UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Jobs 2023 – Zambia NGO Jobs

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UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Jobs 2023 – Zambia NGO Jobs.

UNICEF Zambia looking for “Nutrition Specialist”.

Applicants with an Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 24th December, 2023.

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 12th January, 2023 for qualified Zambians to fill in the vacant post of Nutrition Specialist to be based in Lusaka, Zambia.

UNICEF Job Vacancy 2023

Key function, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks:

With a focus on systematic and sustainable integration of quality nutrition service delivery in the health system, and in protecting, supporting and advancing the nutrition rights of women and children in emergencies, the Nutrition Specialist is responsible for the following:

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.

Position in Organization:

Nutrition Specialist
Job no: 568166
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Level: NO-3
Location: Zambia
Categories: Nutrition
Advertised: 11 Dec 2023 South Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 24 Dec 2023 South Africa Standard Time

Minimum Requirements:

Qualification:

An advanced 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.

Experience:

A minimum of five 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.
Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development and management in the UN system is an asset
Experience integrating nutrition or related priorities in health sector planning, budgeting, service delivery (including procurement and supply chain management) and monitoring systems at national and/or sub-national level is required
Experience supporting nutrition interventions for emergency preparedness and response is an asset.

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