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Health & Nutrition Officer supplies skilled technical help and assist for programme/mission design, planning, implementation, monitoring, analysis, and administration of programme/mission actions, together with knowledge evaluation, progress reporting, information networking and capability constructing, in assist of accomplishment of deliberate aims of the work plan, aligned with Health & Nutrition programme targets and technique

Key finish-outcomes

1. Accurate info, knowledge evaluation, and documentation are well timed made accessible to assist scenario evaluation, sectoral enter and reporting.
2. Technical help are offered to the event and implementation of built-in Health & Nutrition methods and approaches by participation and collaboration with inside and exterior companions.
3. Work plan and aims are successfully established and deliberate outcomes are well timed delivered by technical assist and coordination in session with all related companions.
4. Project effectivity and effectiveness are enhanced by efficient implementation observe-up.
5. Project implementation progress is monitored for adjustment and enchancment of program supply and sustainability. Gender intercourse aggregated knowledge and inputs offered related to the Health & Nutrition programme
6. Transparency is ensured for provide and non-provide help and disbursement of programme funds for Health & Nutrition.
7. Effective partnership and dealing relationships are maintained for advocacy, technical coordination, info sharing and information networking.
8. Up-to-date programme info is stored accessible and studies ready and shared with related stakeholders as required to assist the Health & Nutrition programme by the efficient implementation of built-in monitoring system.
9. Emergency preparedness is maintained, and in emergencies, emergency responses with efficient coordination are offered and according to the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) in Humanitarian Action, partnerships with the Health and Nutrition humanitarian actors strengthened inside the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC).
10. Other assigned duties and duties are successfully achieved.

Key accountabilities and Duties&Tasks

Within the delegated authority and underneath the given organizational set-up, the incumbent could also be assigned the first, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the next areas of main duties and key finish-outcomes.

1. Accurate info, knowledge evaluation, and documentation are well timed made accessible to contribute to scenario evaluation, sectoral enter and reporting.

• Assists the preparation and periodic replace of the Situation Analysis by compiling Health & Nutrition knowledge, analysing and evaluating related info and offering the technical enter in a well timed and correct method. Drafts chapters, prepares statistical knowledge studies, and assists with preparation of sectoral enter to the programme paperwork as required. Contributes to the session and coordination with key companions in any respect ranges.

2. Technical help are offered within the implementation of built-in Health & Nutrition approaches by participation and collaboration with inside and exterior companions.

• Provides technical help within the integration of the Health & Nutrition programme with different sectors in collaboration with different UNICEF sectors, significantly Health, Nutrition, CSD, HIV/AIDS. WASH, and programme communication. Contributes to construct on intersectoral expertise and set up partnerships to advertise revolutionary approaches to handle instant and underlying determinants of maternal, new child and child well being and vitamin, recognizing that well being and vitamin outcomes usually are not the outcomes of motion within the well being and vitamin sectors alone.
• Assists within the design, planning, monitoring and analysis of the Health & Nutrition programme to be carried out within the locality. 
• Supports the advance of programme supply with emphasis on sustainability of intervention and group participation based mostly on Human Rights framework and cross sector method to programming and Community Capacity Development.

3. Work plan and aims are successfully carried out and deliberate outcomes are well timed delivered by technical assist and coordination.

• Assists within the improvement of the sectoral work plan and technical selections in addition to for administration, implementation and monitoring of sectoral mission actions. Analyses knowledge and data, and drafts progress studies; drafts modifications in mission work plans, as required. Monitors to make sure aims and targets are well timed met and achieved, by efficient coordination and collaboration, by collaborating in a teamwork {of professional} and assist employees. Support upkeep of information system for monitoring gender intercourse aggregated knowledge.
• Assists within the planning and organizing coaching/improvement actions to improve the capability of the Country Office employees in addition to authorities and NGOs within the programme improvement, implementation and administration of Health & Nutrition programme. Assists in figuring out coaching wants and conducts related orientation, workshop, coaching and studying/improvement actions for the employees in addition to for authorities personnel and beneficiaries, in collaboration with information establishments.

4. Project effectivity and effectiveness are enhanced by efficient implementation observe-up.

• Provides well timed implementation observe-up, together with monitoring UNICEF inputs, native situations and assets, movement of provide and non-provide help, and mission standing to construct on mission effectivity and effectiveness.
• Assists in identification and collection of Health & Nutrition provides and tools. Follows up on supply of money help and liquidation of advances and correct planning, supply and use of provide part of the mission. Ensures that actions are in accordance with plans of motion. Records info on utilization of assets and distribution of provides.

