Health & Nutrition Specialist, NO-3, Fixed Term Position, Angola, Luanda, Angola, #00137859
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. Committed and passionate, UNICEF promotes the rights of every child, offering diverse opportunities for professional and personal development. Staff reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world.
Job Purpose
The Health & Nutrition Specialist is responsible for the comprehensive development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration of the Health & Nutrition programme within the country programme. This role is accountable for providing effective technical and programme support, facilitating the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve strategic priorities and objectives. The specialist ensures the expansion of UNICEF-assisted Health & Nutrition interventions, significantly contributing to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals agenda. This involves ensuring that all programmatic efforts are aligned with global and national health and nutrition targets for children, driving impactful change. The specialist will also ensure that the programme effectively addresses the needs of the most vulnerable, leveraging partnerships and resources to maximize reach and sustainability, ultimately improving child health and nutrition outcomes.
Responsibilities
The Health & Nutrition Specialist will ensure timely sectoral analysis, input, support, and coordination, contributing significantly to the Situation Analysis and its periodic updates. This is crucial for effective project planning, development, and management, fostering strong partnerships with key stakeholders and knowledge institutions. The role involves making quality contributions to the development and implementation of integrated Health & Nutrition strategies and approaches, achieved through active participation and collaboration with both internal and external partners. The specialist will enhance and efficiently leverage partnerships with multilateral and bilateral agencies, including ECHO, USG, and development banks, alongside fostering relations with the private sector. This is vital for formulating common advocacy positions, influencing resource allocation, and guiding investment decisions in Health and Nutrition. Furthermore, the specialist is responsible for strategically establishing work plans and objectives, providing effective implementation support, and ensuring the timely delivery of planned results by applying technical expertise in consultation with all relevant partners. Continuous monitoring and evaluation of project implementation progress are essential for making necessary adjustments, accelerating delivery, and improving program sustainability. This includes providing sex-disaggregated data and relevant inputs for the Health and Nutrition programme. Finally, the specialist provides crucial technical support to government entities, NGOs, and all other partners involved in the programme.
Work Experience
Information not available.
Skills
Programme Management, Health & Nutrition Expertise, Strategic Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Policy Implementation, Partnership Development, Advocacy & Influence, Resource Mobilization, Data Analysis, Technical Assistance, Stakeholder Coordination, Project Management