Nutritionist

Overview

Plan, implement, and monitor nutrition programmes under supervision.

You have:

• Bachelors degree in nutritional science or public health, or equivalent work experience.
• Good command (spoken and written) of English and/or French; knowledge of the local language(s).
• 3–5 years’ experience in a similar field.

Contract

This is a Fixed Term contract. More about Fixed Term contracts.

What we do

Since 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to preserve human dignity and relieve suffering caused by war and armed violence.

In collaboration with our Red Cross and Red Crescent partners around the world, we do everything we can to deliver life-saving aid, reconnect families and locate missing people – helping those who need it most, regardless of who they are and what side of the front line they are on.

We engage with authorities and armed forces on all sides, often confidentially, pressing for access to detainees to improve their living conditions and urging compliance with international humanitarian law to protect non-combatants, including from digital threats.

Purpose

Nutritionist 2 plans, implements and monitors the Economic Security (EcoSec) Unit’s nutrition programmes in line with the country strategy and under the supervision and guidance of their hierarchical superior.

Accountabilities & functional responsibilities

• Working under supervision and with support from Nutritionist 3, Economic Security Generalist 3 or Economic Security Coordinator 1, has most of the following responsibilities.
• Contributes to designing, planning and implementing a nutrition assessment (based on standard, recognized methods) and rapid methods adapted to objectives, the context and the resources available.
• Collects data using data-collection tools and devices.
• Enters data into and maintains the survey databases and the EcoSec Programme Management Tool (EPMT).
• Performs basic qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Describes results and produces data visualizations.
• Contributes to analysing the food system and households' nutrition situation.
• Provides nutrition-related input to food-system analysis.
• Contributes to the identifying response options by analysing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT).
• Contributes to designing and implementing activities aimed at restoring, protecting and improving beneficiaries' food consumption and nutritional status, including in places of detention.
• Contributes to designing and implementing a monitoring system and evaluating the results of nutrition-related activities.
• Contributes to analysing the security, socioeconomic, cultural and political environment as it relates to the ICRC.
• Contributes to internal reporting.
• Translates documents for internal use and interprets upon request.
• Contributes to organizing and providing capacity-building activities.
• May contribute to providing supervision, guidance, support and appraisals for EcoSec staff at the B1 and B2 levels.
• Provides administrative support.

People management responsibilities

No

Scope & impact

• Geographical remit: (sub-)delegation or office.
• In countries with simple programmes, is responsible for the nutrition programme under the close supervision and guidance of Nutritionist 4.

Relationships

• Internally, interacts with colleagues at local level.
• Externally, maintains and develops a network of contacts at the local and district levels (members of the population, community leaders, authorities, NGOs, etc.) in consultation with their direct supervisor.

Reports to (role)

• Nutritionist 3, Economist Security Generalist 3, Economic Security Coordinator 1

Certifications / Education required

• Bachelors degree in nutritional science or public health, or equivalent work experience.
• Good command (spoken and written) of English and/or French; knowledge of the local language(s).

Our values

• At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.

Professional experience required

• 3–5 years’ experience in a similar field.

Deadline

• Application deadline: 07/06/2026

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