The Nutrition Officer (Nutrition in Emergencies) reports to the Chief Nutrition and Child Development for guidance and general supervision. The Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes and projects, with particular attention to nutrition programming response in emergencies and support for emergency coordination. The incumbent applies theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information to support the development and formulation of the Nutrition Programme within the Country Programme, while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities
-Support to programme development and planning
-Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
-Technical and operational support to programme implementation
-Networking and partnership building
-Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Qualifications and Experience
Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field.
Work Experience: A minimum of one year of professional experience in a developing country in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care. Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset
Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
