Consultant on nutrition indicator development, documentation and dissemination, Florence, Italy (Remote/Work from home)

Consultant

Overview

Support nutrition data teams to effectively use indicators for tracking priorities.

You have:

• Advance University degree (Masters) in Nutrition, Epidemiology, Public Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Information Systems, Data Science, or a relevant field. Bachelor degree and 2 additional years of work experience may be accepted in lieu of Master degree.
• At least 8 years of professional work experience related to nutrition programming, monitoring and administrative data for nutrition or related technical fields;
• Demonstrated experience developing guidance and training materials related to monitoring;
• Demonstrated experience in delivering presentations and training to country counterparts an asset;
• Demonstrated organizational skills, including the ability to work independently and productively with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people in a wide range of functions in a multi-cultural environment.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of one other UN working language an asset.

Contract

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Contract Duration - 6 months

Working arrangement: Remote/Work from home

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

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The purpose of this consultancy is to support the nutrition data teams to effectively use indicators to track priority issues in national and sub-national programmes, including content contributions to (1) guidance on key longitudinal indicators; (2) informational / educational materials to support the roll-out and uptake of guidance on the collection and use of routine administrative and longitudinal data; and (3) expanded information about priority indicators to support their accurate and consistent use.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy scope of work and other details, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR TMC0001112.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Advance University degree (Masters) in Nutrition, Epidemiology, Public Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Information Systems, Data Science, or a relevant field. Bachelor degree and 2 additional years of work experience may be accepted in lieu of Master degree.

• Work Experience: At least 8 years of professional work experience related to nutrition programming, monitoring and administrative data for nutrition or related technical fields;

• Skills: Demonstrated experience developing guidance and training materials related to monitoring;
• Demonstrated experience in delivering presentations and training to country counterparts an asset;
• Demonstrated organizational skills, including the ability to work independently and productively with multiple stakeholders in a fast[1]paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people in a wide range of functions in a multi-cultural environment
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of one other UN working language an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (please use attached financial proposal Financial proposal template.docx)

Remarks:

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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