Vacancy announcement - Nutrition Officer (Systems Strengthening), NOB, TA, Abuja, Nigeria #137026 (364 days)

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Job no:
592412

Contract type:
Temporary Appointment

Duty Station:
Abuja

Level:
NO-2
Location:
Nigeria

Categories:
Nutrition

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For every child, a champion Organizational Context and Purpose for the job The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, leaving no one behind. In partnership with the government and other stakeholders, UNICEF aims to deliver high-quality nutrition services at scale to build resilience and protect the most vulnerable, particularly during the First 1000 Days of Life, from pregnancy to when a child is two years old.

Currently, Nigeria is off track to achieving the nutrition targets of the World Health Assembly 2025 and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. The focus, in keeping with UNICEF Nigeria’s new Country Programme Strategy (2023-2027), is to (i) strengthen the enabling environment, including data, to inform policy and programming; (ii) strengthen systems, especially the health, food and social protection system to deliver high-quality services; and (iii) address social and behavioural practices that influence diets and practices.

The Child Nutrition and Development programme supports the government in implementing high-impact nutrition interventions through the health, food, and social protection systems in an integrated and at scale in both emergency and development contexts. Over the years, coverage and scale of interventions such as micronutrient supplementation for children and pregnant women, treatment of acute malnutrition, and nutrition counselling have increased significantly. Currently, UNICEF is supporting the government in rolling out the Nigeria Health Logistics Management Information System (NHLMIS) and the District Health Information Management System (DHIS 2) for routine data collection.

To support the implementation of the planned systems-strengthening interventions for nutrition under the Country Programme Document (2023-2027), the UNICEF Nigeria Country Office is seeking to hire a Nutrition Officer (NOB) to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

How can you make a difference?
Under the overall guidance of the Nutrition Manager – System Strengthening Abuja, the candidate will,

• Provide sound technical support for the integration and delivery of high-impact nutrition interventions (prevention and treatment services) at the national and sub-national levels and across sectors.

• Provide support to the nutrition programme by efficiently managing organizational resources and monitoring results.

• Track and manage the utilization of grants, ensuring compliance with results-based principles and standards, UNICEF guidelines, and donor conditionalities.

• Initiate and track the procurement of essential life-saving nutrition commodities in partnership with UNICEF’s Supply Team and Supply Division.

Key Functions/accountabilities

• Support nutrition programme development, planning and implementation

• Assist government counterparts and other partners in the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of the nutrition programmes/interventions

• Provide technical assistance in the integration of the nutrition programme with other sectors and programmes.

• Contribute to establishing partnerships to promote innovative approaches to address immediate and underlying determinants of maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition.

• Support the improvement of programme delivery, with an emphasis on the sustainability of interventions, community participation, and the Human Rights Based Approach to Programming.

• Technical support and coordination for the efficient and effective implementation of nutrition programmes and results.

• Assist in the development of evidence-based nutrition work plans a