ProgrammPolicy Officer – Nutrition Integration SC L8 (Port Sudan) – WFP

Job Description

Organization	The World Food Programme
Job Title	ProgrammPolicy Officer – Nutrition Integration SC L8
Location	Port Sudan
Job ID	JR122318
Closing Date	3 May 2026-23:59

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 climate change.

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).

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

Malnutrition remains a major public health and development challenge in Sudan, which continues to rank among the countries with the highest global burden of undernutrition. Despite gradual improvements in child survival, malnutrition persists as a leading contributor to illness and mortality, with stunting and wasting rates showing only limited progress over the past 15 years. The protracted crisis, compounded by escalating conflict and widespread displacement, has further weakened essential systems and increased vulnerability, underscoring the need for stronger, more integrated approaches to nutrition.

Within this context, the development of the new two‑year Integrated Country Strategic Plan places nutrition integration and Social and Behavior Change at the center of WFP’s strategy. The ICSP prioritizes system strengthening, improved dietary practices, increased service uptake, and meaningful community engagement across emergency school feeding, food security, resilience, and livelihoods activities.

WFP recognizes that sustainable nutrition outcomes require both quality service delivery and positive behavior change at household and community levels. By reinforcing SBC and integrating nutrition considerations across all programme areas, WFP aims to ensure that emergency response, school feeding, social protection, and resilience-building efforts collectively contribute to reducing malnutrition and improving overall wellbeing in Sudan.

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Head of Nutrition and School-Based Programmed, the Nutrition Integration Officer will lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and quality assurance of nutrition integration activities across all programme components. The role ensures alignment with WFP’s nutrition integration priorities across emergency response, school feeding, resilience, food systems strengthening, and behavior change to enhance nutrition outcomes.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

• Support the integration of nutrition and SBC approaches across all WFP programme areas, including emergency response, school feeding, resilience, and livelihoods.
• Work with Activity Managers to incorporate nutrition-sensitive SBC messaging into programme design and field activities.
• Ensure all nutrition-integration approaches align with national nutrition policies, standards, and frameworks.
• Contribute to the development, adaptation, and rollout of SBC strategies, community tools, job aids, guidance notes, and training materials.
• Support the development of nutrition-sensitive, climate-adaptive, and food-systems–oriented interventions at federal and state levels.
• Strengthen collaborative engagement with government ministries including Health, Education and Agriculture to ensure harmonized nutrition and SBC approaches.
• Participate in national and subnational technical working groups, coordination forums, and joint planning sessions to support multisectoral nutrition integration.
• Coordinate with cooperating partners to ensure consistent, culturally appropriate, and gender-responsive SBC implementation.
• Build the capacity of WFP staff, cooperating partners, and community structures such as community health workers and mother support groups on SBC and nutrition integration.
• Provide ongoing technical support and mentorship to field teams delivering nutrition and SBC activities.
• Work with Monitoring and Evaluation teams to develop and