Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition and Fortification)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

15 July 2026-23:59-GMT+05:30 India Standard Time (Kolkata)

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VACANCY DETAILS

Job Title: Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition & Fortification)

Type of Contract: Service Contract

Duration: 12 Months (Renewable, depending upon availability of funds)

Reporting To: Director, Basic planning division, DFPD & Head of Unit WFP

Unit: Nutrition & School Feeding

Duty Station: New Delhi

Date of Publication: 16-July 2026

Deadline of Application: 30 July 2026

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This vacancy is open to Indian National only
This vacancy is open to internal and external candidates.

Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted
A Written test will be used for Screening Candidates
Only recommended candidates will be retained on roaster for a period of two years and may be considered for similar positions from roaster
The Salary for this position is 1,76,728/- per month + 8.33% of Base Salary towards Social Security, also employee will be covered with medical benefits as per WFP 's Plan. All Tax liability for payments from this contract are to be borne by the subscriber

JOB PURPOSE

The incumbent will be based at the Basic planning division of the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), New Delhi and will provide technical support towards overall enhancement of the nutritional effectiveness of the public distribution system (PDS). The position will also work in close collaboration with WFP and will function as a part of the Nutrition and School Feeding team of WFP.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (Not all inclusive) 

Review, research and recommend evidence-based nutrition sensitive interventions and best practices from other countries for possible integration into the PDS. Provide technical and policy level support to operationalise feasible nutrition-based solutions including fortification as agreed with DFPD. Analyse national datasets (e.g., NFHS, CNNS, HCES) to monitor the need for nutritional alignment in the PDS as well as impact of PDS on demographic health trends, generating evidence-based reports to guide policy. Facilitate cross-ministerial coordination on agreed nutrition interventions in the PDS to improve national nutritional indicators. Serve as the nodal technical point at DFPD linking the Ministry of Food Processing, Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) for proposed nutrition interventions in the PDS. Assess and document the learnings from the Country wide implementation of the fortified rice scheme and other such nutrition interventions including areas for improvement. Support the development of training modules and capacity building of government counter parts, partner agencies for the roll out of planned nutrition interventions in the PDS Develop information, education, and communication (IEC) strategies and materials for state-level officials and the public on nutrition as agreed with DFPD. Develop & support State departments in the implementation of SOPs and protocols on quality control & quality assurance of agreed nutrition interventions.

Support department in addressing technical queries with regards to nutrition related intervention during parliament sessions, review meetings etc. Other support as required by DFPD or WFP.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Advanced University degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology, Medicine or other relevant field. 

EXPERIENCE:

• At least one year of professional experience on nutrition.
• 10-12 years of experience working in partnership with the government/UN agency/INGO on nutrition related issues is desirable.
• Extensive experience of working across Government Ministries and Department and supporting the implementation of large-scale nutrition projects at either National and State level is desirable.
• Experience of providing inputs into policy discussions and decisions on nutrition is an added plus.

KNOWLEDGE & TOOLS:

High level of proficiency with MS office package. Knowledge of GIS tools such as QGIS, ArcGIS and data visualization tools such as Tableau will be useful. Knowledge of coding for developing AI/ML solutions will be an added advantage

LANGUAGE

Fluent oral and written communication skills in English & Hindi

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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ABOUT WFP & PROJECT

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. In India, World Food Programme (WFP) has been working since 1963, contributing to food and nutrition security of the people in general and vulnerable population and communities such as women and children, in particular. WFP’s work in India is fully focused on country capacity strengthening to support access to food and reducing malnutrition towards Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG) 2 on zero hunger, while also focusing on SDG 17 to support partnerships for the goals.

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