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United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (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.
We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:
1.)?Nutrition Officer (Data, Analytics and Evidence)
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Location: Sokoto
Deadline: 14th December, 2023.
Job no: 567902
Location:?Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Level: NO-2
Categories: Nutrition
?Organizational?Context and Purpose for the Job
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- The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does ? in programmes, advocacy and operations.
- The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children?s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential without discrimination, bias or favouritism.
- To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life ? in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions ? her or his rights are violated.
- There is growing evidence that investing in the health, nutrition, education and protection of a society?s most disadvantaged citizens ? addressing inequity ? will allow all children to fulfil their potential and lead to sustained growth and stability in countries.
- This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child while supporting nations’ equitable development.
- UNICEF Nigeria Country is one of the largest operations of UNICEF and the largest in West and Central African Region.
- The country programming is complex as it has development programming, with major disparities between the North and the South, North being relatively deprived and poor, while the majority of the population is concentrated in the North.
- This position contributes to evidence-based planning, improved program monitoring and analytics for enhanced quality assurance and accountability, and enhanced monitoring of changes in bottlenecks affecting the supply, demand, coverage, and quality of key integrated nutrition programmes.
How can you make a difference?
- The Nutrition Officer (Data, Analytics and Evidence) will be based in Sokoto under the overall supervision of the Nutrition Specialist based in the Sokoto Field Office, will work in close collaboration with Abuja?s Nutrition Section Information Management Officer (Data, Analytics and Evidence), and will ensure close collaboration with Government counterparts and Partners at State and Local Government Area (LGA) levels to strengthen data systems across the data value chain.
- The staff member will support programmes across the three focus States?Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara?to achieve the outputs and activities underlined in the current 2023-2027 Country Programme. As an expert s/he will collaborate with State Governments to strengthen Nutrition Information System, provide support to State Partners for monitoring, evaluation, and supportive supervision, to ensure effectiveness and efficiency in nutrition programme.
- The Officer will be required to generate appropriate analytics to strengthen policies, guidelines/ protocols, and programmes for use within UNICEF, the UN, Implementing and Development Partners. The current position is for a duration of 12 months.
- The incumbent will be responsible for designing quality nutrition data collection methodologies, surveys, polling, KAPs, and Peer Data Quality Reviews, including both qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
- S/he will initiate, update and or maintain nutrition databases, while using a range of data platforms such as UNICEF internal databases, ENA for SMART, Excel, ODK platform, RapidPro, other monitoring tools and smart phone inventory for programme monitoring and supportive supervision. Further, the incumbent will be responsible for knowledge generation and development of the programme-appropriate products.
Main Responsibilities and Tasks
Data Systems Strengthening & Information Management:
- Provide leadership on strengthening nutrition data systems (routine, surveys, and surveillance) at sub-national levels and in close collaboration with national partners, including enabling interoperability and digitization of data platforms
- Strengthen existing in-country data approaches and platforms for collecting, analysing, and reporting high quality nutrition data at national and sub-national levels, particularly coverage data.
- Maintain information databases and general Programme tools and consolidate, analyse and report/disseminate data collected throughout various assessments
- Manage relevant nutrition data sets, including humanitarian and development data sets.
- Maintain a well-prioritized plan of information management activities.
- Coordinate with other Programme Sections to ensure data coherence.
- Prepare SitReps, identify information gaps geographically and programmatically whilst also ensuring regular programme pipeline analysis.
- Regularly update and maintain contact list of all Nutrition Partners and working groups.
- Provide support in planning and executing data collection activities, including reviewing documents, preparing survey protocols, and adopting standardized approaches and tools for Nutrition/Cash Based Transfer (CBT) programming.
- Provide analytics, assess trends, and measure outcomes relating to achievement of programme targets to support evidence-based programming.
- As and when needed, coordinate and plan for meetings, develop agendas, document minutes, and share action points with all relevant persons.
- Compile, clean and analyse nutrition/CBT data including Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Maternal, Infant and Young Child Feeding Nutrition, Micronutrients etc.
