Re-advertisement: Health & Nutrition Consultant, 11 months, Odessa, Ukraine (office based)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, hope

UNICEF Ukraine

How can you make a difference? 

Background:

Purpose of assignment:

Work assignment overview:

Travel Plan:

Please provide an all-inclusive financial proposal including travels to carry out the deliverables listed above.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Education: Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields is required:  medical science, maternal and child health, nutrition, public health, epidemiology, global/ international health, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology. An advanced university degree in any of the above programmes is an asset.

Professional experience: 

• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience, at the national and/or international levels, in health and nutrition programmes.

• Understanding of development and humanitarian work, previous working experience in this field is an asset.

• Experience of work in child rehabilitation and/or early childhood development will be considered as an asset.

Languages: 

• English: Upper-intermediate [B2];
• Ukrainian: Proficient/Native [C2].

Core competencies:

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Strong understanding of the project management cycle (especially monitoring and evaluation steps).
• Strong understanding of health and nutrition programs and priorities in the country.
• Good understanding of review and analysis of technical documents.
• Good understanding of legislation and regulations of the government of Ukraine regarding the health and nutrition spheres.
• Good understanding and skills in communication with different stakeholders (local authorities, contractors, consulting firms, NGO/CSO).
• Good understanding of the humanitarian approach.
• Ability to perform several tasks in a timely manner with a focus on quality.
• Communicate key messages to different audiences.

Technical competencies:

• Proficient knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint
• The ability to lead and conduct assessments and prepare reports.

Functional competencies:

• Formulating Strategies and Concepts.
• Analyzing information.
• Applying Technical Expertise.
• Learning and researching.
• Planning and organizing

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

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

 To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.