External/Internal Vacancy Announcement
No. WFP/GHA/WELLNESS/ACC/May/2023
DIETITIAN
Deadline for Application: 10 days from day of publication
The Office of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Accra invites applications from suitable candidates to fill the vacancy below.
Job Title : Dietitian
Duration : 8 Months
Post Grade : Intern
Duty Station : Accra
JOB PURPOSE:
WFP in Ghana has been supporting national development through four thematic pillars: Nutrition, Food Systems, Social Protection and Emergency Preparedness and response. Efforts have hinged largely on private sector participation in the supply of nutritious foods for prevention of malnutrition, transformation of agricultural value chains and strengthening of social protection programmes.
To fully meet its objectives in Ghana, WFP is increasing its ‘enabler’ role by providing capacity strengthening for national institutions and supporting advocacy to improve food security and nutrition outcomes. The Country Office is also leveraging strategic partnerships with the private sector to create and meet demand for healthy diets.
At the core of WFP's success is a healthy and dynamic workforce to push the organizational agenda. WFP therefore invests heavily in staff wellness and has a dedicated wellness team who coordinates staff health and wellbeing activities.
The position is to support the team meet staff wellness needs especially in promoting healthy lifestyle.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Nutrition and overall supervision of the Wellness team lead, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:
Eligibility
Experience:
No professional experience required
Desired skills for entry into the role:
This vacancy is archived.