Nutrition Specialist (Emergency Nutrition Sector Coordinator), NOC, # 127127 Temporary Appointment, Islamabad, Pakistan (364 days)

UNICEF works in a few of the most difficult locations on this planet to succeed in probably the 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 baby, in all places, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each baby: Vitamin!

Pakistan was the sixth nation on this planet to signal and ratify the Conference on the Rights of the Little one, lower than one yr after it was adopted by the United Nations Normal Meeting in 1989. Nonetheless, kids and adolescents residing in Pakistan nonetheless face acute challenges.

UNICEF helps the Authorities of Pakistan to speed up progress for kids, work to attain the Sustainable Growth Targets (SDGs), and assist kids understand their rights beneath the Conference on the Rights of Kids. This will likely be made by way of, amongst different issues, sturdy partnerships with provincial authorities, academics and well being professionals, frontline employees and social mobilizers, communities and households, and, after all, the kids and adolescents themselves. 

Specifically, UNICEF will work in order that:

• Each baby survives and thrives by being in good well being, immunized, shielded from polio, and accessing nutritious meals.
• Each baby learns.
• Each baby is protected against violence and exploitation and registered at beginning.
• Each baby lives in a protected and clear atmosphere, with entry to protected ingesting water and sufficient sanitation. 

To study extra about UNICEF work in Pakistan, please go to the nation web site, www.unicef.org/pakistan , and movies on YouTube and Vimeo.

The Emergency Vitamin Sector Coordinator will likely be accountable for strengthening the Vitamin Sector on the Nationwide and sub nationwide degree. 

The Vitamin Specialist will report on to the UNICEF Vitamin Supervisor, who will be sure that the publish holder is supplied with all vital help and steering, in addition to anticipated to carefully work with the Director Normal Well being and the Vitamin group on the MoNHSR&C, and Vitamin Sector members.

How are you going to make a distinction?

The publish holder has joint duty with the UNICEF, resourcing companions and all sector members on the nationwide and sub-national degree for the environment friendly administration and functioning of the nationwide emergency diet sector encompassing the next:

• Strengthen and keep an applicable humanitarian coordination mechanism;
• Strengthen pre-exiting sectoral coordination by way of elevated predictability and accountability;
• Construct complementarity of accomplice actions: avoiding duplication and gaps;
• Guarantee sufficient assets are mobilized and are equitably allocate for the efficient functioning of the sector and its response;
• Efficient and complete integration of related cross-cutting points, together with age, gender, local weather change, and safety;
• Preserve flexibility throughout the sector to reply to adjustments within the working atmosphere, evolving necessities, capacities and participation;
• Successfully use and switch data to, from and between sector members and different stakeholders;
• Work together with different sectors (together with by way of inter-sector coordination), humanitarian actors, authorities counterparts, and related authorities for operational planning, engagement, and energetic contribution of operational companions;
• Be accountable to the affected inhabitants by way of efficient and inclusive consultative and suggestions mechanisms;
• Monitor efficiency of the core sector capabilities.

Following are the core sector capabilities:

1.  Supporting service supply

1.1.     Coordinate for the availability of platform to make sure that service supply is pushed by the agreed strategic priorities

1.2.     Develop mechanisms to get rid of duplication of service supply amongst humanitarian companions

1.3.     Strengthen and help sub technical working teams beneath the diet sector.

2.  Informing strategic decision-making of the Humanitarian Coordination Crew (HCT) for the humanitarian response

2.1.     Coordinating wants evaluation and hole evaluation (throughout different sectors and throughout the sector)

2.2.     Facilitate by way of evaluation to establish and handle (rising) gaps, obstacles, duplication, and cross-cutting points impacting diet

2.3.     Conduct prioritization of response that’s grounded on the state of affairs evaluation

3.  Planning and Technique Growth

3.1.     Develop sectoral plans, goals and indicators immediately help realization of the HCT strategic priorities

3.2.     Software and adherence to present requirements and tips

3.3.     Make clear funding necessities, prioritization, and sector contributions to HC’s general humanitarian funding issues (Flash Attraction, CAP, ERF/CHF, CERF)

4.  Advocacy

4.1.     Establish advocacy issues to contribute to emergency diet priorities and HCT messaging and motion

4.2.     Enterprise advocacy actions on behalf of diet sector members and the affected inhabitants

5.  Monitoring and reporting the implementation of the sector technique and outcomes; recommending corrective motion the place vital

6.  Contingency planning/preparedness for recurrent disasters every time possible and related.

7.  Accountability to affected populations

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

• A sophisticated college diploma (Grasp’s) in well being sciences, public well being, diet, worldwide growth or associated disciplines.

*A primary College Diploma in a related area mixed with 2 extra years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College Diploma.

• A minimal of 5 years of progressive and related skilled 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 baby well being/diet care, in an emergency context with confirmed coordination capability.

• Expertise in well being/diet programme/mission growth and administration in UNICEF is an asset.

• Expertise in Cluster Coordination and Management throughout the UN system is an asset.

• Creating nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account 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 Little one, you exhibit…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS).

The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are Nurtures, Leads and Manages Folks (1) Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (2), Works Collaboratively with others (2), Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2), Innovates and Embraces Change (2), Thinks and Acts Strategically (2), Drive to attain impactful outcomes (2), Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

View our competency framework at  Competency Framework Brochure.pdf

Click on here to study extra about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

Life at UNICEF:

Working at UNICEF is very rewarding. With a horny remuneration bundle encompassing aggressive pay and advantages, a tradition that helps workers thrive, and numerous alternatives for private {and professional} growth, we goal that can assist you keep a satisfying life each at and out of doors the workplace.

We ensure you and your family members obtain the assets and care that you want to thrive. We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. Our contracts, wellbeing insurance policies, and initiatives guarantee that you’re nicely outfitted to successfully ship for kids similar to;

• Tax exemption, household allowances, hardship advantages, 10 UN holidays and annual depart allowance, maternity, paternity, adoption depart, medical and dental insurance coverage, pension, and many others.
• Profession help, workers wellbeing program, breastfeeding coverage, versatile work preparations, childcare room, household help, insurance policies & initiatives, safety, and many others.
• UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. 

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 id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.

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 additionally adheres to strict baby safeguarding rules. All chosen candidates will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can, subsequently, endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra data to conduct a background test.

Remarks:

• The VA is open to all (inner and exterior candidates).
• Verified academic certificates/HEC Attested Levels are a pre-requisite for employment at UNICEF. Throughout the recruitment course of, candidates should current HEC-attested levels/certificates.
• Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.
• UNICEF’s energetic dedication to range and inclusion is important to delivering the perfect outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates will likely be prioritized.
• UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Appointments are additionally topic to immunization (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities workers thought-about for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if medical clearance will not be obtained or vital inoculation necessities usually are not met inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose.