Vacancy announcement : Nutrition Officer, P-2, Temporary Appointment (364 days), Bunia, DRC

UNICEF works in a number 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 nations and territories, we work for each youngster, in every single place, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each youngster, Life

UNICEF has been reaching necessary progress on training, youngster rights, vitamin, and WASH within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Challenges stay, although, and despite its huge bodily dimension and limitless pure sources, the DRC poses a fancy operational setting by way of infrastructure challenges. Little one poverty is widespread, and in response to a current UNICEF examine, 80 p.c of youngsters aged zero to fifteen years previous face at the very least two main deprivations. Be a part of our workforce and assist sort out these points, ensuring each youngster has a champion.

How will you make a distinction?

Underneath the supervision of the Chief of the Subject Workplace and the chief Vitamin, the Vitamin Officer (P2), gives technical, monetary and administration help for the implementation and monitoring of program interventions of the Built-in Administration of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) and prevention (IYCF, CPSr, Vitamin A Supplementation, Common Salt Iodization) in DRC, notably in Bunia, guaranteeing general effectivity, effectiveness and supply of ends in accordance with UNICEF (CCCs) and nationwide and worldwide humanitarian requirements.

The precise aims of the place are i) Handle and guarantee planning, implementation, shut monitoring and reporting of the IMAM program in emergency and non-emergency settings (together with pipeline and inventory administration), ii) Present technical help, and capability constructing to MoH companions and NGO companions, iii) Monitor a excessive degree of funds and guarantee acceptable fund utilization in response to UNICEF monetary procedures, funding proposals and donors circumstances, iv) Guarantee technical help to vitamin surveys and IMAM protection surveys, v) Guarantee coordination of HNO/HRP (Human Vitamin Overview / Humanitarian Response Plan) for UNICEF and vitamin sector for nation program as required, vi) Present technical steering for the implementation of emergency vitamin response, vii)  Monitoring and supply technical help to companions in Vitamin supplementation, IYCF and CPSr.

Key obligations and duties :

Assist to programme growth and planning

• Conduct and replace the scenario evaluation for the programme sector(s) for the event, design, and administration of vitamin associated programmes/tasks. Analysis and report on growth tendencies (e.g., political social, financial, vitamin, meals safety, well being) for increased administration use to reinforce programme administration, effectivity, and supply of outcomes.
• Contribute to the event and institution of sectoral programme objectives, aims, methods, and results-based planning, via evaluation of vitamin wants and areas for intervention, and submission of suggestions for precedence and purpose setting.
• Present technical and operational help 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 programs, to help programme planning, results-based planning (RBM), and monitoring and analysis of outcomes.
• Put together required documentations and supplies to facilitate the programme overview and approval course of.

Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes

• Work carefully 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. Maintain document of experiences and assessments for simple reference and/or to seize and institutionalize classes realized.

• Take part in monitoring and analysis workout routines, programme evaluations and annual evaluations with the federal government and different counterparts to evaluate programmes/tasks and to report on required motion and interventions on the increased degree of programme administration. 

• Monitor and report on using sectoral programme sources (monetary, administrative, and different belongings), verifying compliance with accredited 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. Comply with up on unresolved points to make sure decision. 

• Put together common and mandated sectoral programme/undertaking experiences for administration, donors, and companions to maintain them knowledgeable of programme progress.

Technical and operational help to programme implementation 

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

Networking and partnership constructing 

• Construct and maintain efficient shut working partnerships with vitamin sector authorities counterparts and nationwide stakeholders via lively sharing of knowledge and data to facilitate programme implementation and construct capability of stakeholders to realize programme objectives on maternal and youngster 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 help fund elevating for vitamin 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 vitamin programmes/tasks, and to combine and harmonize UNICEF’s place and methods with the UNDAF growth and planning course of.

• 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

• Establish, seize, synthesize, and share classes realized for data growth and to construct the capability of stakeholders.

• Apply revolutionary approaches (ex: simplified approaches of IMAM) and promote good practices to help the implementation and supply of concrete and sustainable programme outcomes.

• Analysis, benchmark, and report on greatest and cutting-edge practices for growth planning of data merchandise and programs.

 

Take part as a useful resource individual in capability constructing initiatives to reinforce the competencies of shoppers and stakeholders.

 

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

Training :

A college diploma in one of many following fields is required:  vitamin, public well being, dietary epidemiology, international/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.

Expertise:

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 youngster well being/vitamin care.

Expertise in well being/vitamin programme/undertaking growth in a UN system company or group is an asset.

Language Necessities :

Fluency in English and French is required. Data of one other official UN language or an area language is an asset.

For each Little one, you reveal…

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

UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness(3)Drive to realize 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 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 replicate the variety of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter 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 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. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. 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 examine.

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). 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 suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance just isn’t obtained, or needed inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose.

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

Eligible UNICEF Worldwide Skilled (IP) Workers Members on fixed-term, persevering with or everlasting contracts making use of to a Short-term Appointment, which is devoted to L3 (or L2) Response, could possibly retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements. The circumstances of the momentary project will differ relying on the standing of their publish and their present tour of obligation, and relocation entitlements could also be restricted as per the related insurance policies.