The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) – Abuja recruitment
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Ta - Nutrition Officer
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UNICEF are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: TA Nutrition Officer, NOB (364 Days)
Job Number: 507359
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Number: 507359
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Purpose of this Assignment:
The position will provide specific support to the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the biannual Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW) taking place in November and May, and the planned scale up of Micro-nutrient Powder (MNP) in five Northern Nigeria States of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Kebbi and Yobe to improve micro-nutrient status among children and women in Nigeria.
Major Responsibilities:
- First, Assist to design and plan strategies for biannual MNCHW implementation.
Secondly, Collect and analyze programme data, prepare periodic progress updates and programme reports on timely manner on MNDC. - Candidate must Assist in drafting and editing nutrition articles, press releases, human interest stories and other nutrition advocacy/information materials for both web-based and traditional media, in the respective programme areas.
- Candidate must Identify gaps in the implementation of the MNCHW and MNP programmes and propose appropriate measures and corrective actions to address the gaps.
- Candidate must Assist in ensuring appropriateness of financial, administrative and micro-nutrients supply documentation; verify that project expenditures are consistent with work plans.
- Candidate must Support the government to develop work plans and budgets for MNCHW programme implementation.
- Candidate must Support the government to implement recommendations from the recent external evaluation of the MNCH week evaluation.
- Candidate must Conduct regular and effective monitoring and validation of MNCHW activities in beneficiary states and local government areas (LGAs).
- Candidate must Coordinate development of training and orientation packages to promote knowledge sharing.
- Candidate must Contribute to UNICEF emergency response in North-East by supporting to scale up MNCHW and MNP/micro-nutrients interventions.
- Candidate must Carry out any other activity that may contribute to the achievement of UNICEFs Nigeria Nutrition milestones.
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Job Requirements
- Min Required Experience: 2 year(s)
- Min Qualification: Bachelor's Degree/HND
- Desired Courses: Not Specified
Other Requirements:
Qualifications, Experience and Competencies
Academic qualifications:
The University Degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Public Health and Nutrition, Health Sciences, International Health and Nutrition, Public Health and Nutrition Policy and Management, Family and Community Health and Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, Health and Nutrition Education, Health and Nutrition Promotion and Disease Prevention, or other relevant discipline(s).
Work Experience:
A minimum of two years of relevant professional work experience. Experience in micro-nutrient programming, particularly MNCHW in Nigeria and Micro-nutrient Powder Supplementation programmes an asset.
in addition, Experience in monitoring gender inequalities and in nutrition programming interventions that reduce these disparities and background and familiarity with emergency are added advantage
in addition, Experience in monitoring gender inequalities and in nutrition programming interventions that reduce these disparities and background and familiarity with emergency are added advantage
Candidate must be Fluency in English (both written and spoken) and local working language of the duty station is required.
Applications close: 06 Oct 2017 W. Central Africa Standard Time