Programme Performance Monitoring & Reporting:
- Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions, preparing materials and documentation, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based management (RBM), and monitoring and evaluation of results.
- Support complete, quality, and timely reporting based on agreed monitoring frameworks.
- Generate high quality reports and knowledge products including presentations, publications, newsletters, etc.
- Support the preparation of quarterly, annual, and ad hoc reports and newsletters and share findings with stakeholders for informed decision making
- Consolidate data and draft relevant inputs for the progress and final reports for all nutrition reports and other UNICEF reports (mid-year and end-year activity monitoring, strategic monitoring questionnaires etc.).
- Conduct field visits to programme target areas to monitor the quality of data collection and reporting and provide supportive supervision as and when needed.
- Provide support for evaluation and documentation.
- Support resource mobilization activities for the Nutrition Programming.
- Present information in understandable, effective and visually appealing tables, charts, graphs, maps, visuals and reports (such as snapshots, dashboards, gap analysis, etc.).
- Provide any other relevant support as requested by the Nutrition Specialist.
Evidence Generation & Use:
- Plan, Coordinate and conduct Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) surveys and Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Acute Malnutrition (IPC AMN) in collaboration with IPC GNC, Nutrition partners and Government.
- Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with State Governments, Partners, and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme response implementation and build the capacity of stakeholders to achieve programme goals on nutrition in relation to IPC AMN results.
- Support the coordination and conduct Cadre Harmonise (CH) analysis in collaboration with Food Security and Nutrition partners and the Government.
- In collaboration with FAO, State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and relevant Partners, build and sustain effective close working partnerships with nutrition partners, government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate response implementation and develop the capacity of stakeholders to achieve programme goals on Food Security and Nutrition in relation to CH analysis results.
Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building:
- Identify, capture, synthesize, and share lessons learned for knowledge development and to build the capacity of stakeholders.
- Apply innovative research approaches and promote good practices to support implementing and delivering concrete and sustainable programme results.
- Research, benchmark, and report on best and cutting-edge practices for planning knowledge products and systems development.
- Participate as a resource person in capacity-building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders.
Education
- Advanced University Degree in in one of the following fields is required: Nutrition, Public Health, Statistics, Monitoring, Nutritional Epidemiology.
- Additional technical qualifications (supported with certificates) in SMART survey methodology, IPC Acute Malnutrition Analysis, geographic information systems, District Health Information Systems, Information Systems, Computer Science, data management or related field may be an added advantage.
Experience:
- A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience including field work. Experience in nutrition data management, monitoring and evaluation, and workplan development.
- Proven statistical, analytic and technical skills including designing and administrating databases, database management and data analysis using statistical packages ((ENA, SPSS, STATA, etc.), high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), ability to maintain basic websites, ability to produce data summaries and visualizations, GIS knowledge an advantage.
- Experience with digital data platforms and District Health Information Systems-2 (DHIS-2) platforms, SMART surveys, Multi-Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and nutrition analysis including IPC AMN, and CH Analysis
- Experience of working in emergency and humanitarian contexts is an asset.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English is required.
- Knowledge of local languages and any other official UN language is considered as an asset..
For every Child, you demonstrate:
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA):
- Builds and maintains partnerships (II)
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (II)
- Drive to achieve results (II)
- Innovates and embraces change (II)
- Manages ambiguity and complexity (II)
- Thinks and acts strategically (II)
- Works collaboratively with others (II)
- Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (II).
Application Closing Date
14th December, 2023 W. Central Africa Standard Time.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- 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.
- 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.
- UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.? Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions.
- Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).
- Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
2.)?Child Protection Specialist
Location: Borno
Deadline: 13th December, 2023.
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Child Protection Specialist
Location:?Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
How can you make a difference?
- The Specialist contributes to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), and UNICEF?s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
Support to programme/project development and planning:
- Support the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis on the MHPSS response for the child protection programmes/projects to ensure that current and comprehensive data on child protection-MHPSS issues is available to guide UNICEF?s strategic policy advocacy, intervention and development efforts on child rights and protection, and to set programme priorities, strategies, and design and implementation plans. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery.
