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Post Title: Nutrition Emergency Response Officer
Grade: NOB
REF: Internal / External Vacancy Notice No. VN/ 2014/09
Organization:UNICEF, Jobs in Uganda,
Primary Location:Gulu
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Type of Contract and duration: Temporary Appointment, 364 Days
Closing date for applications: 19 June 2014.
Purpose of the post:
Under the overall guidance of the Head of UNICEF Gulu Zonal Office, and in
close consultation with the Nutrition Specialist in Kampala as well as Head of
Acholi and West Nile Cluster in UNICEF Zonal Office, provide overall
programmatic oversight to all nutrition interventions planned and under
implementation in the districts supported under Gulu zonal office with focus on
districts currently affected by the South Sudan influx. The Nutrition Officer
will work closely with District Health Officers DHO, UNHCR and nutrition
partners in these areas. At least 60% of the time will be spent supporting the
emergency districts while 40% of the time will support the regular nutrition
programmes in the 4 sub regions of Bunyoro, West Nile, Lango and Acholi.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
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Work with the district authorities
and partners in the refugee affected districts to map out hard to reach areas
where mobile outreach services may be needed.
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Ensure the functionality of all
outreach posts in the settlements and host communities (should be able to
provide a comprehensive package of IMAM, EPI, ANC, Vitamin A, Deworming,
Iron/folate supplementation).
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Work with all relevant partners to
ensure all children and pregnant mothers on arrival are screened for
malnutrition at the reception centers.
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Support the Gulu zonal office to
work closely with district health authorities to build capacity of community
based networks for early identification and referral of cases of SAM and ensures
functionality of the VHT system.
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Provide technical support to
therapeutic feeding centers: ensure national IMAM guidelines are followed in
the operations and training sessions conducted by all partners, support poor
performing therapeutic feeding centers and ensure performance indicators meet
the SPHERE minimum standards
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Establish / strengthen links between
therapeutic feeding programmes and supplementation feeding centers where they
exist.
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Monitor program implementation of
partners and districts including the efficient management of supplies and other
resources supplied by UNICEF
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Identify supply needs for UNICEF and
liaise with CSD section in Kampala for timely release of supplies and support
local capacity for supply forecasting and management
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Provide technical support in the
implementation of national IYCF guidelines. Ensure trainings are consistent
with the national guidelines
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Work with the district local
governments to identify community based networks to support optimal infant and
young child feeding and maternal practices.
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Ensure jointly monthly support
supervisions for nutrition and health are undertaken by the DHT and partners
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Participate in all health and
Nutrition coordination meetings organized by UNHCR
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Collect programme monitoring data
and produce quality reports on programme implementation
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Contribute to Donor proposal
writing and reports as and when required
Required Qualifications, Competencies and Attributes
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University degree public health,
nutrition or any other related technical field
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Five years of professional work
experience in nutrition project administration, monitoring and evaluation,
preferably with experience in the nutrition sector.
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Fluency in English required.
Knowledge of local working language of the duty station required. Knowledge of
another UN working language an asset
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Good analytical and conceptual
thinking skills.
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Good communication and Net-working skills
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Self-awareness and
self-regulation and team work.
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Computer skills, including internet
navigation and use of various office applications.
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Demonstrated ability to work in a
multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working
relationships, both within and outside the organization.
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Core Values (Required): Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion; Integrity
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Core Competencies (Required):
Communication; Working with People; Drive for Results
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Functional Competencies
(Required): Formulating Strategies and
Concepts, Analyzing, Applying Technical Expertise, Relating and Networking,
Deciding and initiating action
Eligibility Criteria
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ONLY Ugandan Nationals will be
considered
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UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff;
qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Applications will be considered
only if accompanied by an updated CV and P11 form, as well as the most recent
performance evaluation report.
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E-mail applications; please use
this order to name your file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by
document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_MukasaApplication.
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UNICEF is a smoke free
environment.
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Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date for applications: 19 June 2014.
Mode of Application:
Applicants interested in the above position should send their resume to:
Human Resource Specialist, UNICEF Kampala, Uganda,
Plot 9, George Street, PO Box 7047, Kampala Uganda
Via email to:
ugderecruit@unicef.org
