UNICEF Consultancy – Nutrition Response Jobs 2022 – Uganda NGO Jobs. UNICEF Uganda looking for “Consultancy – Nutrition Response”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 21 August 2022.
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UNICEF Consultancy – Nutrition Response Jobs 2022
The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on 18 August 2022 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Consultancy – Nutrition Response to be based in Moroto, Uganda.
| Recruiter | United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
| Position | Consultancy – Nutrition Response |
| Location | Moroto, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | At least 5-year |
| Application Deadline | 21 August 2022 |
UNICEF Job Vacancy 2022
Scope of Work of the contract: Under the supervision of the Nutrition Specialist in Kampala and co-supervision of the Nutrition Officer in Moroto, the consultants will provide urgent technical assistance to the Karamoja districts to respond to the nutrition emergency in the region. The consultants will directly guide the districts, health facility and communities in the timely planning, implementation, documentation and reporting of the nutrition response including community mass screening, and integrated outreaches in Karamoja.
Major Tasks:
- Provide planning support to DHTs and health facilities for community mass screening and integrated outreaches.
- Provide implementation, monitoring and reporting support to the districts, health facilities and communities on nutrition response in severe wasting (such as integrated outreaches, vitamin A supplementation and deworming).
- Map out hot-spot villages/sub-counties with higher levels of global acute malnutrition (GAM), and concentration of children under 5 in therapeutic care.
- Documentation and reporting of nutrition response activities and case studies in Karamoja
Qualification & Experience:
- Advanced 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; additional experience in supporting nutrition and health emergency program prepared and response at national, regional and district levels.
- 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 relate to integrated management of acute malnutrition, micronutrient supplementation, deworming, maternal and adolescent nutrition programming.
- 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
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UNICEF Consultancy – Nutrition Response Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 21 August 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unicef.org |
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