Technical Consultant National Wasting Guideline Revision and Development
UNICEF · Posted Nov 10, 2026
- Remote, Bangladesh
- Remote
- Contract · Senior
- 10+ years
Provide technical leadership and expert support to the Government of Bangladesh in reviewing, revising, harmonizing and developing a comprehensive national operational guideline for prevention and management of child wasting and nutritional oedema in line with the 2023 WHO recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Review existing national guidelines on management of acute malnutrition, protocols, and relevant documentation
- Assess alignment with latest WHO recommendations and international proven evidence
- Identify policy, technical and operational gaps in the current national guidance
- Revise and develop a single integrated operational guideline covering prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema aligned with WHO 2023 guidance
- Standardize admission, treatment, referral and discharge processes across service delivery platforms
Requirements
- PhD degree in Nutrition
- PhD degree in Public Health
- PhD degree in Pediatrics
- PhD degree in Medicine
- Nice to have: Experience working with UN agencies