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UNICEF Nutrition Consultants Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

UNICEF Nutrition Consultants Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

UNICEF Uganda looking for “Nutrition Consultants”.

Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before April 20, 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.

UNICEF Nutrition Consultants Jobs 2023

The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on April 06, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Nutrition Consultants to be based in Mbarara, Uganda.

Recruiter United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Position Nutrition Consultants
Location Mbarara, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Five years
Application Deadline April 20, 2023

UNICEF Job Vacancy 2023

How can you make a difference?

Background and Purpose

  • UNICEF Uganda Country Programme Document (CPD 2021-2025) identified stunting in its priority areas of focus, aimed at reducing child deprivation and supporting the National Development Plan (NDP III) which set to reduce stunting from 29% to 19%. In addition, UNICEF Regional collaboration for children (ESARO C4C) put stunting reduction as a top agenda, among others for the region. Specifically, the Child Survival and Development Programme of UNICEF Uganda focus the nutrition component direction on reducing stunting.

Stunting, which is the chronic form of malnutrition, is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Stunting in early life, particularly in the first 1000 days from conception until the age of two, impairs growth, has adverse functional consequences on the child including poor cognition and educational performance, low adult wages, lost productivity and, when accompanied by excessive weight gain later in childhood, an increased risk of nutrition-related chronic diseases in adult life. For every dollar invested in reducing stunting among children in Africa, there is a return of 16 dollars; African countries loses 3% – 16% to stunting and malnutrition.

Position in Organization:

  • Job no: 560816
  • Contract type: Consultant
  • Duty Station: Mbarara
  • Level: Consultancy
  • Location: Uganda
  • Categories: Nutrition

Qualification:

  • University Degree in Nutrition, Public Health or other related disciplines.
  • At least 5-year professional experience in nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, nutrition research, policy development and knowledge management.
  • Experience working with Government entities in national programming for health, nutrition, public health, and other child survival and development areas.
  • Experience in undertaking work or projects that improve maternal infant young child and adolescent nutrition at national and subnational levels, and engaging communities to reduce malnutrition Experience in project management
  • Experience of working with leadership and management spheres in public health and nutrition programmes
  • Experience in facilitating dialogue among different stakeholders

Desirable:

  • Working experience with UN agencies, donors, CSOs, their implementing partners at national, regional, district and community level.
  • Working experience with the Ministry of Health, Regional Referral Hospitals, District Local Governments, and/ or other governmental entities.
  • Language: Fluency in English.

How to Apply UNICEF Nutrition Consultants 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/cw/en-us/job/560816

The Closing Date: April 20, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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