Overview
Establish a roster of qualified consultant facilitators with strong clinical expertise in the inpatient management of severe acute malnutrition with medical complications to support training, mentorship, and capacity strengthening activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and apply WHO-approved training packages on the inpatient management of SAM with medical complications.
- Conduct training of trainers (ToT) for national and subnational trainers.
- Support and/or deliver cascade trainings for health workers involved in inpatient SAM case management.
- Provide practical clinical mentorship during training activities.
- Support WHO and Ministries of Health in identifying capacity gaps and implementation challenges.
Required Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in the prevention and management of acute malnutrition (child wasting) in infants and children under five years of age.
- Demonstrated experience in the clinical management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), including SAM with medical complications, in inpatient or stabilization settings.
- Proven experience in the application and dissemination of WHO normative guidance on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema.
- Experience supporting the development, adaptation, or implementation of national strategies, guidelines, protocols, or operational tools related to acute malnutrition.
- Documented experience in capacity strengthening, including delivery of training, training of trainers/facilitators, and supportive or formative supervision of health workers on SAM case management.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in medicine, Nutrition, or Public Health / Public Health Nutrition from a recognized institution.
- Desirable: Advanced university degree (Master’s level or above) in a relevant field such as Paediatrics and Child Health, Public Health and Nutrition, International Emergency Health and Nutrition, or Epidemiology.
