Technical support on Assessment of School Nutrition Policies

Despite significant progress over the past decade, including a reduction in stunting, wasting and overweight, Uzbekistan continues to face substantial nutrition-related challenges, particularly among school-aged children. Adolescent girls remain particularly vulnerable, facing a triple burden of malnutrition, with 16.5% affected by anaemia and many others either underweight or overweight, posing long-term risks to their reproductive health and future generations.

While the school feeding program has been successfully piloted in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the Khorezm region, setbacks in the broader implementation of the school meal initiative for primary school children highlight systemic gaps in ensuring adequate nutrition. UNICEF is committed to addressing malnutrition, including overweight and obesity, throughout the life cycle. For school-age children, UNICEF has set five programming areas that together represent a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition both in and out of school

Qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• An advanced university degree University degree in Health/Public Health;
• At least 10 years work experience working at an advanced level in public health/nutrition policy including research and policy development;
• Prior experience conducting school-based research or assessments;
• Extensive knowledge of school nutrition environments;
• Knowledge of the in-country nutrition challenges and nutrition policy environment;
• Fluent in Uzbek, Russian, and English;
• Strong facilitation and coordination abilities.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/580071