Pool of short-term experts to support learning processes on several technical sub-topics in the field of nutrition UVgOAusschreibung Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Consultancy Contract

A balanced, adequate, and diverse diet throughout the lifecycle is essential for a healthy start in life and to prevent diseases. This is particularly important for women as inadequate nutrition not only impacts their own health but also the health of their children.

Ensuring stable access to diverse, affordable foods through sufficient local availability as well as basic knowledge to enhance desirability of healthy diets is a prerequisite for adequate nutrition. As nutrition needs to be addressed through coordinated action across sectors, it is of multisectoral concern. Well-functioning health systems, supportive social systems and food systems which provide availability and access of healthy food and enable a healthy food environment, contribute to improved health and nutrition outcomes.

The Global Programme (GP) Modular Nutrition Actions (MoNA) falls under the BMZ action field 4 “Food and nutrition security”. The objective is: “The nutritional situation of the target group, especially women, of German development cooperation projects has improved’”. The programme duration is 01/2026 until 03/2029 (with a prolongation underway until 03/2030). Identified countries and regions where measures are being implemented are India, Madagascar, Malawi, and the West African region, with foci on Nigeria and Togo.

Building on GIZ’s experience and scientific evidence, GP MoNA implements via six modules that are jointly implemented with existing (bilateral/regional) development cooperation projects, so-called “anchor” projects, which operate in various sectors such as agriculture, social protection, health, or climate change. These six modules are: 1) Nutrition-sensitive agriculture, fisheries, and value chains, 2) Nutrition in health systems, 3) Markets for nutritious food / Healthier food environments, 4) Food and nutrition security in the context of climate change, 5) Nutrition-sensitive social protection, 6) Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF). Thematic cooperation on LSFF is carried out in collaboration with partners such as the Gates Foundation. The work on the six modules is implemented via three cross-cutting so-called catalysts: 1) Gender and inclusion, 2) Social Behaviour Change and 3) Nutrition Governance.

Through integrating proven nutrition measures, including dietary data collection into different projects and creating synergies between the project’s results and GP MoNA’s objectives, their respective outcomes are sustained, and they contribute to transforming food systems towards healthier diets.

Tasks to be performed by the contractor

The contractor is responsible for providing the following services:

• Provide and manage a pool of short-term experts (STE) for assignments in the following thematic areas. If applicable, the contractor will organize the travels of the experts, including flight booking, requesting hotel quotes, booking of accommodation and checking invoices.
• Provide high-quality technical and methodological expertise and advice to GIZ staff, government, private sector and/or civil society stakeholders in the areas described below.

Please note: Whilst upholding the overall focus and key activities of the following thematic areas and the number of expert days specified in section 5 of these terms of reference, deviations from the scope of services described are possible by mutual consent between GIZ and the contractor.

The thematic areas for which short-term technical expertise is required are:

• Large-Scale Food Fortification
• Nutrition-sensitive value chains and markets
• Nutrition-sensitive social protection
• Nutrition in health systems
• Nutrition governance

Gender-transformative approaches and approaches promoting gender equality are crosscutting topics. Private-sector engagement is a cross-cutting topic especially with regard to LSFF and nutrition-sensitive value chains and markets.

Across all thematic areas, one focus of the support provided by the contractor will lie on facilitating learning processes of the project and its partners. These learning processes should make experiences gathered during project implementation usable to other stakeholders (e.g. as elaboration of lessons learnt, best practices, or “proof of concept” for specific approaches) and feed into relevant regional and international fora and initiatives. In this context it will be essential to show the relevance of experience at country-level for global agendas on the mentioned topics.

Tasks may entail:

• Initial assessment of specific support needs with project staff and partners and elaboration of a process and timeline
• Design and facilitation of workshops, trainings, technical exchanges and capacity development measures
• Provision of technical and strategic advice
• Support to the development of strategies, operational guidance, implementation plans and tools
• Provision of TA for the development, revision and implementation of nutrition (incl. LSFF) policies and strategies
• Support to policy dialogue, advocacy processes and preparation of policy briefs and technical documents
• Support to data analysis and interpretation
• Support to the documentation of learnings, good practices and results (within the project and/or with partners), including identification of relevant regional or global initiatives as potential dissemination channels
• Support to result and impact communication, storytelling, including identification of relevant regional or global initiatives as potential dissemination channels

Period of assignment: from 01.12.2026 until 31.12.2028.

Personnel concept

Team leader

Tasks of the team leader:

• Overall responsibility for the advisory packages of the contractor (quality and deadlines)
• Coordinating and ensuring communication with GIZ, partners and others involved in the project
• Personnel management, in particular identifying the need for short-term assignments within the available budget, as well as planning and steering assignments and supporting local and international short-term experts
• Regular reporting in accordance with deadlines

Short-term expert pool with minimum 4 maximum 8 members

Tasks of the short-term expert pool:

• Conduct of TA/CD assignments.
• Work under the supervision of GIZ staff at country level and/or Germany in the delivery of the assignment
• Act as team leader under specific assignments, depending on the qualifications of the individual expert.

Please note: The maximum budget provided by GIZ for implementing these activities amounts to 205.000.- EUR. Bids that exceed this maximum budget will not be considered.

The tender documents, comprising the following, are to be submitted in their entirety:

• completed self-declaration and annexes
• financial bid in the format provided (price schedule)
• technical bid: curriculum vitae (CV) for each expert and concept

Offers or applications to participate must be submitted electronically via this procurement platform: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6DY6J00FM8 DEADLINE: November 11, 2026 , 12:00 PM