Health & Nutrition (in emergencies) Officer (NO-1), TA, 8 months, #00138686, Tegucigalpa
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. In Honduras, UNICEF supports national programs and policies for children, closely linked to women's rights, promoting gender equality and ensuring freedom from discrimination.
Job Purpose
The Health & Nutrition Officer will provide professional technical assistance and support for programme/project design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration of activities. This includes data analysis, progress reporting, knowledge networking, and capacity building, with a specific focus on humanitarian and emergency contexts. The role is crucial for ensuring accurate information and timely reporting, especially during emergencies, and for providing technical assistance in implementing integrated Health & Nutrition approaches through collaboration with internal and external partners. The officer will contribute to enhancing project efficiency and effectiveness, monitoring progress for program delivery and sustainability, and ensuring transparency in supply and non-supply assistance.
Responsibilities
Accurately provide information, data analysis, and documentation to support situation analysis, sectoral input, and reporting, particularly during emergencies. Provide technical assistance in the implementation of integrated Health & Nutrition approaches by participating and collaborating with internal and external partners. Effectively implement work plans and objectives, delivering planned results through technical support and coordination. Enhance project efficiency and effectiveness through effective implementation follow-up. Monitor project implementation progress for adjustments and improvements in program delivery and sustainability, providing gender/sex disaggregated data relevant to the Health & Nutrition program. Ensure transparency for supply and non-supply assistance and disbursement of program funds for Health & Nutrition. Maintain effective partnerships and working relationships for advocacy, technical coordination, information sharing, and knowledge networking. Keep up-to-date program information available and prepare reports to support the Health & Nutrition program through the effective implementation of an integrated monitoring system. Maintain emergency preparedness and provide effective emergency responses when needed. Accomplish other assigned duties and responsibilities effectively.
Work Experience
Minimum one (1) year of professional work experience in planning, programming, implementation monitoring, and evaluation of health and/or nutrition programs is required. Professional work experience in a program management function or a technical expert capacity in child nutrition & health care is required.
Skills
Ability to strengthen and improve primary healthcare services, Capability in building partnerships and coordinating stakeholders, Competence in data analysis and evidence-based decision-making, Emergency preparedness, Programme/project design, Programme/project planning, Programme/project implementation, Programme/project monitoring, Programme/project evaluation, Capacity building, Knowledge networking, Reporting