Health & Nutrition Officer, NO-1, Bogotá-Colombia

Contract

This is a NO-1 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-1 contracts.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child,

At UNICEF COLOMBIA we work to generate positive changes in the lives of children and adolescents. Our current work plan runs from 2021 to the end of 2024 and aims to ensure that children and adolescents enjoy their rights through equitable access to social services, improve their learning and live protected from all types of violence.

We work throughout Colombia, with special focus on the departments where children have fewer opportunities: Chocó, Cauca, Nariño, Antioquia, Córdoba, Amazonas, Putumayo, La Guajira, Caquetá, Atlántico, Arauca and Norte de Santander.

For more information visit the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc3OopCmEpM

Purpose of the Position

Under the supervision of the Health & Nutrition Officer NOB, the Health & Nutrition Officer NOA provides professional technical assistance and support for programme/project design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration of programme/project activities, including data analysis, progress reporting, knowledge networking and capacity building, in support of achievement of planned objectives of the work plan, aligned with Health & Nutrition programme goals and strategy.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• University degree in Public Health and Nutrition, Child Development, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines.
• Minimum of One (1) year of professional work experience in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health programmes.
• Professional work experience in a programme management function or a technical expert capacity in child survival & health care.
• Previous experience effectively working with government and partner organizations in Colombia is an asset.
• Prior experience in related programme functions is an asset.
• Humanitarian: Background/familiarity with Emergency preparedness and response, and/or working with vulnerable communities is an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

• Ability to be flexible and hard-working, both independently and in a team environment, in a high pressure on-call environment with changing priorities.

• Knowledge of computer systems and applications e.g. MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with the ability to analyze data to inform decision making.

• Language Proficiency: Good level of English is required and knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

  Common Technical Knowledge:

• Child and Maternal Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

• Public Health and Nutrition
• Educational Interventions in Health and Nutrition Care
• Environmental Health and Nutrition
• Knowledge Management
• Knowledge of global health and nutrition issues, specifically relating to children and women, and the current trends, methods and approaches.
• Policies and strategy to address national and global health and nutrition issues, particularly relating to conflicts, natural disasters, and recovery.
• Emergency programme policies, goals, strategies and approaches.
• Gender equality and diversity awareness

FIND THE COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION HERE:

Health and Nutrition Officer Level 1.pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values are Care, Respect, Integrity, trust & Accountability

The Core competencies required for the post are:·

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.