Nutrition Financing Country Support Consultant Opportunities

Assignment: Nutrition Financing Country Support

As part of the Technical Support Programme for Health (P4H) we are seekingtwo consultants to support the Government of Nigeria to strengthen sustainable predictable and domestically anchored financing for nutrition.

The 12-month assignment has two linked components. Component 1 will strengthen Government capacity to plan manage and track nutrition financing through embedded support to Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning (FMBEP) capacity strengthening for nutrition and finance officers and institutionalisation of the National Nutrition Budget Tagging and Tracking System and routine nutrition public expenditure analysis. Component 2 will scope the proposed Nutrition Investment Fund and if Government decides to proceed support its design and operationalisation. The assignment will also consolidate existing evidence into a multisector nutrition investment case.

The consultants will work closely with Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office

(FCDO) Nigeria and theFederal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning (FMBEP) with the Office of the Vice President which chairs the National Council on Nutrition.

Location: Abuja Nigeria with selected engagements at subnational level.

Duration: 12 months starting Sep/Oct 2026

Both consultants must demonstrate:

• Credibility with senior government officials at federal and state level and with development partners and skill in facilitating sensitive multi-ministry policy dialogue.
• Understanding of the political economy of reform in Nigeria or comparable federal systems including federal-state dynamics.
• Excellent written and verbal English producing clear policy-relevant outputs for senior decision-makers.

Please indicate the role (s) that you are applying for in the cover letter (max 1-page) and the city and country where you will be based during the assignment period.

Role 1 - Team Lead / Embedded Public Financial Management Adviser (Nutrition Financing)

Indicative LoE: approximately 180 days (tentative). Resident in Abuja embedded within FMBEP throughout.

Leads overall technical delivery of the assignment and Component 1. Working inside FMBEP strengthens nutrition budget planning execution expenditure tracking and performance review; institutionalises budget tagging tracking and routine expenditure analysis; builds the capacity of nutrition and finance officers at federal and selected state levels; and integrates equity into allocation decisions. Also the day-to-day point of coordination with Government provides PFM input to the proposed Fund and ensures coherence across the assignment.

• Advanced degree in economics public finance public policy or a related field.
• Experience in public financial management preferably in Nigeria or a comparable federal system.
• Expertise in government budget preparation execution release mechanisms and expenditure analysis; direct experience of Nigerias federal budget system strongly preferred.
• Practical experience of sector budget tagging and tracking systems such as nutrition health gender or climate.
• Proven ability to work embedded within a government institution combining real-time advice with hands-on capacity strengthening and to lead complex technical assignments.

Role 2 - Nutrition Investment Fund Specialist

Indicative LoE: approximately 55-60 days (tentative). Potential travel to Nigeria if based outside of the country.

Leads Component 2 working with the Team Lead and government counterparts to scope the Fund and develop options to inform Governments decision on whether to proceed. If agreed leads its design and operationalisation including governance resource mobilisation allocation and disbursement accountability and performance monitoring ensuring it strengthens rather than bypasses government systems. Also leads consolidation of existing evidence into the multisector nutrition investment case and related investment and resource mobilisation materials.

• Advanced degree in economics development finance public policy or a related field.
• Experience in development public or health financing preferably including Nigeria or comparable contexts.
• Experience designing or operationalising pooled financing mechanisms trust funds or comparable vehicles including resource mobilisation.
• Experience aligning financing mechanisms with national public financial management systems including fund governance and fiduciary arrangements.
• Experience consolidating costing financing and economic evidence into investment cases or financing propositions including the ability to interpret and apply economic modelling and translate findings into clear resource mobilisation arguments.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Required Experience:

Contract

Employment Type : Contract
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1