Nutrition Specialist at United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria is supporting the
Government of Nigeria to strengthen prevention of and response all forms
of violence against children. In particular, assistance will be
provided to strengthen the child protection system, including through
modelling the system in
four States, in order to demonstrate the impact
of a well-functioning child protection system, to develop a common model
for operationalizing the Child Rights Act at State level and to develop
standardized tools, including regulations, working protocols and
training manuals to govern the system.

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a
lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights
organization would like to hear from you.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Nutrition Specialist

VN No: VN-NGR-58-2015
Location: Bauchi
Level: NOC
Type of Appointment: Fixed Term

Purpose of the Post

• To be responsible for the formulation, design, planning,
  implementing, monitoring and evaluation of Nutrition project(s) to
  ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the project management,
  delivery and accomplishment of project goals and objectives in Bauchi
  Field Office.

Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to
  the following areas: Public Health & Nutrition, Health Sciences,
  International Health & Nutrition, Family Health & Nutrition,
  Nutritional Epidemiology, Health & Nutrition Education, Health &
  Nutrition Promotion and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Health
  Emergency Preparedness, or other relevant discipline(s).
• Experience in monitoring gender inequalities and in programming interventions that reduce these inequalities an asset.
• Fluency in English and local working language of the duty
  station Advanced knowledge of one or more of the technical areas of
  UNICEF programmes.
• Advanced Technical Knowledge of theories, principles and methods in one of the following areas:
  • Public Health & Nutrition, international Health &
    Nutrition, Public Health & Nutrition Policy and Management)
    Population and Family Health & Nutrition) Public Health
    Preparedness, Health Emergency Preparedness
  • Nutritional Epidemiology, Nutrition Research, Biostatistics, Biochemistry, Socio-medical Sciences,
  • Health & Nutrition Education, Health & Nutrition
    Promotion and Disease Prevention, Educational Interventions in Health
    & Nutritional Care
• Gender and diversity awareness
• Computer software application, including word processing, spreadsheet and corporate software packages.
• Training in gender and in nutrition programmes that promote gender equality an asset
• Five years of relevant professional work experience.
• Field work experience and background familiarity with Emergency.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should submit their application,
accompanied by updated CV’s in English and a completed United Nations
Personal History Form.

Applications should be sent to: nrecruit@unicef.org Candidate are advised to put the Job Title on the Subject line of their email.

Click here to download United Nations Personal History Form
 
Deadline  24th September, 2015.