Consultancy to support the implementation of UNICEF Thailand’s Nutrition Operational Plan, UNICEF Thailand Country Office, Bangkok, Job No #577922

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• survival – to fundamental healthcare, peace and safety;
• growth – to a very good schooling, a loving home and ample diet;
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• participation – to specific opinions, be listened to and participate in making any choices that have an effect on them.

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UNICEF Thailand Country Office is looking for a diet professional to support implementation of the Nutrition Operational Plan by constructing on current initiatives and strengthening UNICEF TCO’s diet support to the Royal Thai Government.

 

Background:

While Thailand has been comparatively profitable in decreasing undernutrition in youngsters over the previous few a long time, there are nonetheless pockets of undernutrition amongst poor populations.

While stunting amongst under-fives declined considerably in the Eighties and Nineteen Nineties, charges haven’t shifted a lot since 2005. Stunting charges are larger than the imply for Thailand in poorer provinces, affecting over one third of youngsters in Mae-Hong Son in the North and over 1 / 4 of youngsters in Ranong in the South.

At the identical time, Thailand is experiencing a fast enhance in chubby and weight problems. In the final 15 years, chubby and weight problems prevalence has greater than doubled amongst youngsters underneath 5 years of age and quadrupled in 5–18-year-olds. Currently, round 1 in 8 youngsters in Thailand is chubby or overweight. The price to well being and to the financial system is important. Overweight and weight problems is related to power illnesses similar to diabetes kind II, cardiovascular illnesses, sure varieties of most cancers, power respiratory illness, and untimely mortality. It also can lead to despair and decrease faculty attainment.

Malnutrition in Thailand is carefully related to adjustments in weight-reduction plan from recent, native meals to larger consumption of ultra-processed meals full of unhealthy fat, sugar, and salt. Thailand now ranks highest amongst 54 low- and middle-income international locations for adolescent fast-food consumption and gross sales of ultra-processed food and drinks are quickly rising. These adjustments are being pushed by the meals atmosphere wherein entry to wholesome meals is lowering whereas ultra-processed merchandise are considerable, low-cost, and closely marketed.

The Government of Thailand, underneath the management of the Department of Health (DoH), is responding to the diet challenges by way of a variety of legislative, coverage and programming approaches. UNICEF Thailand Country Office (TCO) is supporting and enhancing authorities efforts and has not too long ago developed a two-year Nutrition Operational Plan for 2025-2026. The plan adopts a techniques strategy with the meals system at the middle supported by contributions from different key sectors and built-in into broader programme approaches in Early Childhood Development, Education, Adolescent Development and Participation and personal sector engagement.

In this context, UNICEF TCO is looking for a diet professional to support implementation of the Nutrition Operational Plan by constructing on current initiatives and strengthening UNICEF TCO’s diet support to the Royal Thai Government.

 

Work project:

Assignment 1: Edit and finalise an current draft of a joint UNICEF-WHO advocacy temporary on the Draft Act to Control the Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Drinks, for the Minister of Public Health. This contains conducting a evaluate of current key advocacy paperwork and supplies beforehand developed to guarantee alignment and consistency with prior efforts. The temporary needs to be concise, compelling, and action-oriented, designed to facilitate knowledgeable decision-making and garner support at the ministerial stage.

Expected deliverable: Advocacy temporary for the Minister of Public Health

Delivery Schedule: 30 January 2025 (2 days)

 

Assignment 2: Develop a coverage temporary to support the enlargement of breastfeeding counselling, particularly by way of on-line channels. The temporary ought to present the rational and proof to advocate with high-level resolution makers inside the Ministry of Public Health and National Health Security Office. It might be constructed on an current examine and pilot carried out by Department of Health on on-line breastfeeding counselling.  

Expected deliverable: Policy temporary on enlargement of breastfeeding counselling, particularly by way of on-line channels.

Delivery Schedule: 31 March 2025 (10 days)

 

Assignment 3: Support the growth and implementation of UNICEF TCO’s marketing campaign on wholesome life for 2025, by offering dietary experience to the UNICEF workforce for the growth on the diet context in Thailand, key messages, goal audiences, and key actions.

Expected deliverable: Timely diet inputs for growth and implementation of the Healthy Lifestyles Advocacy Strategy and marketing campaign. 

Delivery Schedule: 15 April 2025 (10 days)

 

Assignment 4: Provide world proof and technical help to support the engagement of meals retailers for creating more healthy retail environments, together with facilitation of discussions with goal retailers and the growth of a “Thailand Package”, consisting of trade greatest practices and world case research. The guide can even put together a PPT to be utilized in conferences with retailers, linked to the content material of the bundle.

Expected deliverable: Thailand “Retailers Package” and PPT, containing rationale for retailers’ engagement, worldwide good practices, and capability constructing supplies finalised and disseminated with key retailers.

