Purpose of the Position:
Accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of Nutrition project(s) to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the project management, delivery and accomplishment of project goals and objectives. Accountable for ensuring that all aspects of the Nutrition project/programme promote gender equality, and for collaborating to mainstream key features across all related sectors of the country programme.
Key Expected Results:
Timely sectoral analysis, input, support and collaboration to the Situation Analysis and its periodic update made for effective project planning, development and management.Knowledge management effectively promoted through drafting/finalizing key Nutrition sectoral programme documentsand reports, sharing good practice, lessons learned, and ensuring knowledge/information exchange.Quality of rights-based, gender-sensitive Nutrition projects/programmes effectively promoted, and coherence, synergy
and value added to project management process through results-based management.Sectoral work plan and activities formulated, implemented and monitored, ensuring alignment with the defined project
strategies and approaches, with special attention to gender/sex disaggregated data or relevant indicators.Project delivery, evaluation and reporting carried out efficiently, rigorously and transparently in compliance with the
established guidelines and procedures.UNICEF#s global goals effectively promoted through advocacy and policy dialogue in the Nutrition sector.Proper and timely UNICEF and Government accountability ensured regarding supply and non-supply assistance as
well as disbursement of programme funds for the Nutrition sector.Effective communication and networking achieved through partnership and collaboration, ensuring that gender-specific
feature and requite issues are highlighted.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate:
1.Education:
Advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Public Health & Nutrition, Health Sciences, International Health & Nutrition, Family Health & Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, Health & Nutrition Education, Health & Nutrition Promotion and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Health Emergency Preparedness, or other relevant discipline(s).
Training in gender and in nutrition programmes that promote gender equality an asset.
*A first university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree.
2.Work Experience:
Five to Eight years of relevant professional work experience.
Developing country work experience (for IP) or field work experience (for NO)
Background/familiarity with Emergency.
Experience in monitoring gender inequalities and in programming interventions that reduce these inequalities an asset.
Fluency in English and another UN language (for IP)
Fluency in English and local working language of the duty station (for NO).
In the case of Guinea, French is a requirement.
Competencies of Successful Candidate:
1.Core Values
-Commitment
-Diversity and Inclusion
-Integrity
2.Core Competencies
-Communication
-Working with People
-Drive for Results
3.Other Competencies
-Leading and Supervising
-Formulating Strategies and Concepts
-Analyzing
-Relating and Networking
-Deciding and Initiating Action
-Applying Technical Expertise
4.Technical Knowledge
Technical Knowledge
a) Specific Technical Knowledge Required
-Advanced knowledge of one or more of the technical areas of UNICEF programmes.
-Advanced Technical Knowledge of theories, principles and methods in one of the following areas:
1.Public Health & Nutrition, International Health & Nutrition, Public Health & Nutrition Policy and Management, Population
and Family Health & Nutrition, Public Health Preparedness, Health Emergency Preparedness
2.Nutritional Epidemiology, Nutrition Research, Biostatistics, Biochemistry, Socio-medical Sciences,
3.Health & Nutrition Education, Health & Nutrition Promotion and Disease Prevention, Educational Interventions in Health
& Nutritional Care
-Gender and diversity awareness
b) Common Technical Knowledge Required
Knowledge of theories and practices in:
-Child and Maternal Nutrition and Health - Nutrition and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
-Public Health and Nutrition - Educational Interventions in Health and Nutrition Care
-Environmental Health and Nutrition - Health and Nutrition Education
-Knowledge Management
-Computer software application, including word processing, spreadsheet and corporate software packages
Remarks:
* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 4 days of receiving an offer.
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