UNICEF Nutrition Officer Jobs Nigeria 2024
UNICEF Nutrition Officer Jobs Nigeria 2024: United Nations Children’s Fund has announced latest Job vacancy in Abuja, Nigeria. You can apply to the job before the Application deadline Sep 19th, 2024. Before applying we suggest read the job description very carefully and also requirements about this position.
Position Quick Info
- Job no: 575252
- Position type: Temporary Appointment
- Location: Nigeria
- Division/Equivalent: Dakar (WCAR), Senegal
- School/Unit: Nigeria
- Department/Office: Abuja, Nigeria
- Categories: Nutrition
- Deadline: Sep 19, 2024
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
Contribute to and support the implementation of a robust gender transformative behaviour change communication strategy and system strengthening strategies (health, food and social protection) and activities to improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition.
Participate in strategic programme discussions on gender-sensitive nutrition programmes/ projects, on behavior change communication and systems strengthening (health, food and social protection), with both internal and external stakeholders.
Formulate, design, and contribute to the development of high-quality nutrition programme proposals, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, Country Programme, and coherence/ integration with the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), regional strategies, as well as national priorities, plans and competencies.
Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies, and implementation plans based on resultsbased planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare high-quality documentation for programme review and approval.
Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss gender and nutrition transformative strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities/ competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes to ensure integration, coherence, and harmonization of programmes/ projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.
Plan and/ or collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish gender transformative monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators, and UNICEF/ UN system indicators and measurements, to assess and strengthen performance accountability, coherence, and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in nutrition programmes.
Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with government and other stakeholders to assess progress and to determine required action and interventions to achieve results.
Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and/or weaknesses in programme management. Identify lessons learned and use the knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
Actively monitor programmes and projects through field visits, surveys and/ or exchange of information with partners and stakeholders to assess progress. Identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/ or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
Monitor and verify the optimum and appropriate use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative, and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations, procedures, donor commitments, and standards of accountability. Ensure timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
Prepare regular high-quality programme/ project reports and databases for management, donors, and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.
Education:
health, nutritional epidemiology, global/ international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field. An advanced university degree in the social/ behavioural sciences (Communication, Sociology, Media, Nutrition, Health Education) with proven experience in SBCC strategy and plan development for specific programmes is an asset.
Work Experience:
A minimum of five years of professional experience in a developing country in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care.
Experience in health/ nutrition programme/ project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
Prior experience developing SBCC strategies and costed operational plans.
Knowledge and prior experience working on MIYCN/IYCF is a plus.
Experience in conducting qualitative interviews with stakeholders.
Languages:
Nigerian National, fluency in English.
Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.