Engagement of various experts for Drafting of White Paper on School Based Food & Nutrition Education in India under CoFTI

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WASSAN (Watershed Support Services and Activities Network), Hyderabad since 1999. WASSAN is a network-based organisation focusing on improving the quality of mainstream programs in natural resources management and livelihoods. It engages actively in policy advocacy initiatives at state and national level mainly related to rainfed agriculture. It also provides field level support services to a large number of watershed development and other programs implemented by the civil society in partnership with communities. Currently, WASSAN has around 300 employees spread in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Jharkhand.

Job Description

The Coalition for Food Systems Transforma(c)tion in India (CoFTI), born from the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, is committed to reshaping India’s food system. CoFTI was established under the leadership of the Food Future Foundation (FFF) with support from GIZ. Welthungerhilfe (WHH) currently coordinates the overall CoFTI process, with Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN) anchoring the coalition’s secretariat. With a vision of universal access to safe and nutritious food it targets hunger, malnutrition and health, the coalition champions biodiversity, climate resilience and livelihood protection. Engagement of various experts for Drafting of White Paper on School Based Food & Nutrition Education in India.

India faces significant nutrition challenges, including malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and rising obesity, which require urgent policy action. A lack of nutritional knowledge often leads to poor dietary habits and limits the intake of nutrient-rich foods. Addressing malnutrition requires not only providing access to nutritious food but also empowering communities, especially children and their families, with the knowledge and skills to make informed dietary choices.

Schools are vital in shaping children and adolescents’ health and well-being. This has been recognised for long and in the recent years, the Ayushman Bharat School Health and Wellness Programme, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines, and the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) curriculum also highlights these aspects and highlight the importance of health promotion and healthy environment within educational institutions. Despite these efforts, unhealthy eating habits and limited awareness about nutritious diets persist. Junk food availability in school premises is a prominent issue. Adverse lifestyle behaviours contribute to the childhood overweight and obesity epidemic, with a pooled prevalence of 12.4% overweight and 8.4% obesity in India. There is a need to enhance the school environment by promoting healthy behaviours and improving the nutritional quality of school canteen meals. The schools can play an important role in lifelong habits and learnings on food and nutrition and ensure a healthy India.

In this backdrop, CoFTI aims to develop a working paper to document school-based food and nutrition education in India. The focus of the working paper would be to summarise why we need to pay more attention to food and nutrition, in the context of public health challenges. Identify possible multi-sectoral interventions, document various government programs supporting nutrition education from both supply and demand side, document global case studies and potential models for food and nutrition; identify key stakeholders and their roles and provide policy recommendations and way forward. For drafting of the white paper, CoFTI invites Team Leader and Policy Advisor , Public Health & Nutrition Consultant, Research Associate and Research Analyst cum project coordinator.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Team lead and policy advisor

• Educational qualifications: A leading and experienced public health person with a graduate degree in Medicine or a Postgraduate Degree in Public Health or Nutrition/ a graduate degree in Medicine and post graduate degree in Community Medicine or Public Health.
• Experience: After obtaining the qualification, 15+ years of experience in health, education nutrition and proven publication record. Prior work experience with UN agencies and in drafting similar working papers would be an asset.
• Proposed task and remuneration: To lead and oversee entire work. Will be responsible for all coordination and literature review. to conduct literature review, critical inputs, analytical aspects and drafting of recommendations.
• Remuneration: @Rs 20,000/day for 16 days in total.

Public health and nutrition consultant

Qualification required:

• Educational qualifications: A leading and experienced public health person with a graduate degree in Medicine or a Postgraduate Degree in Public Health or Nutrition/ a graduate degree in Medicine and post graduate degree in Community Medicine or Public Health.
• Experience: After obtaining the qualification, 5+ years of experience in community medicine and nutrition programs who have exposure and experience health and education with community outreach. Prior publications in peer reviewed journals would be an asset.
• Proposed tasks and remuneration: Will be responsible for overall drafting of white paper including leading and coordination of all the key interviews, as and when needed. at Rs 8,000 per day for 20 days equivalent of work.

Research associate

Qualification required:

• Educational qualifications: A graduate degree in any field of biological sciences including nutrition is essential.  An additional Postgraduate Degree in Public Health or Nutrition would be an asset.
• Experience: After obtaining the qualification, a minimum of 3 years of experience. Experience in conducting desk review and literature review and writing of the papers would be an asset.
• Proposed task and remuneration: Doing literature review, transcribing the interviews and other related drafting of the document. At Rs 4,000 per day for 30 days equivalent of work.

Research analyst cum project coordinator

Qualification required:

• Educational qualifications: Educational qualifications: A graduate degree in any field of biological sciences including nutrition is essential.  An additional Postgraduate Degree in Public Health or Nutrition would be an asset.
• Experience: After obtaining the qualification, a minimum of 3 years of experience. Experience in evidence synthesis and project management. Good communication skills.
• Proposed tasks and remuneration: Support the coordination and stakeholder engagement. At Rs 3,500 per day for 30 days equivalent of work.

 

Interested candidates can apply through Google Form: https://forms.gle/c3kGPnugBk1CJP7x9

Last Date for Applying: 5th June 2025

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