5. Project implementation progress is monitored for adjustment and enchancment of program supply and sustainability. Gender intercourse aggregated knowledge and inputs offered related to the Health & Nutrition programme

• Participates within the discipline visits to UNICEF mission websites for monitoring mission actions and native situations, and follows up with native authorities counterparts and different companions on mission implementation. Assists in figuring out crucial motion for programme changes, acceleration, enchancment and sustainability. Assists authorities counterparts and different companions within the planning and administration of Health and Nutrition Programme. Reports to supervisor and/or Head of Office the end result of programme monitoring and evaluate conferences with Government counterparts and all different related companions. Drafts modifications in programme work plans as required.

6. Transparency is ensured for provide and non-provide help and disbursement of programme funds for Health & Nutrition.

• Coordinating with Operations and Supply employees on provide and non-provide help actions, ensures UNICEF and Government companion and all implementing companions accountability. Liaises with native authorities to make sure well timed submission of monetary requests and studies. Monitors disbursements of funds, making certain these actions are inside established plans of motion and programme price range allotments; and to orientate and prepare Government and UNICEF implementing companions in UNICEF provide and non-provide insurance policies and procedures. Drafts monetary standing studies for administration as required.

7. Effective partnership and dealing relationships are maintained for advocacy, technical coordination, info sharing and information networking.

• Exchanges info and information with different programmes to contribute to achievement of total nation programme aims. Assists in establishing efficient monitoring, information database/community and reporting methods to make sure the provision of present and correct programme info/knowledge, and contributes to the event of communication supplies and techniques to assist advocacy and group participation for Health & Nutrition; and to widen partnership with all stakeholder at nationwide, regional, district, group and family ranges in addition to with funding companions together with the non-public sector with the intention to speed up achievement of Health and Nutrition associated MDGs targets.
• Keeps shut contacts with exterior counterparts, together with these of the UN and nationwide companions, with the intention to enhance the flexibility to gather and disseminate related knowledge, change info on programme/mission improvement and implementation. Shares information, info, expertise and classes realized.

8. Up-to-date programme info is stored accessible and studies ready to assist the Health & Nutrition programme by the efficient implementation of built-in monitoring system.

• In session with monitoring and analysis colleagues, conducts correct and well timed monitoring and knowledge assortment, and helps an built-in monitoring system, in session with all related stakeholders.
• Assists with companions to make sure that monitoring methods are correctly designed, and that knowledge assortment and evaluation from discipline visits are coordinated and standardised throughout programmes to feed into to programme efficiency monitoring.
• Analyses monitoring knowledge, and supplies feed-ahead or recommends adjustment as acceptable to make sure achievement of programme aims.
• Assists within the well timed preparation of annual sector standing studies in compliance with the established pointers and procedures. Assists within the drafting and preparation of programme studies for administration, Board, donors, price range evaluations, programme evaluation, and annual studies, as required.

9. Emergency preparedness is maintained, and in emergencies, emergency responses are successfully offered.

• Assists within the implementation of emergency preparedness plan referring to Health & Nutrition. In case of emergency, assists in monitoring and assessing the character and extent of the emergency within the assigned space. Provides help to the Country Office as required. In line with the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) in Humanitarian Action, strengthens partnerships with the Health and Nutrition humanitarian actors s inside the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC).

10. Other assigned duties and duties are successfully achieved.

• Performs some other duties and duties assigned as acceptable to the aim of this publish, and delivers the outcomes as required.

To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have…

Minimum necessities:

Education: 

• University diploma in Public Health and Nutrition, Child Development, Water Sanitation, Public Administration, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or different related disciplines. 

Work Experience:  

• Two years {of professional} work expertise in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and analysis of well being programmes.
• Professional work expertise in a programme administration operate or a technical knowledgeable capability in child survival & well being care.
• Field work expertise.
• Background/familiarity with Emergency.

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.

Desirables:

• Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
• Knowledge of one other official UN language or a neighborhood language is an asset.

For each Child, you show…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every little thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-consciousness and moral consciousness

(3) Drive to attain outcomes for influence

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should replicate the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-financial background, or some other private attribute.

We supply a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, comparable to paid parental go away, day without work for breastfeeding functions, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.

UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals underneath 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. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and can 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 supply further info to conduct a background check.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station is required for IP positions and can be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments can also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice can be canceled.

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 best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s lively dedication to variety and inclusion is crucial to ship the very best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate ladies 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 on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the suitable to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive. 

UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing price at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF won’t ask for candidates’ checking account info.

All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the stage of the publish within the related purposeful space, or an inside/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.

Eligible employees members on fastened-time period, persevering with or everlasting contracts making use of to IP TA positions in an obligation station designated as L2/L3, might be able to retain a lien and their fastened-time period entitlements, topic to approval by their Head of Office. The situations of the short-term project will differ relying on the standing of their publish and relocation entitlements could also be restricted as per the related insurance policies.

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This place relies in Odesa, and the incumbent can be anticipated be work on-website. However, relying on the safety situations and advisory, s/he can be required to relocate inside Ukraine.