Delivery Schedule: 15 May 2025 (15 days)

 

Assignment 5: Provide technical support to evaluate current province-wide methods in the Southern Border Province to enhance meals environments, diets, and tackle stunting and chubby amongst the poorest youngsters. This contains: (a) reviewing key paperwork and programmes from provincial well being workplace and different companions (b) determine the areas in the present plan/technique the place UNICEF can present support, with clear motion plan; (c) attending key conferences and (d) creating the idea be aware and agenda for a companions’ workshop to replace the technique, together with facilitation the place related. Local support shall be supplied by UNICEF to handle the evaluate of obtainable Thai paperwork and facilitate key conversations with stakeholders.

Expected deliverable: Draft up to date technique for the Southern Border provinces, with actionable roadmap developed at the provincial stage.

Delivery Schedule: 30 July 2025 (20 days)

 

Assignment 6: Enhance TCO capacity to present dietary support in emergencies together with capability strengthening of companions. Local support shall be supplied by UNICEF to handle the evaluate of obtainable Thai paperwork and facilitate key conversations with stakeholders.

Expected deliverable: Standard Operating Procedures developed for diet in emergency (NiE), together with on BMS in emergency. Capacity of implementing companions is strengthened to implement the SOPs on NiE.

Delivery Schedule: 30 August 2025 (15 days)

Assignment 7: Technical evaluate of insurance policies, plans, information, and programmes framing/targeted on faculty diet atmosphere in Thailand (secondary evaluate supplemented by key informant interviews). Local support shall be supplied by UNICEF to handle the evaluate of obtainable Thai paperwork and facilitate key conversations with stakeholders. Expected deliverable: Rapid evaluation of faculty diet atmosphere in Thai public faculties with suggestions for the Ministry of Education and UNICEF engagement (aligned with the National Nutrition Plan (2023-2027).

Delivery Schedule: 30 September 2025 (15 days)

 

Assignment 8: Update current doc on the progress of the Marketing Act. The up to date doc ought to present a transparent and complete overview of the present standing and trajectory of the Marketing Act, reinforcing its significance for advancing public well being targets. The guide will replace the current doc to embody related 2024 info.

Expected Deliverable: Updated doc on the progress of the Marketing Act

Delivery Schedule: 15 October (5 days)

 

Assignment 9: Provide technical support to the Bureau of Nutrition (BoNU) and UNICEF in shifting ahead all features of the Draft Act to Control the Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Drinks. This contains: (a) offering inputs to the growth and roll out of the advocacy technique for the Act; (b) attending key conferences with BoNU and companions to revise the Act, to develop the Nutrient Profile, and supply technical inputs on implementation and enforcement, (c) offering technical enter as required to the WHO’s STOP Obesity initiative and the RECAP initiatives.

Expected deliverable: a) Timely technical inputs into an overarching advocacy technique and plan for the Marketing Act.; b) Preparation of info/briefings and participation in key conferences with BoNU and key diet companions.

Delivery Schedule: 30 October 2025 (25 days)

 

Duration of Contract:    6 January – 30 November 2025

 

Duty Travel:  A most of 4 journeys (whole) shall be required for the Southern Border Province and Northwest provinces.

 

Payment Schedule:

Deliverables	Payment schedules
Deliverable 1: Advocacy temporary for the Minister of Public Health	30 January 2025
Deliverable 2: Policy temporary on enlargement of breastfeeding counselling, particularly by way of on-line channels.	31 March 2025
Deliverable 3: Timely diet inputs for growth and implementation of the Healthy Lifestyles Advocacy Strategy and marketing campaign.	15 April 2025
Deliverable 4: Thailand “Retailers Package” and associated PPT	15 May 2025
Deliverable 5: Draft up to date technique for the Southern Border provinces with actionable roadmap developed at the provincial stage	30 July 2025
Deliverable 6: Standard Operating Procedures developed for diet in emergency (NiE), together with on BMS in emergency. Capacity of implementing companions is strengthened to implement the SOPs on NiE.	30 August 2025
Deliverable 7: Rapid evaluation of faculty diet atmosphere in Thai public faculties	30 September 2025
Deliverable 8: Updated doc the progress of the Marketing Act.	15 October 2025
Deliverable 9: a) Timely technical inputs into an overarching advocacy technique and plan for the Marketing Act.; b)	30 October 2025

 

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have…

• An superior University diploma in diet from a acknowledged college
• A minimal of fifteen years of expertise in creating diet methods, together with proof technology, coverage, and advocacy, in the areas of prevention of chubby and weight problems, faculty diet and atmosphere, and early childhood malnutrition.
• Previous expertise of engagement of meals retailers for creating more healthy retail environments
• Previous expertise with authorities/growth companions at senior ranges.
• Previous expertise of work with worldwide organisations.
• Knowledge of the diet context in East Asia.
• Ability to work with native language paperwork by way of use of ai translation instruments; and confirmed capacity to conceptualize, write briefs, idea notes, and diet updates in English language.

 

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact info of minimal 3 references, availability, technical proposal, and monetary proposal by 26 December 2024.

 

 

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