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VACANCY DETAILS
Type of Contract: SSA L6
No. of positions: 1
Duty Station: Lucknow/ Other districts of Uttar Pradesh (initial start in Lucknow further job location will beassigned in districts of Uttar Pradesh)
Duration of assignment: Till 30th September 2026

Reporting to: Project Team lead in the State Rural Livelihood Mission Uttar Pradesh and Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition) in the WFP Country Office in Delhi
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
VACANCY CLOSING DATE: 20 May 2026

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
The SSA Consultant under the direct guidance of the Project lead SRLM and Programme Policy Officer(Nutrition) based at the WFP CO and the overall guidance of the Head of the Nutrition and School Feeding will be responsible for the following:

Project management:
Assist in the planning developing and implementation of various activities and processes in the Supplementary nutrition production units aligned with guidance from WFP and UPSRLM;
Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within the productionunits;
Oversee and/or review the work of the unit providing practical advice and guidance to contribute todelivering objectives to agreed standards and deadlines;
Support in organizing and conducting capacity building of the women led microenterprises on variousproject related aspects.

Monitoring of the project:
Regularly visit the Supplementary nutrition production units in the districts assigned to monitor theimplementation of the project identify gaps in implementation at the Unit level and suggest mid-coursecorrection to the unit staff in coordination with SRLM and WFP;
Attend the monthly meetings of the units in the districts under responsibility assigned;
Review the budgetary estimates and expenditure undertaken by each unit.
Documentation and knowledge management;
Support in compilation and identify best practices in the implementation of the project in the differentproduction units for wider dissemination;
Prepare monthly reports on the progress of the project at the district level and at unit level for theunits/districts under responsibility for sharing with all project stakeholders.

Coordination
Coordinate with government counterparts at the district level across DWCD and SRLM as need be tofacilitate implementation of the project;
Liaise with project stakeholders for timely implementation and speedy resolution of issues identified in theprojects.

Perform other related duties as required

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Completion of secondary school education. A university degree in Food Sciences Nutrition Public health Management or Social sciences is preferable.

Experience:
Minimum 6 years of progressively responsible work experience preferably in the development sector inpartnership with the government/UN agency/INGO. Experience on supporting the implementation of projects or working on projects targeted at addressing malnutrition at the community level is desirable.

Knowledge & Skills:
Excellent interpersonal skills required including strong professionally communication ability;
Advocacy and networking skills with a broad range of stakeholders including government private sectorcivil society academia NGO and international cooperation
Knowledge of research methods with familiarity in quantitative and qualitative methods;
Advanced computer skills with proficiency in Windows Microsoft office;
Knowledge of UN system would be an asset
Knowledge of WFP programmes is an advantage
Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team of nutrition and food security experts across fourteen
countries
Tact and diplomacy

Languages:
Fluency in spoken and written English and Hindi; ability to speak in other Indian languages is a plus.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The World Food Programme (WFP) operating in India since 1963 aims to provide technical support tostrengthening the governments food safety-nets programmes in order to improve access to nutritious food formillions of vulnerable households throughout the country. Through its Country Strategic Plan (2019-2023)WFP India aims to support India in achieving their targets under Sustainable Development Goals 2 and Outcome (SO) 2 of WFPs current and forthcoming CSP is aimed at reducing all forms ofmalnutrition in India
To facilitate Indias progress on the SDGs and in sustainably reducing malnutrition WFP will focus on Peopleat high risk of malnutrition in India especially women children and adolescent girls have improved nutritionby 2025 as laid down in Strategic outcome 2 of its CSP. This primarily translates into WFP working withNational and State governments to improve the nutritional status of the population through introduction ofnutritionally viable solutions and best practices in existing systems and enhancing the nutritional effectivenessof the three food-based safety nets namely the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) the Mid-day meal(MDM) scheme and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme. Social behaviour changecommunications (SBCC) accompanies all activities to help target audiences to know more about the benefitsof good nutrition appropriate child feeding practices and appropriate health and hygiene practices.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

WFP Collaboration with the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) and the Department of Women & ChildDevelopment (DWCD) in Uttar Pradesh
Aligned to this overarching vision around improved nutrition WFP has been working in Uttar Pradesh acrossseveral Departments and with various stakeholders including the State Rural Livelihood Mission and theDepartment of Women & Child Development to ensure the availability and consumption of nutritious qualityassured and safe Supplementary nutrition through the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)scheme. Under this project a total of 204 Supplementary nutrition production units are in process of being setup across the State to cater to ICDS requirements in 43 districts; these units will be run by women led microenterprises. Each unit will produce a variety of different food products for different ICDS beneficiary groups such as children between 6 months to 6 years of age adolescent girls and pregnant/ lactating women. This model will then be expanded across the State in a phased manner to cover all the districts.

WFP works closely with both SRLM and DWCD for the roll-out of the supplementary nutrition production through a combination of technical assistance and direct support to set up the supplementary nutrition production units.
WFP will provide technical assistance at the State level and also to the various units being set up across the State in tandem with the officials of SRLM. WFP technical assistance will be focussed primarily on the processes around the production of the supplementary nutrition. Post set-up WFP will provide technical assistance for monitoring the implementation and production across the units; identifying gaps/ areas forimprovement and helping to fill the gaps through proven solutions.

WFP has already set up block level production units in Bighapur Unnao and Malwa Fatehpur districts-thesefully automated production plants function as Centres of Excellence are used for training workers from otherdistricts for the scale up of the production units in the remaining districts in the State.
To support the roll out of this alternative model for production of supplementary nutrition WFP in closecollaboration with UPSRLM will set up a Project Management Unit in UPSRLM to efficiently support theimplementation of the project. Under the PMU staff with different skill sets will be positioned at various levelsincluding the placement of Senior Programme Assistants (Monitoring) at the State level within UPSRLM.

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
Ability to engage effectively with a wide range of actors from government private sector and civil society.
Very strong communications skills both in writing and speaking
Solid planning and problem-solving skills and action oriented
Ability to work under tight deadlines and simultaneously manage multiple tasks in an autonomous manner;
Maturity initiative courtesy tact and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships withpeople of different national and cultural backgrounds
Ability to handle any other additional tasks as requested by the supervisor.
Ability to undertake travel within the country.
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