{"id":3971437,"url":"https://alion.io/job/world-food-programme-nutrition-intern","title":"Nutrition Intern","company":{"id":97777,"name":"World Food Programme","domain":"wfp.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/wfp","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Early Careers","role_family":"Early Careers","seniority":"intern","employment_type":"internship","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Freetown, Sierra Leone"],"countries":["SL"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-09T16:18:44Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-09","last_verified_at":"2026-11-11T03:05:53Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS\n23 November 2026-23:59-GMT Greenwich Mean Time (Freetown)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.\n ABOUT WFP\nThe World Food Programme is the world’s 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 extreme weather shocks.\nAt 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.\nTo learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.\nWHY JOIN WFP?\nWFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.\nWFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. \nWFP 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.\nA 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.\nWe offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).\nJob Title: Nutrition Intern\nOrganization: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)\nUnit: Programme\nDuty Station: Freetown/Sierra Leone\nDuration: 6 months\nContract Type: Internship\nSupervisor: Nutrition Activity Manager\nBackground\nThe World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization dedicated to ending hunger and improving food security and nutrition. WFP works with governments and partners to implement nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions that prevent malnutrition, particularly among women, children, and other vulnerable populations.\nAs part of this effort, WFP is implementing the EU SAVING Project and the Joint UN Nutrition Project, which aim to improve nutrition outcomes among children under five years of age, pregnant and lactating women, and other vulnerable groups. These projects are delivered through collaboration with government institutions, health facilities, Mother Support Groups (MSGs), community structures, and implementing partners to strengthen nutrition services, promote dietary diversity, improve infant and young child feeding practices, and increase access to nutritious foods.\nTo support effective planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation, and reporting of activities under these projects, WFP Nutrition Unit is seeking a motivated Nutrition Intern for a period of six (6) months. The intern will work closely with the Nutrition Team, providing day-to-day administrative and programme support while gaining practical experience in nutrition programming, project implementation, monitoring, and stakeholder coordination.\nPurpose of the Assignment\nThe purpose is to provide administrative and programmatic support to the Nutrition Team in the implementation of activities under the EU SAVING and Joint UN Nutrition Projects.\nThe intern will work under the guidance of project staff and will support routine project activities while gaining hands-on experience in nutrition and community-based programming.\n\nObjectives\nSupport the implementation of nutrition activities under the EU SAVING and Joint UN Nutrition projects.\nAssist with the monitoring, documentation, and reporting of project activities.\nSupport data collection, monitoring, analysis and reporting.\nSupport coordination with government counterparts, partners, cooperating partners and other stakeholders.\nProvide administrative and logistical support for trainings, meeting Gain practical experience in nutrition programming, project management, and community-based interventions.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nUnder the direct supervision of the Nutrition Activity Manager, the intern will support the team in the following areas:\n1. Programme Support\nAssist in planning and organizing nutrition-related activities, meetings, training, and workshops.\nSupport communication and follow-up with national and district stakeholders, health facilities, cooperating partners and community groups.\nAssist in preparing activity materials and participant lists.\n· Support in preparing presentations, briefing notes and communication materials.\n· Support in reviewing partners reports and activity updates.\n2. Coordination Support\nSupport coordination with government counterparts, implementing partners, and community groups when required.\nHelp track follow-up actions from internal and external coordination meetings.\nSupport preparations for field missions and project events.\n3. Field Support\nParticipate in field visits to support project activities.\n· Support in the development and maintain programme databases and monitoring tools.\nAssist in collecting, compiling, and organizing monitoring data from project sites.\nSupport the documentation of observations, lessons learned, and success stories from the field.\n4. Data Management, Knowledge management and Reporting\nAssist with data entry and updating project tracking tools.\nSupport the compilation of monthly activity reports, other programme updates.\n· Contribute to monthly, quarterly and annual reports.\nHelp organize project documents, reports, attendance sheets, and activity records.\nundefined\n5. Other Duties\nCarry out other nutrition-related tasks assigned by the supervisor.\nContribute to cross-functional initiatives and special projects within WFP.\nExpected Outputs\nBy the end, the intern is expected to have:\nSupported the implementation of nutrition activities under the EU SAVING and Joint UN Nutrition Projects.\nAssisted in organizing training, meetings, and community engagements.\nContributed to routine monitoring and documentation of project activities.\nSupported the preparation of programme reports and activity summaries.\nMaintained organized project files and records.\nContributed to the collection and compilation of project data.\n\nExpected Deliverables\nThe intern will contribute to the following:\nMonthly summaries of nutrition programme activities.\nUpdated monitoring and indicator-tracking databases.\nDraft reports, presentations and technical briefs.\nDocument success stories and lessons learned.\nField monitoring reports and mission summaries.\nSupport materials for training, workshops and coordination meetings.\nInputs to donor and management reporting.\nRequired Qualifications, Experience and Skills\n1. Education\nGraduated within the last one year from, a recognized university programme in Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Food and Nutrition Sciences, Public Health, Dietetics, Community Nutrition or a related field.\n2. Experience\nPrevious volunteer work, internship, research, or field experience in nutrition, public health, food security, community development, or a related field for at least six (6) months is desirable.\nExperience in data collection, data entry, and report writing is an added advantage.\nExperience working with government institutions, implementing partners, and community groups is desirable.\nStrong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.\nundefined\n3.Knowledge and Skills\nUnderstanding of nutrition and public health concepts.\nStrong analytical and organizational skills.\nAbility to collect, analyze and present data.\nGood report-writing and communication skills.\nGood knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with data analysis tools is an advantage.\nAbility to work effectively in multicultural, team-oriented environments.\n4. Skills and Competencies\n· Good communication and interpersonal skills.\n· Ability to work effectively in a team.\n· Good organizational and time management skills.\n· Willingness to learn and take initiative.\n· Ability to travel to project locations when required.\n5. Languages\nFluency in English (oral and written) is required.\nKnowledge of local languages is an asset.\nReporting and Supervision\nThe Intern will report to the Nutrition Activity Manager and work closely with Programme Policy officer, Programme field associates, and other colleagues. Regular feedback and mentoring will be provided to support the intern's professional development and the achievement of the objectives.\n\nAdministrative Arrangements\nThe intern will be based at the WFP Sierra Leone Country Office in Freetown.\nTravel to field locations may be required, subject to WFP procedures and security clearance.\nThe intern must comply with all WFP policies, including those on Ethics, safeguarding.\nImportant Note:\nThis internship is opened only to Sierra Leonean Nationals.\nQualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.\nOnly shortlisted candidate will be contacted.\nWFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK\nWFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.\nClick here to access WFP Leadership Framework\nREASONABLE ACCOMMODATION\nWFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: \nNO FEE DISCLAIMER\nThe United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.\nREMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION\nAll applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.\n\nWe strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.\n\nIf you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at . Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.\n\nAt the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.\n\nOnly shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.\n\nAll 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. 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