DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS3 February 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Eastern European Time (Beirut)
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ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the worldโs largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP?
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
WFP Lebanon encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. WFP does not charge a fee or request bank details at any stage of the recruitment process.
WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns, please reach out to us confidentially at lebanon.recruitment@wfp.org (and copying in global.inclusion@wfp.org). Our DEI team is here to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.
Organizational Background:
Assisting more than 115.5 million people in 120 + countries each year, the World Food Program (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies, and helping individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures.
In conflict situations, we bring relief to exhausted populations and use food assistance to build pathways to peace and stability โ work for which WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.
WFP Lebanon provides cash assistance to Syrian refugees and in-kind assistance to vulnerable Lebanese, while supporting the Government in strengthening social safety nets. WFP supports resilience-building activities, and its school meals programme improves nutrition and school attendance. Since October 2023, WFP has provided food and cash assistance to people affected by the conflict and has scaled up its food assistance including the distribution of daily meals following the recent escalation.
To know more about WFPโs mission, please check the below video:
https://www.facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme/videos/10154930622760178/Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly iron, zinc, folic acid and vitamin B12, are a public health concern in Lebanon. Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as โhidden hungerโ, silently cause long-term health impacts that are often irreversible. According to the most recent nutrition survey LIMA2023, chronic malnutrition, mainly caused by micronutrient deficiencies, has doubled since 2021, with 14% stunting prevalence.
Fortifying wheat used in bread production could be an effective strategy to enhance micronutrient intake, particularly benefiting the most vulnerable households and resource-limited communities in Lebanon. Bread remains a staple food in Lebanon, with average consumption at approximately 288 grams per person per day, even amid rising poverty levels. To date, fortification of wheat flour has never been implemented in Lebanon, with no national regulations mandating it.
Following previous work done on the wheat value chain and the evaluation of the feasibility of wheat flour fortification for bread production in 2022, the World Food Program (WFP) sees fortification as an opportunity to contribute to the prevention of a further deterioration of the nutritional status of the population. In this context, WFP implemented a pilot production of fortified bread to test the bread value chain and acceptability of fortified bread among school-age children. In parallel, WFP seeks to conduct a comprehensive Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) as part of a longer-term collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Lebanon to allow a better understanding of the multi-layer impact of the intervention on the health and economy indicators thus paving the road towards an advocacy for the implementation of a national fortification program.
To support this important work, WFP is seeking to recruit a Cost-Benefit Analysis Consultant, on When Actually Employed basis, to contribute to the planning and the implementation of a cost-benefit analysis study for the flour fortification in Lebanon. The consultant will report to the Head of Nutrition and work in close collaboration with the Research Assessment and Monitoring unit.
Contract Duration and Contract Type: This is a When Actually Employed International Consultancy. Assignment duration is up to 60 days over a 4 months period.
Job Purpose: To identify relevant fortification needs for Lebanon based on recent surveys and collect data on health, nutrition and economy, production and cost indicators from government sources, academia and other key stakeholders, for a cost-benefit analysis of the flour fortification program. This, in turn, will provide the evidence necessary to make informed policy recommendations as well as estimate the required investment to implement wheat flour fortification. During the course of his assignment, the consultant may need to facilitate a consultation workshop with key stakeholders to agree on assumptions for unavailable data to be used in the analysis.
Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):
The consultant will be responsible for carrying out a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of wheat flour fortification, evaluating its economic viability, health outcomes, and implementation feasibility. This will include looking at the potential impacts of fortifying only pita bread flour or fortifying all wheat flour in the country.
