Deadline: 29 April, 2021
Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to fill the role of Nutrition Specialist.
UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to and support the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis for the nutrition sector(s) to ensure comprehensive and current data on maternal, child and adolescent nutrition are available to guide policy development, and the design and management of nutrition programmes/projects
- Keep abreast of development trends to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery
- Support the development and preparation of nutrition programmes and projects related to nutrition-specific interventions in development and humanitarian contexts
- Manage, implement, monitor, evaluate and report progress of the nutrition programmes and projects within the country programme
- Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes, best practices, and approaches on nutrition and related issues to support programme development planning, management, implementation, and delivery of results
- Assist government authorities in planning and organising training programmes
- Identify training needs and objectives for the purpose of capacity building and programme sustainability
Requirements
- Advanced degree in Nutrition, Epidemiology, Public Health, or a related field
- Five years, minimum, of experience in nutrition epidemiology and/or public health nutrition
- Experience of working in nutrition sector, preferably in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar
- Working knowledge of survey methods and survey implementation (essential)
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate with programme counterparts
- Strong communication skills, including writing and public speaking
- Strong planning, organisation and strategic thinking skills
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