Food & Nutrition Program Consultant, Senegal

Engagement Type: Independent Consultant (Part-Time)

Program: Food & Nutrition Policy Program (FNP)

Location: Senegal (must be based in-country)

Level of Effort (LOE): Part-time, ≈ 50% (approx. 20 hours/week)

Contract Duration: 12 months

Start Date: November 1, 2026

Language Requirements: Full professional proficiency in English and French required

Annualized Fee Cap: $33,600 to $42,000 USD annually (≈ $2,800–$3,500 USD monthly); final fee determined based on experience and scope alignment

Application Deadline: October 15, 2026

About the Engagement:

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) seeks a Food & Nutrition Consultant to support the advancement of evidence-based food and nutrition policy in Senegal, including front-of-package labeling, sodium reduction, and taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages. Based in Senegal, the Consultant will provide technical advisory and analytical services that assist local partners in advancing food and nutrition policy priorities and strengthening engagement with government and non-government stakeholders.

This is an independent, part-time consultancy engagement. The Consultant delivers defined written advisory and technical products and works in an expert advisory and technical capacity. Food and nutrition policy strategies, campaigns, and policy positions are developed, owned, and advanced by GHAI's partners and stakeholders; the Consultant's deliverables inform and strengthen that partner-led work. The Consultant will not represent themselves as an employee, agent, or legal representative of GHAI, will hold no authority to bind GHAI or commit program funds, and will attend stakeholder meetings in their own professional capacity.

In coordination with GHAI's designated Food & Nutrition Policy Program lead, the Consultant will advise partners on Senegal-specific food and nutrition policy priorities and objectives. Areas of focus may include front-of-package labeling, sodium reduction, taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages, marketing restrictions, and other evidence-based food and nutrition policy priorities relevant to the country's context.

Independent Contractor Status:

The consultant operates as an independent contractor and retains full control over the scheduling, sequencing, and methods used to complete the deliverables under this agreement, provided all deliverables and timelines specified herein are met. The consultant is free to accept and perform work for other clients during the term of this agreement, provided such engagements do not create a conflict of interest with GHAI's mission or the consultant's obligations under this Scope of Work. Any potential conflict of interest must be disclosed to GHAI in advance.

Scope of Services and Deliverables:

Strategic Coordination, Stakeholder Engagement and Policy Analysis

• Advise on approaches to coordination, information-sharing, and collaboration among partners, technical organizations, coalitions, and global program teams to support partner convenings and discussions.
• Analyze political, legislative, regulatory, policy, and stakeholder developments relevant to food and nutrition policy in Senegal, and identify opportunities, challenges, and strategic considerations on an agreed schedule.
• Recommend approaches to stakeholder mapping and coalition-building that strengthen engagement with relevant organizations, institutions, and decision-makers.
• Advise partners on engagement and collaboration approaches with government, civil society, academic, media, and technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical expertise and strategic guidance to inform partners' development and implementation of country food and nutrition policy objectives and strategies, including front-of-package labeling, sodium reduction, and sugar-sweetened beverage taxation.

Technical Assistance and Capacity Strengthening

• Advise on food and nutrition policy priorities, advocacy, communications, coalition development, and stakeholder engagement, delivering technical guidance and recommendations.
• Support partners in strengthening messaging approaches and identifying communications and collaboration opportunities.
• Advise on the design of capacity-strengthening and technical-exchange materials that build partner knowledge, skills, and capabilities.
• Advise on and contribute to the development of policy briefs, recommendations, presentations, communications materials, and other resources that support partner engagement and advocacy objectives.

Reporting and Coordination

• Analyze progress on emerging issues and implementation challenges related to agreed priorities and activities and submit updates on an agreed schedule.
• Report in writing on activities and deliverables for the assigned scope of work, consistent with the agreed work plan and deliverable schedule.
• Relay progress updates, challenges, and emerging opportunities to GHAI's designated country lead through written summaries.
• Participate in defined coordination meetings with GHAI's designated country lead at a frequency tied to active deliverables.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree is required; a master's degree or an advanced degree in public health, public policy, law, international development, or a related field is preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant professional experience in public policy, advocacy, public health, governance, or related fields.
• Proven experience supporting multi-stakeholder initiatives, coalition-building, policy engagement, or technical assistance programs.
• Strong understanding of political, legislative, civil society, and media environments, and the ability to identify opportunities and challenges relevant to policy and advocacy objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with government entities, civil society organizations, academia, media, technical groups, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to articulate complex issues clearly and diplomatically to diverse audiences.
• Strong coordination, facilitation, collaboration, relationship management, and organizational skills.
• Strong knowledge of Senegal's food and nutrition policy-making landscape and stakeholders.
• Full professional proficiency in English and French is required.

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has a strict policy of not hiring or contracting with anyone with economic ties to the tobacco industry and requires that no economic ties to the tobacco industry exist.

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a non-profit, public health advocacy organization that works to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit, and protect everyone from secondhand smoke. Established in 1996, the organization works to change public attitudes and policies related to tobacco while actively countering the tobacco industry and its special interests. The Campaign works with more than 130 organizational partners, including those from public health, medical, education, civic, corporate, youth, and religious organizations. The Campaign does not accept any government or tobacco industry funding.

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe our programs are strengthened when they are developed and supported by individuals with diverse life experiences, whose understanding of social and cultural issues can help make The Campaign's work more inclusive. We encourage qualified applicants of all ages, racial, economic, social, cultural, sexual orientation, ability and gender expressions, national origins and veteran statuses to apply.