Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, FT, P3, Kinshasa, DRC (Open only to non-DRC nationals)

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 120,483 USD and 157,764 USD.

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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, Survival

UNICEF has been present in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1963 to reach the most disadvantaged children, to save their lives, to defend their rights and to help them fulfil their potential.

UNICEF is among the first responders to provide a multi-sectoral and integrated life-saving response to address acute humanitarian needs. A systematic gender lens will be applied to all analysis and programme design. Strengthening empowerment of local organizations and existing community structures is the backbone of UNICEF’s localization approach. This enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of the humanitarian response, while also contributing to enhancing community resilience mechanisms and social cohesion.

How can you make a difference?

On behalf of the IASC Humanitarian Coordinator and the Cluster-lead agency (UNICEF) and in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Nutrition Cluster Coordinator (NCC) will provide leadership and facilitate the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, adequate, coherent, effective, and timely response by members of the Nutrition Cluster (NC).

The NCC will lead the joint efforts to implement the six core functions of a Cluster, as established by the IASC5:

• Supporting service delivery
• Informing strategic decision-making of the HC6/HCT7 for the humanitarian response
• Prioritization, grounded in response analysis
• Advocacy
• Monitoring and reporting the implementation of the cluster strategy and results; recommending corrective action where necessary
• Build national capacity for contingency planning/preparedness for recurrent disasters whenever feasible and relevant.

Moreover, the NCC ensure that all Cluster members integrate the principles and practices of accountability to affected population in the nutrition humanitarian response, for which the above list has been later renamed as the 6+1 functions.

1. General responsibilities

• Manage the Cluster coordination team at the national level and sub-national level
• Organize regular meetings to coordinate the nutrition response and address common challenges
• Provide strategic leadership to the sub-national clusters (both the roving team and area coordinators)
• Ensure Cluster members’ contact list is regularly updated
• Inform Humanitarian Country Team /Humanitarian Coordinator/Chief of UNICEF Emergency Section of Nutrition Cluster analyses and concerns
• Facilitate information exchange within and beyond the Cluster through the dedicated website, the shared drive, communication groups, nutrition bulletins, and by ensuring active Technical Working Groups (TWG)
• Proactively engage in relevant strategic coordination mechanisms on identified themes (Cash and Voucher Assistance, AAP, integration, humanitarian access, Inclusion, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Localization, Nexus etc.).

2. Need assessment and analysis

3. Strategic response plan

4. Implementation and monitoring

5. Operational peer review and evaluation

6. Preparedness

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field
• At least five years of progressively responsible humanitarian work experience with UN and/or NGO, including nutrition programme management and/or coordination in the first phase of a major nutrition emergency response in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care
• Previous Cluster Coordination experience is an asset
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in French and a good knowledge of English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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.

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