- Participate in strategic programme discussions on the planning of child protection programmes/projects with specific focus on MHPSS. Formulate, design and prepare MHPSS programme/project proposals for the sector, ensuring alignment with UNICEF?s overall Strategic Plans and the Country Programme, as well as coherence and integration with the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.
- Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies, and implementation plans on MHPSS for the child protection sector using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare required documentations for programme review and approval.
- Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues, partners and the MHPSS working group to discuss strategies and methodologies, and to determine national priorities and competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
- Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes to ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of MHPSS into programmes/projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.
- Support current MHPSS practices, reflecting on a cross-sectoral approach.
- Structured MHPSS activities for girls, boys and their care givers, organized in age-appropriate groups with a clear methodology or curriculum to promote mental well-being. Such activities must align with donor commitments in already-funded projects
Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results:
- Plan and collaborate with colleagues and external partners to establish MHPSS monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators, other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurements, to assess and strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in child protection programmes.
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with the government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required actions and interventions to achieve MHPSS results.
- Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and/or weaknesses in programme management. Identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve MHPSS goals.
- Actively monitor programmes/projects through field visits, surveys and exchange of information with partners to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems. Take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
- Monitor and verify the optimum and appropriate use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations, procedures, donor commitments, as well as standards of accountability and integrity. Ensure timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
- Prepare regular and mandated programme/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.
Technical and operational support to programme implementation:
- Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners and donors on the interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes, best practices, and approaches on child protection related issues to support programme management, implementation and delivery of results.
- Supporting the strengthening of MHPSS in emergencies to meet UNICEF?s core commitments for children, including quality assurance of MHPSS material used by partners (NGOs and Gov), supporting trainings, measuring/monitoring MHPSS indicators for reporting (Sit rep, donor reporting, etc.), and other support needed to achieve results in emergency contexts
- Arrange and coordinate availability of technical experts with Regional Office/HQ to ensure timely and appropriate support throughout the programming process.
- Participate in child protection programme meetings, including programme development and contingency planning discussions on emergency preparedness in the country or other locations designated, to provide technical and operational information, advice and support.
- Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic programme materials for management use, information and/or consideration.
- Support strengthened coordination, technical capacity of the MHPSS Technical Working Group involving government and humanitarian actors
- Provide technical review and inputs related to MHPSS related documentation, Programme Documents etc. developed by the country office/partners.
- Ensure a cross-sectoral approach to case management. This includes review and inputs to the sector specific capacity building materials/sector and identify approaches to help ensure linkages between MHPSS and case management in health, education and child protection.
- Provide support to design and implement MHPSS interventions in the context of humanitarian response
Networking and partnership building:
- Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders, global partners, allies, donors, and academia – through active networking, advocacy and effective communication – to build capacity, exchange knowledge and expertise, and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results in child protection.
- Support, through the development and implementation of MoUs, greater collaboration across Government Ministries for integrated MHPSS through sectors, notably the access to MHPSS within the formal and informal education system.
- Prepare communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships/alliances and to support fund raising for child protection programmes and emergency interventions.
- Participate and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on child protection related issues to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of programmes/projects. Ensure organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDAF process for development planning and agenda setting.
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:
- Apply and introduce innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders, and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.
- Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best practices in child protection management and information systems. Assess, institutionalize, and share best practices and knowledge learned.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes and projects.
- Organize and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders to promote sustainable results in child protection and related programmes/projects.
Requirements
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:
- An Advanced University Degree in one of the following fields is required: International Development, Human Rights, Psychology, Sociology, International Law, or another relevant Social Science field.
- A minimum of five years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required.
- Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
- Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
- Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is considered as an added advantage.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language including Hausa is an asset.
Application Closing Date
13th December, 2023 W. Central Africa Standard Time.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
3.)?Nutrition Officer
Location: Abuja
Deadline: 13th December, 2023.