The work will start with a desk review and data mapping through various approaches, including key informant interviews (KII) and secondary data collection and analysis, and meetings with WFP teams, Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Economy & Trade, Education, Labor, central administration of statistics (CAS), and other relevant stakeholders as needed, UN, and academia. The work completed under the contract will be synthesized into a technical report outlining the engagement with key stakeholders (Government, private sector millers/bakers and the wider nutrition stakeholder community including UNICEF, World Bank, WHO, relevant organizations and the nutrition and health sectors) and highlighting key data available, gaps and challenges identified, assumptions, production and cost calculations, analysis and recommendations from the cost-benefit study. The results of the cost-benefit analysis study findings will be incorporated into the roadmap for designing a government-led, multi-stakeholder, flour fortification program supported by WFP.
Detailed activities include:
- Completing a desk review to understand the current health and nutrition situation in Lebanon and reflect on fortification needs, and the relevant indicators to be assessed in the study.
- Providing preliminary suggestions for indicator list for review and finalization.
- Identifying cost components throughout the wheat flour supply chain, including production, distribution, capacity building, monitoring and regulatory compliance.
- Estimating benefits of selected micronutrients fortification on disease burden, healthcare costs, and economic productivity.
- Mapping data sources and collaborating with stakeholders to gather relevant supply chain, economic and health data. Virtual and in-person meetings will be needed to facilitate access to unpublished data.
- Consulting with stakeholders to reach a consensus on assumptions for unavailable/outdated data.
- Ensuring thorough documentation of sources (including contact information), assumptions, and methodology.
- Generating the analysis showing the cost-benefit of flour fortification in Lebanon.
- Preparing a detailed report with findings, assumptions, limitations, and actionable recommendations to be presented to WFP management and the government.
DELIVERABLES
The consultant will prepare written deliverables and a close out session with WFP Lebanon Management on the research conducted. Additionally, reporting deliverables will be the following:
- Cost-benefit study methodology and process, including the literature review and the outputs to feed into the inception report
- Workplan and implementation timeline
- Preliminary suggestion for the list of indicators
- Analysis results comparing the total value of benefits and costs based on data collected from government and key stakeholders (relevant ministries, governmental entities, CAS, unions, relevant private sector entities, academia, โฆ)
- Final report with cost-benefit results and recommended way forward - including relevant policy to be adopted, fortification needs, and suggested roadmap including a consolidation of sources
- Presentation to WFP technical team, management and MoPH
DURATION
The consultant will be working remotely and will be required to travel to Lebanon during the assignment period, as per the below work plan. All deliverables are expected to be completed by latest 15.06.2026.
Click on this link to view the Workplan: http://wfp.sharepoint.com/:i:/s/HRBeirutCO-HumanResources/IQBoOspoHgBaQYSp0nPLzqHJAUx-kxdiJKYgKqP1a7szpc0?e=VYM4Ha
STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Advanced university degree in one of the following disciplines: Public Health and Nutrition, Health Economy, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Experience: A minimum of 10 years of relevant post-graduate professional work experience in public health and nutrition, and the economy in developing countries; Demonstrated experience in fortification cost-benefit analysis (CBA) studies, preferably related to wheat flour fortification, for nutrition or public health programmes.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic. Knowledge of French language is desirable.
Required Skills and Knowledge for entry into the role:
- Strong understanding of nutrition, flour fortification and micronutrient intervention programs and their relation to productivity and national economies;
- Ability to coordinate and collaborate with key actors in public health and the economy relevant to flour fortification;
- Experience working in low and middle-income countries;
- Excellent analytical, modelling, and report writing skills in the field of nutrition/public health and economy;
- Experience in qualitative data collection and analysis;
- Ability to conduct work independently;
- Excellent interpersonal skills
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Terms and Conditions:
- WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, medical and life insurances, provision of breastfeeding rooms for new parents, and various wellness platforms.
- WFP Lebanon offers flexible working hours schedule upon prior approval.
- Our premises are accessible, and we are committed to accommodate to any required reasonable accessible needs to remove barriers in the workplace.
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: global.inclusion@wfp.org
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs or spontaneous applications by email.
If you experience challenges while submitting your online application, please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org for technical support only.
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Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
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Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.