Consultancy – Development and Validation of Complementary Food Recipes & SBCC Materials
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The role involves designing, validating, and operationalizing context‑specific complementary food recipes for Moyale Woreda, Ethiopia, while producing culturally appropriate SBCC materials to promote optimal feeding practices among children 6–23 months and pregnant/lactating women.
Responsibilities
- Conduct inception meetings and develop detailed workplan
- Map local food environment and assess affordability & seasonality
- Model diets and design nutritionally optimized recipes for target groups
- Validate recipes through household trials and sensory testing
- Produce SBCC materials (print, audio, video) tailored to low-literacy pastoral communities
- Engage local health and agriculture bureaus for institutional endorsement
- Monitor adoption indicators and report findings
Skills Required
Diet modeling (Optifood or similar)Nutrient analysisBehavior change communication (SBCC)Participatory research (TIPs)Food technology & recipe developmentMarket and food systems assessmentMedia production for low-literacy audiences
Fields of Study
- Public Health Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Nutrition Science
- Agricultural Economics
How to Apply
Submit a technical and financial proposal via email to procurement@sos-ethiopia.org by the deadline. Include your company profile, team CVs, relevant experience, risk mitigation plan, budget details, and supporting documents. Find contact details below.