Nutrition Specialist - Emergency Preparedness, Data Analytics and Advocacy (P-4), PG - Nurition and Child Development at UNICEF

How can you make a difference?

Support Technical Coordination and Partnerships

• Leads UNICEF’s work on Nutrition Information Systems, in alignment with our mandate as Cluster lead agency in close partnership with Global Nutrition Technical Alliance in humanitarian settings.
• Coordinate across UNICEF and other UN agencies, and in close coordination with UN OCHA, and GNC partners an estimation of humanitarian nutrition needs, and ensure a leadership role for UNICEF in meeting the nutrition needs of children and women in humanitarian settings.
• Establish data systems for strengthening implementation of the child wasting prevention and treatment framework in emergencies.
• Support preparedness and response efforts, with a focus on the use of data and analysis and communication across UNICEF for anticipatory action in a range of emergency contexts. Support the adaptation, and use of NuVAC assessments to strengthen planning and response.
• Develop tools and guidance to support countries with readiness and response actions, ensuring a multisectoral response.
• Support coherent engagement in the UNICEF-led global clusters, and other relevant cluster agencies and leadership as necessary.
• Support team wide efforts in resource mobilization both internal and with partners.

Leads UNICEF’s contribution to and coordinates UNICEF’s engagement in the Global Network Against Food Crises:

• Leads and coordinates UNICEF’s contribution to the work of the Global Network in understanding food crises, which includes the generation and analysis of nutrition evidence, data and information as the basis for advocacy, resource mobilization and action.
• Strengthen analysis and coordination in evidence-based and sustainable responses to address the causes of food and nutrition crises, enhance focus on nutrition needs including promotion sustainable solutions through humanitarian action.
• Leads and coordinates UNICEF’s contribution to the work of the Global Network in strengthening and mobilizing strategic investments in food and nutrition security to prepare, prevent and respond to food and nutrition crises.
• Leads and coordinates UNICEF’s contribution to the work of the Global Network in strengthening action beyond food by fostering political uptake and coordination across clusters/sectors to address other dimensions driving food and nutrition crises.
• Leads and coordinates UNICEF’s contribution to the advocacy work of the Global Network to prepare and respond to food and nutrition crises and support the collective outcomes related to ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition (SDG 2).

Support Country engagement and operational support

• Strengthen regional and country level capacities on data systems strengthening, cluster coordination as linked to the development of SOPs, alerts and other relevant tools and guidance. 
• Contribute to/facilitate development of tools and guidance on global and country plans for NiE, and enhance use of data, information and analysis on relevant emerging and cross-sectoral areas, Women’s nutrition, Gender Based Violence, social protection etc.
• Oversee information sharing global initiatives such as High-Level Task Force for Famine Prevention, HAC, HRP plans and reports etc. Improve cross-divisional collaboration and integration of cross-cutting issues within UNICEF.
• Provide technical and operational support on preparedness and response planning, management, and implementation. 
• Oversee the planning of NiS workplans for assigned areas to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of results.

 Lead Policy development, advocacy and resourcing

• Work closely with Senior advisors in Nutrition Division, UNICEF’s Public Partnerships Division, and others to identify and support Senior Level engagement on High Level Task force for Famine Prevention, and other UN Wide initiatives. 
• Participate in strategic programme discussions and planning to provide technical advice and to contribute to policy discussions and agenda setting to promote NiE, and facilitate UNICEF leadership’s participation to global forums through direct support, briefings, and documentation

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

• Advanced University degree in nutrition, public health, international relations, demographics, geography, political science, communications, international development, sociology, or another relevant technical field is required.
• A minimum eight (8) years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is i.e., public affairs, programme management, public health, health diplomacy, or other relevant area is required.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or National Government is considered an asset.  .     
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French or Spanish) is an asset.

Deadline: 13 Sep 2023 E. Africa Standard Time