Organizational Setting
FAO Bangladesh assists the Government to develop policies, programmes and projects to address the root causes of hunger and malnutrition; to help the Government develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors and to use the environmental and natural resources in a suitable way. It participates in the development of FAO’s field projects in the country and implements them in the sectors of food security, agriculture and rural development. Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) builds on the success of the National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme and strengthen capacities of the Government and stakeholders for the development, implementation and monitoring of cross-sectoral policy frameworks and investment plans, human resources and organizational development, resource allocation and utilization, effective policy dialogue and advocacy, and assessment and monitoring of food security trends. The post is located in the FAO Representation in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Reporting Lines
The Senior Nutritionist reports to the FAO Representative in Bangladesh and to the MUCH Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) on technical issues.
Technical Focus
Promotion of cross-sectoral policy frameworks, nutrition sensitive and food-based interventions, dietary diversity, sustainable food systems, multi-stakeholder dialogue and advocacy, institutional capacity and human resources development, and research activities to inform food and nutrition security policies and programmes.
Key Results
Strengthen enabling environment, including improved capacity and governance, development, implementation and monitoring of cross-sectoral policy frameworks, programmes and investment plans, as well as research activities, for achieving food and nutrition security at country level in accordance with project objectives and the FAO Strategic Framework.
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