Prevention Consultant – BMS Code Implementation in Yemen

About the role

The consultant will update Yemen's 2002 National Code of Marketing of Breast‑milk Substitutes (BMS Code) to align with recent WHO resolutions and develop a sustainable monitoring, reporting and enforcement mechanism.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive review of the 2002 Yemen BMS Code and draft amendments incorporating WHA resolutions on digital marketing and commercial complementary foods.
• Design a formal monitoring structure, including workflow from detection to legal sanctioning, and create standardized tools for routine and periodic assessments.
• Strengthen the technical capacity of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) to lead the monitoring process.
• Draft Terms of Reference for government bodies and multi‑sectoral stakeholders involved in monitoring and enforcement.

Required profile

• Master’s degree or PhD in Public Health, Nutrition, Medicine or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in nutrition policy, legal framework development, and IYCF programming.
• Proven experience updating national BMS Codes and developing implementation and monitoring mechanisms.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.

Required skills

• Experience drafting legislative or regulatory documents in a public‑health context.
• Facilitation skills for high‑level consultative workshops with government and UN agencies.
• Strong analytical skills related to nutrition, breastfeeding practices and BMS Code violation analysis.
• Excellent writing, reporting and documentation abilities under tight deadlines.