Programme Associate (Nutrition), SC-6

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Programme Associate (Nutrition), SC-6 Organization: World Food Programme Job requisition: JR127648 Location: Kigali, Rwanda, The Republic Of Country: RW Time type: Full time Remote type: Fully Present Posted: 2026-10-15 Application deadline: 2026-10-29 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 29 October 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Central Africa Time (Kigali) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of extreme weather shocks. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. WHY JOIN WFP? - WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. - WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. - WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities. - A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe. - We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement). JOB TITLE: Programme Associate (Nutrition) TYPE OF CONTRACT: Service Contract (SC), Level 6 UNIT/DIVISION: Programme DUTY STATION (City, Country): Kigali, Rwanda DURATION: 12 months ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT: The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In Rwanda, WFP works in partnership with the Government and other stakeholders to support national priorities for achieving food and nutrition security. This is done through direct implementation of integrated programmes targeting the most vulnerable people and strengthening national capacity to design, implement and manage programmes for achieving zero hunger. In Rwanda, WFP supports the Government with its ambitious goals to ensure food security and nutrition and equitable access to sustainable livelihoods for all. In this effort, WFP Rwanda works closely with diverse stakeholders to provide general food and nutrition assistance to over 135,000 refugees, asylum seekers and returnees; to strengthen national disaster risk management, social protection, school meals and nutrition programmes; to transform food systems; and to support emergency preparedness and response. JOB PURPOSE: WFP Rwanda, through its 2nd Generation Country Strategic Plan (CSP), positions nutrition as a cross-cutting priority to contribute to the prevention of malnutrition through multisectoral approaches. The country office is therefore seeking a Programme Associate (Nutrition), SC6 to support the implementation of nutrition programmes and activities in line with the CSP and government priorities. The incumbent will provide technical and operational support to nutrition interventions, monitoring, reporting, stakeholder coordination, and evidence generation to contribute to improved nutrition outcomes among WFP beneficiaries. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority) Under the overall supervision of the Nutritionist (SC9), the Programme Associate (SC6) will be expected to perform the following duties: - Support the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of nutrition pro-grammes and activities in line with WFP policies, CSP objectives and national priori-ties. - Provide operational and technical support to nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions, including food fortification, school feeding, refugee nutrition, SBC and emergency nutrition activities. - Prepare reports, briefs, presentations

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