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Nutrition Specialist, NO3, Fixed Term Appointment, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar # 112371

 

Nutrition Specialist, NO3, Fixed Term Appointment, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar # 112371

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Job no: 539743
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: NO-3
Location: Myanmar
Categories: Nutrition, NO-3

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children’s rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

For every child, hope

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, nutrition, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

How can you make a difference?

The Nutrition Specialist supports the development and preparation of the nutrition programme and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the progress of the nutrition programme within the country programme. The Nutrition Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant and child nutrition programmes/projects. This is carried out according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework. In particular, the focus of this position will be to support multi-sectoral coordination between sectors, Ministries and stakeholders, including UN agencies as part of the SUN UN country network to advance effective implementation of the new Multi-Sectoral National Plan of Action for Nutrition (MS-NPAN) and strengthen partnership for nutrition program scale up. The nutrition specialist will also liaise closely with UNICEF nutrition team in Yangon and the field offices for coordinated and standardized approaches.

Key functions and accountabilities of the position (detailed job description attached):  112371_Nutrition Specialist_NO3_FT_NPT_2019.pdf

  1. Support to programme development and planning
  2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
  3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
  4. Networking and partnership building
  5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

 To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

  • An advanced 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.
  • A first University degree in a relevant field combined with (2) additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
  • A minimum of five years 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.
  • Knowledge of national health system is required.
  • Experience coordinating and managing large grants, projects and partnerships in public health and nutrition an asset.
  • Strong communication, facilitation and advocacy skills and demonstrated ability to work well with Government and stakeholders including UN agencies, donors, NGOs.
  • Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset
  • Fluency in English and the local language is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies for this position 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)
  • Nurtures, leads and manages people (1)

The functional competencies required for this post are…

  • Leading and supervising (I)
  • Formulating strategies and concepts (II)
  • Analyzing (III)
  • Relating and networking (II)
  • Deciding and Initiating action (II)
  • Applying technical expertise (III)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Advertised: Myanmar Standard Time
Deadline: Myanmar Standard Time

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