National Consultant : Strengthening Nutrition Education Through The Nutrition School Ambassador[...]

Unicef Chad; Remote; ZAR 666 000 - 1 167 000; Full time

Job summary

A global humanitarian organization is seeking a National Consultant to strengthen nutrition education through the NUSA initiative, collaborating with schools across South Africa. The candidate should possess an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in public health or nutrition. Responsibilities include developing educational materials and conducting workshops to empower students. This role requires strong project management and communication skills, with a hybrid work model available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in public health or nutrition.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent nutrition and food systems.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of other South African languages is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Write an inception report outlining methodology and workplan.
• Review and adapt nutrition education materials.
• Provide technical support for learner-led advocacy.
• Conduct orientation and capacity-building workshops.
• Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework.

Skills

Project management

Writing

Facilitation

Communication

Youth engagement

Advocacy

Education

Advanced degree in public health, nutrition, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Canva

Photoshop

Job description

National Consultant : Strengthening Nutrition Education through the Nutrition School Ambassadors (NUSA) Initiative, Pretoria, South Africa (Remote)

UNICEF South Africa works with the Department of Basic Education to improve the South African school food environment through the Nutrition School Ambassadors (NUSA) initiative.

Programme Context

The initiative complements the National School Nutrition Programme's Nutrition Education pillar by promoting peer‑led approaches that empower learners to become active agents of change for their own school food environment.

Key Responsibilities

Write and submit an inception report outlining methodology, workplan, timeline and package materials.

Review and adapt existing nutrition education materials, ensuring alignment with the national curriculum and the Nutrition Education (NE) pillar of the NSNP.

Provide technical and strategic support to strengthen learner‑led advocacy and peer education within NUSA.

Conduct orientation and sensitisation workshops in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape and North‑West provinces for DBE management teams at provincial and district levels.

Build capacity of NUSA members in selected schools and conduct supportive monitoring visits.

Co‑create and disseminate a package of information materials in various formats (social media tiles, blogs, scripts, surveys, press releases).

Liaise with Fix My Food advocates to scale advocacy initiatives and support campus club volunteers.

Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress, outcomes and impact of the NUSA initiative.

Prepare and present comprehensive written reports, lessons learned and best‑practice recommendations to UNICEF and DBE.

Deliverables and Timeline

Inception report – 2 weeks

Revised toolkit – 2 months

Orientation workshops – 4 months

Capacity‑building workshops – 5 months

Monitoring visits – 5 months

Advocacy reports – 3 months

Monitoring and evaluation framework – 2 weeks

Final close‑out report – 1 month

Qualifications & Experience

Advanced degree (MPH, MSc, etc.) in public health, nutrition, health education or related discipline.

Minimum 5 years of experience in public health, nutrition or social and behaviour change communication.

Knowledge of child and adolescent nutrition, food systems, health promotion and / or NCD prevention.

Experience in youth engagement, advocacy or similar educational campaigns.

Proven track record in developing capacity‑building materials (manuals, job aids, tools).

Strong project‑management, writing, facilitation and communication skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Canva, Photoshop or similar tools desirable.

Fluency in English; knowledge of other South African languages an advantage.

Desirable Skills & Attributes

Expertise in social and behaviour change communication campaigns.

Knowledge of nutrition, food systems, health promotion or NCD prevention.

Experience working with international development organisations or UNICEF.

Application

Interested candidates should submit a written application with a CV and a cover letter via the UNICEF Careers portal.

The deadline for application is 9 November