National Consultant – Supply and Financing Landscaping Analysis for BEP for Maternal Nutrition

ABOUT UNICEF

UNICEF supports government and partners to strengthen nutrition systems and improve outcomes for children, adolescents and women.

UNICEF Nigeria is working with the World Food Programme to assess the supply and financing environment for balanced energy-protein supplementation for pregnant women.

JOB DETAILS

• Job Title: National Consultant – Supply and Financing Landscaping Analysis for BEP for Maternal Nutrition
• Job Number: 594713
• Location: Abuja, Nigeria
• Work Arrangement: Home-based with travel
• Contract Type: National Consultancy
• Contract Duration: 4.4 months
• Functional Area: Nutrition, Supply and Financing
• Application Deadline: 30 July 2026 at 11:55 PM

JOB SUMMARY

The consultant will assess the supply, market and financing environment for balanced energy-protein supplementation in Nigeria.

The assessment will include industry consultations, supply-chain analysis, financial-feasibility assessments, costing scenarios and possible business models.

The results will contribute to a national roadmap for improving and scaling up maternal-nutrition interventions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review existing information on maternal-nutrition commodities and balanced energy-protein supplements.
• Conduct a desk review of supply chains, procurement systems and financing arrangements.
• Adapt and implement the global BEP supply and financing assessment modules.
• Map manufacturers, suppliers, importers, distributors and other market actors.
• Assess the availability and accessibility of appropriate supplementation products.
• Review local production capacity and possible manufacturing options.
• Assess product specifications, quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Analyse procurement, warehousing, transportation and distribution systems.
• Identify supply-chain constraints affecting programme implementation.
• Conduct consultations with food manufacturers and private-sector suppliers.
• Interview government institutions, regulatory agencies, donors and development partners.
• Review current funding sources for maternal-nutrition programmes.
• Analyse government, donor and private-sector financing options.
• Develop realistic programme-costing scenarios.
• Assess the financial feasibility of different delivery models.
• Develop possible business and partnership models for sustainable programme delivery.
• Estimate the resources required for national or phased programme expansion.
• Identify financial and operational risks.
• Develop recommendations for strengthening supply and financing arrangements.
• Support stakeholder workshops and validation meetings.
• Prepare a comprehensive supply and financing landscaping report.
• Contribute to the national roadmap for balanced energy-protein supplementation.
• Prepare technical presentations, summaries and policy recommendations.
• Coordinate closely with UNICEF, WFP and relevant government institutions.
• Complete all agreed deliverables within the consultancy period.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced university degree in Nutrition, Food Science, Supply-Chain Management, Health Economics, Economics, Business Administration, Public Health or another relevant discipline.
• Additional training in costing, market analysis, supply-chain assessment or health financing will be an advantage.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Professional experience in nutrition commodities, food systems or health-product supply chains.
• Demonstrated experience conducting supply or market assessments.
• Experience developing programme-costing and financial-feasibility models.
• Experience conducting consultations with manufacturers and private-sector organisations.
• Experience analysing procurement and distribution systems.
• Experience working with government institutions and development partners.
• Experience preparing technical reports and practical recommendations.
• Knowledge of maternal-nutrition interventions is desirable.
• Previous experience with UNICEF, WFP or another international organisation is an advantage.
• Knowledge of the Nigerian market and regulatory environment is required.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Strong supply-chain and market-analysis skills.
• Strong financial-analysis and programme-costing skills.
• Ability to develop business and financing models.
• Strong research and stakeholder-consultation skills.
• Excellent data-analysis and report-writing skills.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage assignments independently.
• Strong understanding of nutrition or health-product markets.
• Ability to coordinate with public and private-sector stakeholders.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

• Inception report and assessment methodology.
• Desk-review report.
• Supply-chain and market-actor mapping.
• Industry-consultation findings.
• Supply feasibility assessment.
• Financing and programme-costing scenarios.
• Business-model options.
• Draft and final landscaping reports.
• Stakeholder-validation presentation.
• Recommendations for the national BEP roadmap.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested and qualified Nigerian candidates should submit their applications through the official UNICEF Careers Portal using the application link provided above.

Applicants may be required to submit:

• Updated CV
• Cover letter
• Technical proposal
• Financial proposal
• Evidence of similar assignments
• Contact information for professional referees

Applicants should review the complete Terms of Reference before applying.

Application Deadline: 30 July 2026 at 11:55 PM.