Batch Recruitment (2 postes): Officier de Santé et Nutrition (Activites de terrain et Réponse d'urgence), NO-2, TA, Gonaives et Les Cayes
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them reach their full potential from early childhood to adolescence. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, striving to ensure that every child's right to health is upheld.
Job Purpose
Under the direct supervision of the Field Health and Nutrition Specialist, the incumbent will provide technical, operational, and coordination support for the implementation, monitoring, and supervision of integrated health and nutrition programs in UNICEF-supported departments. This role is crucial for strengthening access to quality interventions in nutrition, vaccination, maternal, neonatal, infant, and adolescent health (MNIAH), community health, and emergency response at departmental, health facility, and community levels. The position also involves supporting government counterparts and implementing partners in program execution, monitoring, capacity building, coordination, and emergency preparedness and response to achieve UNICEF's program results for women, children, and adolescents.
Responsibilities
The Health and Nutrition Officer will be responsible for providing accurate and timely data analysis and documentation to support situation analysis, sectoral contributions, and reporting. They will support the implementation of integrated health and nutrition approaches in collaboration with internal and external partners. The role involves contributing to work plan implementation, coordinating activities, and achieving results within deadlines. The officer will monitor project implementation to enhance effectiveness and efficiency, track progress, recommend program adjustments, promote sustainability, and provide sex-disaggregated data. Ensuring transparency in the provision of inputs, non-supply assistance, and program fund disbursement is key. The position requires maintaining effective partnerships for advocacy, technical coordination, information sharing, and knowledge exchange. The incumbent will maintain program information and prepare necessary reports using integrated monitoring systems. Contribution to emergency preparedness and effective emergency response is also a core responsibility, alongside undertaking any other assigned tasks.
Work Experience
Two years of relevant professional experience in health and nutrition, public health, vaccination, maternal and child health, health systems strengthening, emergency health programs, or a related field is required.
Skills
Data analysis, Program implementation, Monitoring and evaluation, Coordination, Capacity building, Emergency response, Partnership building, Reporting, Health systems strengthening, Nutrition programs, Maternal and child health, Community health