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UNICEF Nutrition Officer Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

UNICEF Kenya looking for “Nutrition Officer”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before May 07, 2024.

UNICEF, also the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories.

The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on April 26, 2024 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Nutrition Officer to be based in Garissa, Kenya.

Recruiter	United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Position	Nutrition Officer
Location	Garissa, Kenya
Country	Kenya
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	University Degree
Experience Required	Minimum Two years
Application Deadline	May 07, 2024

UNICEF Job Vacancy 2024

Programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results

Ensure the availability of accurate, complete, and up-to-date information required for an effective nutrition programme and project design, addressing gender inequalities and determinants of gender equality where relevant implementation, management, monitoring, and evaluation. Additional technical support to focus on the integration of High Impact Nutrition Interventions into zonal office efforts (particularly MIYCN and MNDC). Draft sound Nutrition programme budgets for review by the supervisor.
Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners at National and County levels to discuss operational and implementation issues. Provide solutions, and recommendations and/or alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decision-making. Keep a 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 (National and County) 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.

Position in Organization:

Job no: 571442
Position type: Temporary Appointment
Location: Kenya
Division/Equivalent: Nairobi Regn’l(ESARO)
School/Unit: Kenya
Department/Office: Garissa, Kenya
Categories: Nutrition

Qualification:

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, 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 health/nutrition care. Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
Fluency in English. Knowledge of another official UN language or the local language of the duty station is considered an asset.