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).
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.
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.

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. Download United Nations Personal History Form

Apply via :

nrecruit@unicef.org