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For each child, Health!
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PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The elementary mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, leaving nobody behind. In Nigeria, the well being and diet state of affairs of youngsters below 5 has recorded minimal change. Currently, Nigeria is off observe to reaching most targets of the World Health Assembly 2025 and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Approximately one in three youngsters below 5 in Nigeria is stunted, whereas considered one of each ten youngsters is wasted. Micronutrient deficiencies amongst pregnant girls, adolescents and kids below 5 years stay excessive. Consequently, Nigeria has the second-highest variety of malnourished youngsters on the earth and the very best in Africa. Furthermore, Nigeria accounts for 20 per cent of the worldwide maternal deaths, 11 per cent of the worldwide neonatal deaths and have the second highest burden of world below-5 mortality.
To change the narrative, UNICEF, in partnership with the federal government and different stakeholders, goals to ship good high quality well being and diet providers at scale to construct resilience and defend essentially the most susceptible, notably throughout the First 1000 Days of Life. This is in step with UNICEF Nigeria’s new Country Programme Strategy (2023-2027). The well being and diet programmes intention to (i) strengthen the enabling surroundings (insurance policies, laws, financing and programming; (ii) strengthen programs, particularly the well being (MNCH, major well being care, diet, immunization and so forth.), meals and social safety programs to ship excessive-high quality providers; and (iii) handle social and behavioural practices that affect entry and demand of well being and diet providers.
To ship outcomes for youngsters, UNICEF has subject workplaces in designated places. This ensures well timed and environment friendly supply of outcomes to beneficiaries. UNICEF is in search of to recruit a Health & Nutrition Officer to offer skilled technical help and assist for programme design, planning, implementation, monitoring, analysis, and administration of programme actions, together with knowledge evaluation, progress reporting, data networking and capability constructing, in assist of the achievement of deliberate aims of the work plan, aligned with Health & Nutrition programme targets and technique.
The candidate will report back to the Nutrition and Health Specialists on the Field Office and work carefully with the Health and Nutrition Sections in addition to different stakeholders to make sure environment friendly and efficient supply of outcomes. Specifically, the Health and Nutrition Officer shall be accountable for the next:
- Support to well being and diet programme growth, planning and implementation.
- Technical assist and coordination for the environment friendly and efficient implementation of well being and diet programmes and outcomes.
- Health and Nutrition programme administration, monitoring and high quality assurance
- Effective partnership and networking; advocacy and knowledge sharing for useful resource mobilization and implementation of well being and diet programmes.
- Innovation, data administration and capability constructing.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS
1. Support to well being and diet programme growth, planning and implementation.
- Assist in designing, planning, monitoring, and evaluating the Health & Nutrition programmes applied within the states.
- Provide technical help in integrating the Health & Nutrition programme with different sectors and programmes.
- Contribute to establishing partnerships to advertise modern approaches to handle fast and underlying determinants of maternal, new child, child and adolescent well being and diet.
- Support the advance of programme supply with emphasis on the sustainability of interventions, neighborhood participation and the Human Rights Based Approach to Programming.
- Assists authorities and different companions within the planning and administration of the Health and Nutrition Programme.
2. Technical assist and coordination for the environment friendly and efficient implementation of well being and diet programmes and outcomes.
- Assist within the growth of well being and diet work plans and technical choices, in addition to the administration, implementation, and monitoring of deliberate actions.
- Analyze well being and diet knowledge and knowledge for proof-primarily based resolution-making while contributing to institutional and donor studies;
- Monitor outcomes to make sure that targets are met via efficient coordination and collaboration with authorities and different companions.
- Provide well timed comply with-up, together with monitoring UNICEF assets, provide and non-provide help, and sharing suggestions to supervisors for immediate actions.
- Assist within the implementation of emergency preparedness plans and programmes referring to well being and diet according to the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) in Humanitarian Action, strengthen partnerships with the Health and Nutrition humanitarian actors.
3. Health and Nutrition programme administration, monitoring and high quality assurance.
- Conduct frequent monitoring of well being and diet programmes within the states below the sphere workplace.
- Analyze well being and diet knowledge and supply suggestions for adjustment as applicable to make sure the achievement of the well being and diet programme aims.
- Assist within the well timed preparation of programme, annual and donor studies, as required
- Coordinates with Operations and Supply colleagues on the well timed procurement, administration and distribution of well being and diet provides
- Ensure the well timed and environment friendly utilization of grants inside established plans and the well being and diet programme priorities.
4. Effective partnership and networking; advocacy and knowledge sharing for useful resource mobilization and implementation of well being and diet programmes
- Exchange well being and diet info and data with different programmes to contribute to the achievement of general nation programme aims.
- Contribute to the event of communication supplies and methods to assist advocacy and neighborhood participation in well being and diet programmes;
- Establish and preserve partnerships with all stakeholders within the states, localities, communities, and the personal sector for useful resource mobilization and to speed up the achievement of well being and diet targets.
- Identify and observe the event of partnership agreements and their implementation.
- Assist in figuring out capability growth wants and facilitate the orientation, coaching and studying/growth actions for authorities and implementing companions for efficient programme supply.
5. Innovation, data administration and capability constructing
- Introduce innovation and finest practices to make sure optimum and sustainable well being and diet programmes.
- Keep abreast of and share cutting-edge analysis and implement finest and reducing-edge practices in well being and diet programming, particularly in emergencies.
- Organize, plan and/or implement capability-constructing initiatives to reinforce the competencies of stakeholders to advertise transformative and sustainable leads to well being and diet programmes.
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To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…
Minimum necessities:
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Education:
A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: diet, public well being, dietary epidemiology, world/ worldwide well being and diet, well being/diet analysis, coverage and/or administration, well being sciences, dietary epidemiology, or one other well being-associated science subject.
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Work Experience
- A minimal of two years of related skilled work expertise in well being and diet programmes
- Experience in implementing adolescent well being, RMCH and diet programming emergency context and responsibility location
- Working expertise for the UN or different worldwide growth organizations could be an asset.
- Language Proficiency
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of an area language is an asset.
Desirables:
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
For each Child, you show…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the pieces we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-consciousness and moral consciousness
(3) Drive to attain outcomes for affect
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
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UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, spiritual or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn into a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF provides paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks, and affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. Click here to study extra about versatile work preparations, properly-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embody those that have lengthy-time period bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with varied boundaries, could hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to extend the variety of staff with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-associated assist necessities of candidates and staff with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you’re an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility assist in finishing the web application, please submit your request via the accessibility electronic mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals below 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, spiritual or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer extra info to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
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Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s lively dedication to variety and inclusion is essential to ship one of the best outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to apply.
Government staff who’re thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the fitting to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or essential inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose.
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