Consultant national en appui technique Santé-Nutrition-WASH
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do, for as long as is needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it's a vocation.
Job Purpose
The consultant will provide technical support in Health-Nutrition-WASH in the Kolda region of Senegal. This role involves analyzing and managing knowledge related to health, nutrition, and WASH data, ensuring its availability and reliability for strategic planning and reporting. The consultant will also offer technical support for integrated Health-Nutrition-WASH approaches, collaborating with other program components like Education, Protection, and Social Policies. This includes conducting periodic analyses of intervention implementation, producing technical notes, and developing recommendations to strengthen programmatic convergence within Child-Friendly Local Authorities (CTAE). The position requires identifying capacity-building needs for partners and contributing to the planning and implementation of training sessions, developing technical materials to enhance institutional and operational capacities.
Responsibilities
The consultant will support the availability and reliability of health, nutrition, and WASH data for the Kolda Zone Office, ensuring real-time data for situation analyses, programmatic reports, and strategic documents. They will regularly update the Health-Nutrition-WASH situation analysis by collecting, compiling, and analyzing essential data, and assist in documenting best practices, lessons learned, and knowledge capitalization for advocacy and resource mobilization. Technical support will be provided for implementing integrated Health-Nutrition-WASH approaches, collaborating with other program components. Periodic analyses of integrated intervention implementation will be conducted, with documented technical recommendations to strengthen programmatic convergence within CTAE. The consultant will produce technical notes and review reports of sectoral work plans, analyzing execution levels, constraints, and proposing corrective measures. They will identify training needs for partners (government, NGOs, CBOs) and contribute to planning and implementing capacity-building sessions, developing technical materials and recommendations to improve institutional and operational capacities. Regular analytical reports on work plan progress will be produced, identifying bottlenecks and proposing data-driven recommendations. Field visits will be conducted for intervention quality monitoring, with timely analytical reports. The consultant will contribute to the development and implementation of the Office's Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, support the pre-positioning of essential supplies, and coordinate with relevant regional directorates for health and hydraulics emergencies. Participation in rapid assessments and emergency intervention implementation is expected. Contributions to concept notes, technical proposals, and strategic documents for resource mobilization will be made, supporting the identification of funding opportunities and strategic partnerships. Finally, analyses and synthesis notes on coordination mechanisms and existing partnerships will be produced, including actor mapping and recommendations for synergy enhancement.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of professional experience in public health, nutrition, WASH, or a related field, with experience in program support, data analysis, and capacity building. Experience working with UN agencies or international organizations is an asset.
Skills
Data analysis and management, Technical writing and reporting, Programmatic support, Capacity building, Coordination and partnership, Emergency preparedness and response, Resource mobilization, Health-Nutrition-WASH integration, Knowledge management, Stakeholder engagement