Job ID: 567858
Location:?Abuja
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Level: NO-2
Categories: Nutrition
How can you Make a Difference?
- Supported by a Nutrition Manager, the Nutrition Officer will support the development and preparation of the SBCC strategy and costed plan aimed to contribute to enhancing dietary intake, preventing common childhood illnesses and improving MIYCN and care practices and will be responsible for initiating, and implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the progress of key deliverables of the nutrition programme within the country programme.
- The Nutrition Officer will provide technical guidance throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant, and child nutrition programmes/ projects.
- This will be carried out according to plans, allocation, results-based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF?s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework
Main Responsibilities and Tasks
Summary of key functions/ accountabilities:
- Support to programme development and planning
- Programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results
- Technical and operational support to programme implementation
- Networking and partnership-building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Support to programme development and planning:
- Contribute to and support the preparation, design, and development of a robust gender transformative behavior change communication strategy to improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition.
- Participate in strategic programme discussions on the planning of gender-sensitive nutrition programmes/ projects, on behavior change communication, with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Formulate, design, and contribute to the development of high-quality nutrition programme proposals, ensuring alignment with UNICEF?s Strategic Plans, Country Programme, and coherence/ integration with the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), regional strategies, as well as national priorities, plans and competencies.
- Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies, and implementation plans based on results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare high-quality documentation for programme review and approval.
- Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss gender and nutrition transformative strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities/ competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
- Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes to ensure integration, coherence, and harmonization of programmes/ projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.
Programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results:
- Plan and/ or collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish gender transformative monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators, and UNICEF/ UN system indicators and measurements, to assess and strengthen performance accountability, coherence, and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in nutrition programmes.
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with government and other stakeholders to assess progress and to determine required action and interventions to achieve results.
- Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and/or weaknesses in programme management. Identify lessons learned and use the knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
- Actively monitor programmes and projects through field visits, surveys and/ or exchange of information with partners and stakeholders to assess progress. Identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/ or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
- Monitor and verify the optimum and appropriate use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative, and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations, procedures, donor commitments, and standards of accountability. Ensure timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
- Prepare regular high-quality programme/ project reports and databases for management, donors, and partners to keep them informed of programme progress
Technical and operational support to programme implementation:
- Supported by the Nutrition Manager, develop high-quality user-centered formative research to inform programme strategies across the country.
- Oversee implementation of gender transformative behavior change communication strategies for nutrition, working in partnership with government, development partners and the private sector.
- Work with nutrition stakeholders to build consensus on a harmonized national behavior change communication strategy.
- Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/ donors on the interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes, best practices, and behavior change communication approaches on nutrition and related issues to support programme development planning, management, implementation, and delivery of results.
- Participate in discussions with national and sub-national stakeholders to promote nutrition and development issues, especially in the areas of behavior change communication
- Draft policy papers, briefs, and other strategic programme materials for management use, information and/ or consideration.
Networking and partnership-building:
- Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with nutrition sector government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge.
- Represent UNICEF in external meetings as appropriate
- Facilitate programme implementation and build the capacity of stakeholders to achieve programme goals on maternal and child rights as well as social justice and equity.
- Prepare high-quality communication and information materials for Country Office programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships/ alliances and support fundraising for nutrition programmes (maternal, newborn and child survival and development).
- Participate and/ or represent UNICEF in inter-agency discussions, ensuring that UNICEF?s position, interests, and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDAF development planning and agenda setting.
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:
- Apply and introduce innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders, and to support the implementation and delivery of normative change.
- Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best and cutting-edge practices in nutrition management and information systems. Assess, institutionalize, and share best practices and knowledge learned.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programs and projects.
- Organize and implement capacity-building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders to promote sustainable results on nutrition-related programs and projects.
Education
- A University Degree in one of the following fields is required: 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.
- An advanced University Degree in the social/ behavioural sciences (Communication, Sociology, Media, Nutrition, Health Education) with proven experience in SBCC strategy and plan development for specific programmes is an asset.
