Nutrition in Emergency Officer, (NO-2), Yaounde, Cameroon, post number 127372 and [Temp Appointment]

UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each little one, in every single place, on daily basis, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means quit.

For each little one, [Health]

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 to permit girls and youngsters to totally notice their rights to growth with out restriction, as enshrined within the UN Conference on the Rights of the Little one. UNICEF supplies monetary and technical assist to Cameroon throughout seven areas to totally notice the rights of girls and youngsters. These areas embrace Well being, HIV/AIDS, Water-sanitation-Hygiene, vitamin, schooling, little one safety, and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses primarily on kids and probably the most weak and excluded households. Cameroon’s 2020 inhabitants is estimated at 26,545,863 individuals in keeping with UN knowledge. The inhabitants is younger and generates sturdy socioeconomic demand. In rural areas, restricted entry to fundamental social companies and the results of local weather change result in family impoverishment and extreme little one deprivations. The duty is immense however not insurmountable; it requires the vitality of all stakeholders in Cameroon and out of doors of Cameroon: additionally, girls, males, youth and youngsters, authorities, technical and monetary companions, donors, civil society, the non-public sector, parliamentarians, communities. Everyone seems to be invited to take part within the battle to satisfy the challenges forward. Collectively, we’ll act for Cameroon, a rustic that summarizes the challenges and hopes of Africa.

To study extra about UNICEF Cameroon, use the under

hyperlink https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/CMR/SitePages/AboutUs.aspx

How are you going to make a distinction?

Assist to program growth and planning

• Assists within the formulation of plans of motion in preparation and response to emergencies.
• Collects, interprets and analyses all out there knowledge on the evolving emergency scenario and its implications to the emergency operation. Retains the efficient movement of data and communication for the planning and implementation of emergency measures.
• Within the occasion of an emergency, promptly assists in implementing the preliminary operational duties referring to emergency help.
• Assists with the evaluation of the validity of the emergency preparedness plan and talent of the workplace vis-à-vis the present disaster in addition to fast and extra wants. Offers enter in and contributes towards figuring out priorities and an applicable intervention by UNICEF.
• Coordinates with different companions to make a fast evaluation overlaying precedence areas as outlined by the Core Dedication for Kids in Emergencies.

Program administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes

• Work carefully and collaboratively with inside and exterior colleagues and companions to debate operational and implementation points, present options, suggestions and/or alert applicable officers and stakeholders.

• Take part in monitoring and analysis workouts, program evaluations and annual evaluations with authorities and different counterparts to evaluate applications/tasks and to report on required motion/interventions on the increased degree of program administration.
• Monitor and report on the usage of sectoral program assets (monetary, administrative, and different belongings), confirm compliance with authorised allocation/objectives, organizational guidelines, laws/procedures and donor commitments, requirements of accountability and integrity.
• Report on points recognized to make sure well timed decision by administration/stakeholders. Comply with up on unresolved points to make sure decision.
• Put together common/mandated sectoral program/undertaking studies for administration, donors and companions to maintain them knowledgeable of program progress.

Technical and operational assist to program implementation

• Participates in Implementing the emergency preparedness and response plan as crucial.
• Follows up with the well timed supply of help and procurement of provides and displays the suitable and efficient use of UNICEF assets.
• Identifies issues and constraints in undertaking supply. 
• Sends common scenario studies to involved events.
• Participates within the implementation of plans of motion and work plans for emergency undertaking. Undertakes subject visits to emergency undertaking areas, to evaluate native circumstances and monitor undertaking progress.
• Prepares inputs for appeals and updates associated to emergencies.

Networking and partnership constructing

• Construct and maintain efficient shut working partnerships with vitamin Cluster by energetic sharing of data and data to facilitate program implementation and construct capability of stakeholders to realize program objectives and social justice, fairness and rights of moms, new child and youngsters.
• Draft communication and knowledge supplies for CO program advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnership/alliances and assist fund elevating for vitamin applications.
• Take part in applicable conferences/occasions on programming to collaborate with inter-agency companions/colleagues.
• Analysis data on potential donors and put together useful resource mobilization supplies and briefs for fund elevating and partnership growth functions. 

Innovation, data administration and capability constructing

• Collects and analyses classes learnt from UNICEF’s emergency operations expertise and contributes in the direction of adoption of the perfect practices and requirements for longer-term emergency interventions. Assists in figuring out longer-term necessities of the emergency intervention/operations.
• Establish, seize, synthesize and share classes discovered for data growth and to construct the capability of stakeholders.
• Apply modern approaches and promote good apply to assist the implementation and supply of concrete and sustainable program outcomes.
• Take part as useful resource particular person in capability constructing initiatives to reinforce the competencies of purchasers/stakeholders. 

To qualify as an advocate for each little one you should have…

EDUCATION:

A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: vitamin, public well being, dietary epidemiology, world/worldwide well being and vitamin, well being/vitamin analysis, coverage and/or administration, well being sciences, dietary epidemiology, or one other health-related science subject.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

A minimal of two years {of professional} expertise in a creating nation in a number of of the next areas is required: vitamin, public well being, vitamin planning and administration, or maternal, toddler and little one vitamin care. Expertise in emergency settings and vitamin programme/undertaking growth in a UN system company or group is an asset.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT:

Fluency in English and French are required (oral and written). Data of an area language is an asset.

For each Little one, you display…

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

UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize outcomes for affect (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

Through the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should replicate the variety 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-economic background, or some other private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. 

Remarks:

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which might be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Must you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice might be cancelled.

All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background examine.

Authorities staff which can be thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause.

Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.