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Nutrition Specialist, P3, TA, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso # 127862 (364 jours)

UNICEF Global

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UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting 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, on daily basis, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means quit.

For each little one, Diet

The 2024 -2025 UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Authorities is designed to assist nationwide efforts to enhance service supply in the important thing areas of kid well being, HIV/AIDS, nutrttion, high quality primary training, water, sanitation and hygiene, little one safety, social inclusion, gender equality, humanitarian actions, and advocacy.
The vitamin element of the Nation Programme is constructed in step with the nation dedication for Diet and present regional and international steering. The programme focuses on rising protection of nutrition-specific precedence interventions, comparable to toddler and younger little one feeding (IYCF) practices promotion and assist, management of micronutrient deficiencies, Built-in Administration of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM), in addition to the mainstreaming of nutrition-sensitive interventions in related sectors.
Since January 2019, Burkina Faso is going through an aggravation of the safety scenario affecting largely six areas of the nation (Sahel, Centre North, North, East, Boucle du Mouhoun and Centre Est). The scenario expanded to others areas and exacerbated throughout 2022 and 2023 with rising of the overall variety of displaced inhabitants from 93,000 to 2,062 534 since January 2019 to 31th March 2023. Most of them are situated in Sahel (24.3per cent) and Centre North (23.9 per cent), North (12.4per cent) and East (10.7 per cent) areas
Administration of acute malnutrition had been built-in in all public well being amenities of Burkina Faso, to extend the protection of this system. In Could 2023, the nationwide tips for the implementation of the administration of acute malnutrition in a context of insecurity based mostly on group approaches have been revised with a view to lengthen their implementation to permit probably the most weak kids to have entry to high quality dietary care and thus guarantee their survival and well-being. The estimated severely acute malnourished kids to be handled throughout 12 months 2024 is 146,547 within the 13 areas of the nation with virtually 83 per cent within the six areas most affected by insecurity. The deterioration of safety scenario with enhance of inhabitants displacements, closure of well being amenities, restricted entry to social providers, impassability of sure roads, elevated of hard-to-reach areas, in addition to the incidence medical epidemic comparable to measle, by impacting the protection and high quality of dietary interventions, worsens the already worrying dietary scenario of youngsters and girls in these areas. The provision of vitamin therapeutic merchandise in addition to the deployment of well being staff in hard-to-reach areas, is likely one of the most problem in supply of vitamin providers.

Since January 2019, OCHA had activated sectoral coordination teams to bolster humanitarian response contemplating elevated insecurity. The vitamin sectoral humanitarian group had been working beneath UNICEF management, on enhancing capacities of response regardless of the discount of humanitarian acces to save lots of lives of youngsters vulnerable to mortality on account of malnutrition.
Contemplating the present humanitarian scenario in Burkina Faso, added to elevated of challenges confronted in implementation of vitamin interventions that affected high quality and protection of administration of malnutrition program, there’s a want to bolster UNICEF vitamin group. The Non permanent Project Diet Specialist P-3 will reinforce technical assist to the MoH and companions to enhance emergency vitamin response.

How will you make a distinction?

The Diet Specialist, P3/TA (CMAM and Emergency), will report back to the Diet Supervisor P-4, within the Well being and Diet Part. S/he’ll present technical steering and assist to enhance high quality and protection of administration of acute malnutrition programme, prevention of malnutrition in emergency settings and coordination of the vitamin sectoral group. The Diet P3/TA will assist the Accountable of vitamin program in steady analysis of the vitamin scenario, implementation of corrective actions to deal with bottlenecks recognized to enhance performances of the CMAM program, guarantee availability of well timed vitamin data and monitoring and evaluation.

 

Abstract of key capabilities/accountabilities

  • Present technical steering for evaluation, evaluation, implementation, monitoring and analysis of group administration of acute malnutrition program to enhance performances and prevention of malnutrition with give attention to emergency affected areas.
  • Take part within the analysis of the emergency Present technical assist to the MoH for implementation of corrective actions plans developed by well being areas to deal with bottlenecks recognized within the space of CMAM program.
  • Contribute to the event of the humanitarian wants overview (HNO) and the humanitarian response plan (HRP) within the framework of vitamin cluster coordination. .
  • Facilitate improvement of partnership for vitamin emergency response in affected areas.
  • Present technical assist on introduction of latest approaches, strategies and practices to make sure group participation and possession of the vitamin issues and options (ex.: method MUAC at family stage, and simplified protocol).
  • Undertake subject visits to observe programme implementation, present help to the sector groups as requested and journey to the sector to fill gaps as required.
  • Determine coaching wants of nationwide well being and vitamin employees when it comes to administration of acute malnutrition. Assist the event/revision of related coaching modules and follow-up instruments. Develop plans for capability reinforcement, facilitate and coordinate the implementation of those plans.
  • Put together mandated and key program/ venture reviews for donors and different companions to maintain them knowledgeable of program progress. 
  • Guarantee well timed and month-to-month availability of up to date vitamin data.
  • Participates in analysis workouts and program evaluation. Analyses and assesses information to make sure achievement of aims and recommends corrective measures as acceptable in addition to making ready reviews to donors as could also be required.
  • Undertake another assignments as supplied by in control of the vitamin program.

To be certified as a champion for each Baby, you need to….

  • Have an Superior College Diploma in vitamin, dietary epidemiology, public well being, international/worldwide well being and vitamin, well being/vitamin analysis, coverage and/or administration, or different well being associated science subject is required.
  • Have a minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in public well being/vitamin planning and administration and/or in related areas of group administration of acute malnutrition program, and vitamin emergency response, on the worldwide stage a few of which ideally in a growing nation is required. Related expertise in well being/vitamin program/venture improvement and administration in any UN system company or group is an asset
  • Background/familiarity with emergency operations and employees safety.
  • Wonderful report writing and robust facilitation expertise.
  • Good communication and negotiation expertise.
  • Capability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Growing nation work expertise and good laptop expertise.
  • Be fluent in French and good working data in English. Information of an area language is an asset.

For each Baby, you reveal…

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 submit are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness 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.

 

Throughout the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should mirror 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-economic background, or another 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 the usage of versatile working preparations.
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 advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is important to ship the most effective outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate Feminine candidates are inspired to use.

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Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.

Marketed: 01 Mar 2024 Greenwich Customary Time
Deadline: 08 Mar 2024 Greenwich Customary Time

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