and coordination of nutrition commodities.
• Experience with nutrition programming and management of wasting, including infants under 6 months and PLW, programme monitoring and coordination of nutrition services.
• Experience working in the humanitarian field or fragile context. Good analytical and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of national nutrition information systems; experience supporting routine data use or nutrition surveillance is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required- both in oral and written communication.
  
  

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Remarks

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the recruitment process.

Advertised: 27 Jun 2025 Middle East Daylight Time

Deadline: 13 Jul 2025 Middle East Daylight Time

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