Nutrition Specialist

Core responsibilities:

• Support the development and preparation of the nutrition programme and manage, implement, monitor, evaluate, and report the programme progress of the Nutrition emergency component
• Provide technical guidance and management support throughout programming processes to achieve concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant and child nutrition programmes/projects
• Carry out responsibilities according to plans, allocation, results-based-management approaches, UNICEF's Strategic Plans, and accountability framework

This role creates positive change by supporting UNICEF's mission to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential through nutrition programmes that address maternal, infant, and child health needs in developing countries and emergency contexts.

Required qualifications:

• Advanced university degree in nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy/management, health sciences, or another health-related field
• Minimum of five years of professional experience in a developing country in nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant, and child health/nutrition care
• Fluency in English required; knowledge of another UN official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) or local language is an asset
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is desirable

UNICEF offers diverse opportunities for professional and personal development, an attractive compensation and benefits package, paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential from early childhood through adolescence, with a focus on promoting the rights of every child.