National nutrition consultant to support the scale-up of the Govt wasting program (open to Cambodians only)

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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, a fair chance.

UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this consultancy service is to:

• Facilitate and support the planned scale up for prevention and treatment program scale up in phased approaches (at least 20% of health facilities in the six target provinces have capacity to treat waste by end of 2023)

• Support Provincial Health Departments (PHDs) and Operational District (OD) level managers on prioritization of administrative districts, communes, and villages for community-based nutrition interventions

• Facilitate multisectoral engagement (Health, Food/Agriculture, WASH, Social Protection) to support the scale up specially at district and commune level. This includes Gov and NGO partners
• Ensure the target health facilities have necessary supplies for wasting management (SAM) and trained health staff on acute malnutrition management, have tools for nutrition data recording and reporting for transition of GMP and SAM data from vertical reporting into the Health Management Information System (HMIS)
• Conduct quality check and provide on-the-job support in coordination and collaboration with OD and PHD to health workers/HMIS focal points on timely and reliable nutrition data recording and reporting

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

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in Nutrition, public health with experience on nutrition program management
• A minimum of five years of experience in health and nutrition program management including experience at national and subnational levels.

Knowledge and Skills

• Familiarity with multidimensional nutrition programming through all life cycles.
• Relevant experience in development of job aids and tools in health/nutrition program.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills in both English and Khmer.
• Excellent communication in English and Khmer, coordination, and facilitation skills.
• Experience in the Cambodian context and within mother and child nutrition.

Competencies

• Applying technical expertise
• Analyzing
• Communications
• Drive for results
• Working with people
• Teamwork and flexibility

Languages

• Fluency in English and Khmer

Please find the details term of reference for this assignment ToR Nutrition Cons - TMS.pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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Remarks:

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

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