UNICEF’s mission in Nigeria is to help governments at all levels, organizations, communities and families provide every child with education, health, equality and protection.
UNICEF Nigeria seeks the services of suitable and qualified candidates to fill the above vacancy
Post Title: Nutrition Specialist NOC
Vacancy number: VN-NGR-24-2014
Level: National Officer (NOC)
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: Two years
Location: Katsina
job Description
UNICEF Nigeria seeks the services of an experienced Nutrition Specialist who will be accountable for 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.
Accountable for ensuring that all aspects of the Nutrition project/programme promote gender equality, and for collaborating to mainstream key features across all related sectors of the country programme.
Qualifications and Competencies required:
- 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.
- Training in gender and in nutrition programmes that promote gender equality an asset.
- Five years of relevant professional work experience.
- Developing country work experience or field work experience
- Background/familiarity with Emergency.
- Fluency in English and local working language of the duty station.
- 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
Application Closing Date
Thursday, 19 June 2014
Method of Application
Candidates interested in the above position should submit his/her application, accompanied by updated CV in English and a completed United Nations Personal History Form, (
Please Download Here or
www.unicef.org/employ) to the email address
[email protected] on or before Thursday, 19 June 2014.
Candidates must put the position title you are applying for on the subject line of your email to be shortlisted. Also include the specific location you are applying for in your cover letter.
UNICEF, a smoke-free environment, is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.