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UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs. UNICEF Uganda looking for “Nutrition Specialist“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced university degree may apply on or before March 13, 2023.

UNICEF is the development agency of the Belgian federal government, implementing Belgium’s international development policy. Under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we carry out public service assignments in Belgium and abroad.

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UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Jobs 2023

The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on Feb. 27, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Nutrition Specialist to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Position Nutrition Specialist
Location Kampala, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Advanced university degree
Experience Required Minimum Five years
Application Deadline March 13, 2023

UNICEF Job Vacancy 2023

Key activities & duties

Timely sectoral analysis, input and support for IYCF-E:

  • Contributes to the Situation Analysis with particular focus on infant feeding, and the key determinants for infant feeding in the prevailing EVD context, especially in population groups and geographic areas at risk of/ or affected by humanitarian disasters.
  • Contributes to the preparation of the Situation Analysis by compiling, analyzing and evaluating information and providing the technical input and support to Health & Nutrition interventions with particular focus on ensuring integration of infant and young child feeding.

IYCF-E capacity assessment undertaken, and plan in place to address priority gaps identified at national and sub-national levels.

  • Provides technical support to government including ETUs, as well as NGOs in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation stages of the EVD response.
  • Supports IYCF-E capacity assessment in consultation with health facilities and nutrition sector partners.
  • Ensures the use of standard checklist and procedures in assessing systemic, organizational and technical capacity at national and sub-national levels. Supports development of action plan to address the identified capacity gaps.
  • Support the identification and review of capacity strengthening needs among health workers providing nutrition response.
  • Support the adaptation or development of relevant training materials.

Position in Organization:

  • Job no: 559632
  • Contract type: Temporary Appointment, Consultant
  • Level: P-3
  • Location: Uganda
  • Categories: Nutrition, Emergency
  • Seeking external candidates only
  • Contract Type: Temporary Appointment (TA) or Individual Consultancy(IC)
  • Duration: 3 months to 364 days
  • Location: Countries based in Eastern and Southern Africa

Qualification:

  • Advanced university degree in Public Health and Nutrition, Child Development, Water Sanitation, Public Administration, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines.
  • Five years of professional work experience at the national and international levels in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of technical cooperation programmes related to Health and Nutrition. Professional work experience in a technical expert position in child survival & development, health and nutrition care. Developing country work experience. Background/familiarity with Emergency, and expertise in the support to IYCF in emergency; experience in EVD response will be an asset.
  • Fluency in verbal and written English or French (depending on the country office’s official language). Knowledge of another UN language or a local language is an asset

How to Apply UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/559632/external-outreach-nutrition-specialist-p3noc-ebola-response-rosters-eastern-and-southern-africa-region

The Closing Date: March 13, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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Official Website www.unicef.org
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