Nutrition Officer, NOB, Temporary Appointment (364 days), Kabul, Afghanistan (Open for Afghan Nationals Only), Post#127289, Req# 568343

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

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each little one, all over the place, day by day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means hand over.

For each little one, Care

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How are you going to make a distinction?

Goal for the job:

The Diet Officer offers skilled technical, operational and administrative help all through the programming course of for the diet programmes/initiatives throughout the Nation Programme, from improvement planning to supply of outcomes. In doing so, the incumbent implements a wide range of technical and administrative programme duties to facilitate programme improvement, implementation, programme progress monitoring, analysis, and reporting of outcomes.

Key perform, accountabilities and associated duties/duties:

Abstract of key features/accountabilities:

  1. Help to programme improvement and planning
  2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes
  3. Technical and operational assist to programme implementation
  4. Networking and partnership constructing
  5. Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

Help to programme improvement and planning

  • Conduct and replace the state of affairs evaluation for the programme sector(s) for the event, design and administration of diet associated programmes/initiatives. Analysis and report on improvement traits (e.g. political social, financial, diet, well being) for greater administration use to reinforce programme administration, effectivity and supply of outcomes.
  • Contribute to the event and institution of sectoral programme objectives, goals, methods, and results-based planning, via evaluation of diet wants and areas for intervention; and submission of suggestions for precedence and purpose setting.
  • Present technical and operational assist all through all levels of programming processes by executing and administering a wide range of technical programme transactions; making ready supplies and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and administration methods, to assist programme planning, outcomes primarily based planning (RBM), and monitoring and analysis of outcomes.
  • Put together required documentations and supplies to facilitate the programme evaluation and approval course of.

Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes.

  • Work intently and collaboratively with colleagues and companions to debate operational and implementation points. Present options, suggestions and/or alert acceptable officers and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decision-making. Hold report of studies and assessments for straightforward reference and/or to seize and institutionalize classes discovered.
  • Take part in monitoring and analysis workout routines, programme critiques and annual critiques with the federal government and different counterparts to evaluate programmes/initiatives and to report on required motion and interventions on the greater stage of programme administration.
  • Monitor and report on using sectoral programme sources (monetary, administrative and different property), verifying compliance with authorized allocation, objectives, organizational guidelines, rules/procedures, donor commitments, requirements of accountability, and integrity. Report on points recognized to make sure well timed decision by administration and stakeholders. Observe up on unresolved points to make sure decision.
  • Put together common and mandated sectoral programme/challenge studies for administration, donors and companions to maintain them knowledgeable of programme progress.

Technical and operational assist to programme implementation

  • Conduct common programme discipline visits and surveys, and alternate data with companions and stakeholders to evaluate progress and supply technical assist. Take acceptable motion to resolve points and/or seek advice from related officers for decision. Report on essential points, bottlenecks and potential issues for well timed motion to realize outcomes.
  • Present technical and operational assist to authorities counterparts, NGO companions, UN system companions, and different nation workplace companions/donors on the appliance and understanding of UNICEF insurance policies, methods, processes, and greatest practices on nutrition-related points to assist programme implementation, operations and supply of outcomes.

Networking and partnership constructing

  • Construct and maintain efficient shut working partnerships with diet sector authorities counterparts and nationwide stakeholders via lively sharing of knowledge and information to facilitate programme implementation and construct capability of stakeholders to realize programme objectives on maternal and little one rights in addition to social justice and fairness.
  • Draft communication and data supplies for CO programme advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnership/alliances and assist fund elevating for diet programmes.
  • Take part in acceptable inter-agency (UNCT) conferences and occasions on programming to collaborate with inter-agency companions and colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of diet programmes/initiatives, and to combine and harmonize UNICEF’s place and methods with the UNDAF improvement and planning course of.
  • Analysis data on potential donors and put together useful resource mobilization supplies and briefs for fund elevating and partnership improvement functions.

Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

  • Establish, seize, synthesize, and share classes discovered for information improvement and to construct the capability of stakeholders.
  • Apply progressive approaches and promote good practices to assist the implementation and supply of concrete and sustainable programme outcomes.
  • Analysis, benchmark and report on greatest and leading edge practices for improvement planning of information merchandise and methods.
  • Take part as a useful resource individual in capability constructing initiatives to reinforce the competencies of purchasers and stakeholders.

Affect of Outcomes:

The effectivity and efficacy of assist offered by the Diet Officer to the preparation, planning and implementation of diet programmes/initiatives contributes to and accelerates the nationwide improvement efforts to enhance the dietary standing of moms, infants and youngsters within the nation and this in flip contributes to sustaining and enhancing the credibility and skill of UNICEF to proceed to supply programme providers to moms and youngsters that promotes better social fairness within the nation.

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

  • A college diploma in one of many following fields is required:  diet, public well being, dietary epidemiology, international/worldwide well being and diet, well being/diet analysis, coverage and/or administration, well being sciences, dietary epidemiology, or one other health-related science discipline.
  • A minimal of two years {of professional} expertise in a creating nation in a number of of the next areas is required: diet, public well being, diet planning and administration, or maternal, toddler and little one well being/diet care.
  • Expertise in well being/diet programme/challenge improvement in a UN system company or group is an asset
  • Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.

For each Baby, you reveal…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, 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 submit are…

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

Throughout 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 international workforce should mirror the variety of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, 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 go away, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals 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’s lively dedication in the direction of variety and inclusion is essential to ship the very best outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to use.[If Applicable] Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service. 

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. 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 have to 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 embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background test.

Authorities staff which are thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.

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

Marketed: 17 Dec 2023 Afghanistan Customary Time
Deadline: 30 Dec 2023 Afghanistan Customary Time

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