Roles and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of a Nutrition Manager, the intern will undertake the following tasks:
- Support the functioning of the community-based nutrition platform and the delivery of essential nutrition services.
- Monitor the implementation of the nutrition prevention programme through End User Monitoring and prepare briefs.
- Support the design and implementation of food systems intervention for improved maternal, Child and adolescent nutrition.
- Monitor and support the visibility of the nutrition prevention programmatic activities through human interest stories and social media.
- Attend nutrition section meetings and contribute to programmatic deliberations and agreed actions.
- Conduct field visits for technical support.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or PhD degree program in nutrition, public health, Social Science, Health Education/promotion, or related technical field have graduated within the past two years.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
- Have no immediate relatives (e.g., father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office, and have no other relatives in the line of authority that the intern will report to.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office is required.
- Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills.
- Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team.
- Flexible and open to learning and new experiences.
- Respect for diversity and adaptability to other cultures and working environments.
- Fluency in English is required.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
- Builds and maintains partnerships (1)
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (1)
- Drive to achieve results for impact (1)
- Innovates and embraces change (1)
- Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
- Thinks and acts strategically (1)
- Works collaboratively with others (1)
