Consultancy for Nutrition Programme Costing and Resource Requirements Analysis, Nutrition, Kabul, Afghanistan, 7 Months, Office based (With Possible travel) Internationals Only#596513new

To conduct a comprehensive costing analysis of nutrition programmes in Afghanistan and estimate the financial resources required to achieve national nutrition targets over the medium term. The assignment will generate evidence on programme costs, resource needs, financing gaps, investment priorities, and cost-effectiveness to support strategic planning, budgeting, advocacy, and resource mobilization. It will also determine unit costs and assess the relative costeffectiveness of key nutrition interventions, delivery platforms, and service delivery models to identify the most efficient approaches for improving nutrition outcomes at scale. The consultant will conduct a Nutrition Programme Costing Analysis to estimate recurrent, capital, and total programme costs at national and sub-national levels, including costs per beneficiary reached, service delivered, child treated for SAM and HR-MAM, pregnant and lactating woman served, FHH supported, CNDCC supported, and health facility delivering nutrition services. . The consultant will also develop 3–5-year resource requirement projections. Based on these findings, the consultant will develop a Nutrition Investment Case demonstrating the burden of malnutrition. The consultant will be required to undertake travel to four UNICEF zonal offices (Mazar, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Herat) within Afghanistan to collect primary data. This may include visits to selected provinces representing different programme delivery modalities and operational contexts. The consultant will conduct consultations with government counterparts, implementing partners, health facility staff, community representatives, and other relevant stakeholders involved in nutrition programming. The number and destinations of field missions will be agreed upon during the inception phase,

Location: Afghanistan

Deadline: 1 Nov 2026 11:55 PM