National Consultant to Improve Child Diets to Prevent Wasting and other forms of Malnutrition – Development of National Standard for Commercially Produced Complementary Foods (CPCF), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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, a future.

UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will provide technical support and backstopping to facilitate the national review, adaptation, and adoption of the COMMIT Initiative Model CPCF Standard into a National CPCF Standard in Cambodia to improve child diets to prevent wasting and other forms of malnutrition. The consultant will further support the review and adaptation of the recommended supportive materials in the Framework for Action to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of the CPCF standard within the country.  The consultant will closely work with Government partners for total 65 workdays between 30 June 2023 and 31 December 2023. UNICEF EPRO provided Grant and WBS to cover the cost of this consultancy. 

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

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

The national consultant should have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor in Food Technology, Nutrition, Public Health or related field
• Sound knowledge of Food regulatory system preferably Royal Kram No. NS/RKM/0622/006 Law on Food Safety, Sub-Decree133 on Marketing of Products for Infant and Young Child Feeding, Joint Prakas on implementation of Sub-Decree on Marketing of Products for Infant and Young Child Feeding Prakas on Cambodian standard CS 001-2000 Labelling Food Product, Codex Standards and WHA resolutions
• Previous experience as consultant to support national authorities (e.g., Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Health) in national food safety or nutrition programs
• Previous experience in the sector of Food Safety, Food Security and Nutrition for at least 5 years

Please find the terms of reference for this consultancy in this attachment:  TORCOM~1.PDF

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 and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).