UNICEF seeks to recruit a nutrition officer, (NO-1) Temporary Post (364 days), Harare, Zimbabwe #108301

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

 

For every child, health

UNICEF has been operating in Zimbabwe since 1982. We are a team of passionate professionals committed to the protection and fulfillment of children’s rights. We work closely with the Government of Zimbabwe, with whom we have signed a Basic Cooperation Agreement, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), sister agencies of the United Nations, and the private sector to deliver much-needed assistance to children and women.

The current UNICEF-Government of Zimbabwe Country Programme of Cooperation (2016-2020) aims to support Zimbabwe to sustain and build upon the gains achieved for children during the 2012-2015 Country Programme of Cooperation. The programme focuses on improving the quality of social services, increasing access to services, and helping to build national and sub-national capacities to provide low-cost, high-impact interventions for all children, especially the most vulnerable.

For more information about UNICEF Zimbabwe please click here

 

How can you make a difference?

The Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes and projects. 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.

 

Summary of the key functions and accountabilities include :

• 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.

 

Please follow the link below to see the full job description.

 JD Nutrition Officer NO1 level.pdf

 

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

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required:  nutrition, dietetics, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology ;
• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in Zimbabwe in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management ;
• Experience in nutrition programme/project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset ;
• Experience in adolescent nutrition programming desirable ;
• Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of another local language, Shona and or Ndebele is an asset.

 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity & Inclusion and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

Functional Competencies: Formulating strategies and concepts, Analyzing, Applying technical expertise, Learning and researching and  Planning and organizing

View our competency framework at : http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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.

 

Remarks :

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Please note that UNICEF does not charge a fee or require personal banking details at any stage of the recruitment process.

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