Job Number: 513660 | Vacancy Link

Locations: Africa: Burkina Faso

Work Type : Fixed Term Staff

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.

UNICEF has been working in Burkina Faso since 1978. Our organization supports the government and the civil society for the implementation of programs and policies for the realization of children's rights.

In a world characterized by growing inequality, recession and crises due to conflict and natural disasters, our goal is to give priority to children, to touch the most vulnerable and get better results for their survival and development.

We have been tackling and mitigating various forms of malnutrition such as stunting, acute malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies through better access to nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive services as well as improved community Infant and Young Child Feeding services. UNICEF with partners is supporting the government to address the country’s high food insecurity and malnutrition levels. We have provided wide scale treatment to children under-5 for severe acute malnutrition, IYCF counselling to pregnant and lactating mothers with a child under 2 and micronutrient deficiency control program to children U5 at scale.

Join our team and help create impact for every child.

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The Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results, particularly the Program for controlling micronutrient deficiencies among pregnant and lactating women and children under five years old. In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results.

1. Support to programme development and planning

Conduct and update the situation analysis for the programme sector(s) for the development, design and management of nutrition related programmes/projects particularly in the domain of Micronutrient Deficiency Control. Research and report on development trends (e.g. political social, economic, nutrition, health) for higher management use to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery of results.

Contribute to the development and establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning, through analysis of nutrition needs and areas for intervention; and submission of recommendations for priority and goal setting.

Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions; preparing materials and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results based planning (RBM), and monitoring and evaluation of results.

Prepare required documentations and materials to facilitate the programme review and approval process.

 

Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss operational and implementation issues. Provide solutions, recommendations and/or alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decision-making. Keep record of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.

Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with the government and other counterparts to assess programmes/projects and to report on required action and interventions at the higher level of programme management.

Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verifying compliance with approved allocation, goals, organizational rules, regulations/procedures, donor commitments, standards of accountability, and integrity. Report on issues identified to ensure timely resolution by management and stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution.

Prepare regular and mandated sectoral programme/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.

 

Conduct regular programme field visits and surveys, and exchange information with partners and stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support. Take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.

Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners, and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes, and best practices on nutrition-related issues to support programme implementation, operations and delivery of results.

 

Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with nutrition sector government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve programme goals on maternal and child rights as well as social justice and equity.

Draft communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support fund raising for nutrition programmes.

Participate in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) meetings and events on programming to collaborate with inter-agency partners and colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of nutrition programmes/projects, and to integrate and harmonize UNICEF's position and strategies with the UNDAF development and planning process.

Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs for fund raising and partnership development purposes.

Identify, capture, synthesize, and share lessons learned for knowledge development and to build the capacity of stakeholders.

Apply innovative approaches and promote good practices to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.

Research, benchmark and report on best and cutting edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems.

Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders.

 

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

 

A minimum of two 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 nutrition care.

Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset

Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.

Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

UNICEF's core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication (II), Working with People (I) and Drive for Results (I).

Formulating strategies and concepts (Level I)

Analyzing (Level II)

Applying technical expertise (Level II)

Learning and researching (level II)

Planning and organizing (Level II)

 

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.

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

* Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance, any clearance required, and completion of any other pre-employment criteria that UNICEF may establish. Candidates may not be further considered or offers of employment may be withdrawn if these conditions are unlikely to be met before the date for commencement of service.