Major Duties and Responsibilities of thESE postS include:

Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primarily, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results.

1. Project Planning, Development and Management. Enhance effective project, sectoral or inter-sectoral planning, development and management by leading, guiding, coordinating and supporting the timely completion of the Situational Analysis and its periodic update through accurate and complete monitoring and analysis, addressing gender inequality and determinants of gender equality; ensure the timely preparation or finalization of sectoral input.

2. Knowledge Management. Further promote knowledge management by drafting or finalizing sectoral documents and reports such as the Country Programme Recommendation and Plans of Action as well as through orientation and training programmes targeted to Government authorities

3. Rights-Based Projects through Results-Based Approach. Promote the quality of rights-based Nutrition projects and programmes through participation in the formulation of programme/project goals, strategies and approaches, especially those that increase gender equality.

4. Sectoral Work Plan Development, Implementation, and Monitoring. Takes primary responsibility for the development of the sectoral work plan and technical decisions as well as for project management, implementation and monitoring of assigned project/sectoral activity, in compliance with the defined project strategies and approaches, with an emphasis on promoting a shared understanding and approach to reducing gender inequalities and achieving gender mainstreaming.

5. Project Delivery, Evaluation and Reporting. Ensure project, sectoral or inter-sectoral efficiency and delivery through a rigorous and transparent approach to evaluation. Participate in major evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sector review meetings with government counterparts, ensuring that quantitative and qualitative lessons learned in gender equality in nutrition are included as a standard feature.

6. Promotion of UNICEF’s Global Goals Promote the organization goals of UNICEF through advocacy and policy dialogue through active engagement in communication, networking and participation at every opportunity inside and outside UNICEF, leveraging the strength of UNICEF mission, goals and programmes and focusing on the contributions of gender equality in achieving these goals.

7. UNICEF and Government Accountability. Coordinates with Operations and Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities ensuring proper and timely UNICEF and Government accountability. 

8.  Communication, Collaboration, Networking and Partnership.  Ensure exchange of information, experience, identify new strategies and courses of action to accelerate/improve delivery of services and achieve Nutrition programme requirements and objectives including multi-sectoral collaboration.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education requirements: 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 Training in gender and in nutrition programmes that promote gender equality an asset. *A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience: Five years (5) of relevant professional work experience, including field work experience. Background/familiarity with Emergency Health and Nutrition programming and response. Experience in monitoring gender inequalities and in programming interventions that reduce these inequalities an asset.

• Language Proficiency: Fluency in English and in the local working language of the duty station (Tigrigna) is highly required.

  Nationality:    Candidates should be NATIONALS of Ethiopia.

  Competencies: Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity, Communication (II), Drive for Results (II), Working With People (II), Leading and Supervising (I), Formulating Strategies and Concepts (II), Analyzing (III), Relating and Networking (II), Deciding and Initiating Action (II), Applying Technical Expertise (III).

  Applications must include motivation letter, an updated CV, and a completed UN Personal History Form (P-11) available for download on the same page.

• Please DO NOT ATTACH COPIES OF TRANSCRIPTS, ACADEMIC DEGREES OR RECOMMENDATION LETTERS WITH THE APPLICATION.  UNICEF and UN candidates must also include two recent Performance Evaluation Reports.

  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  Applications from qualified women are encouraged

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  Complete below form to apply

• You can download P11 form here