Experience:
- A minimum of five years of professional experience in a developing country 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.
- Experience in health/ nutrition programme/ project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
- Prior experience developing SBCC strategies and costed operational plans.
- Knowledge and prior experience working on MIYCN/IYCF is a plus. Experience in conducting qualitative interviews with stakeholders.
Application Closing Date
13th December, 2023 (W. Central Africa Standard Time).
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
4.)?Programme Manager
Location: Borno
Deadline: 5th December, 2023.
Job no: 567667
Location:?Maiduguri, Borno
Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: P-4
Categories: Programme Management
For every child, commitment
- Maiduguri is a large-sized field office in northeastern Nigeria with 80 staff with approximately USD 150 million annual budget. The Area of Responsibility (AoR) is comprised of three states (Borno, Yobe and (part of) Adamawa) with a total population of 13.5 million people.
- The Programme Manager is responsible for coordinating the planning, implementation and reporting on all programmes.
- The Programme Manager supports the risk management functions including the implementation of the Nigeria Country Office decentralization and accountability framework in the Maiduguri Field Office.
- The Programme Manager serves as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) in the absence of the Chief of Field Office (CFO) and the chair of the Maiduguri Field Office Partnership Review Committee.
- The function plays a strategic role within the field office in ensuring the best use of UNICEF resources and assets in alignment with sound management practices and the Nigeria Country office priorities and goals to deliver results for children in both humanitarian and development programmes.
How can you make a difference?
- The Programme Manager supports the CFO in leading and leveraging partnerships at the sub-national level with both public and private sectors for the achievement of results and fulfilment of the rights of children.
Field Office Programme planning and development:
- Coordinate the Maiduguri Field Office inputs to the preparation of the Situation Analysis for programme development across the humanitarian development peace nexus.
- Coordinate the preparation of programme work plans.
- Administer a consistent and transparent monitoring system at the AoR, providing accurate analysis of socio-political-economic trends and their implications for ongoing programmes and projects.
- Responsible for preparation of program recommendations for inclusion in formal programme documentation, and new approaches, methods, and practices.
- Coordinate the planning and updating of the situation analysis by the Programme teams in the FO to establish comprehensive data and information for programme development planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Guide the various Programme teams throughout the process of programme formulation, planning and preparation of the Country Programme ensuring harmonization of approaches and alignment with UNICEF?s Strategic Plan, corporate guidelines, policies/procedures and regional and national priorities. Provide technical and operational support throughout the process.
- Coordinate the necessary technical programming support from the CO level.
- Review the FO Programme recommendations to ensure the quality of the inputs to the CO Programme strategy and alignment with the UNICEF?s Strategic plan, compliance with policies and procedures and that documentation materials are completed accurately and comprehensively.
Support to the CFO on managing the field office including Risk Management:
- Serve as Officer-in-Charge of the Field Office in the absence of the CFO.
- Assist in establishing programme work plans and monitors progress and compliance.
- Help to manage allocation and disbursement of programme funds, ensuring that funds are properly coordinated, monitored, and liquidated.
- Collaborate with the Operations Section to establish and maintain sound internal controls supportive of programming endeavors and to coordinate financial and supply management requirements and accountability.
- Supports the risk management functions including the implementation of the Nigeria Country Office decentralization and accountability framework at the Maiduguri Field Office level.
- Takes appropriate actions to optimize use of programme funds.
- Ensure programme efficiency and delivery through transparent approach to programme planning, monitoring, and evaluation. Monitor and assess programmes and operations at the FO and provide advice on best and innovative programming and management practices to enhance programming and operations.
- Coordinate with the Programmes on annual work planning, setting priorities/targets and establishing performance measurements. Monitor implementation and progress of work plans; collaborate with colleagues to assist, work closely with the Nigeria Country Office Section Chiefs and Managers to ensure achievement of results according to targets and performance standards.
- Establish clear performance objectives, goals, and timelines; and provide timely guidance to his/her team to enable them to perform their duties responsibly and efficiently. Plan and ensure timely performance planning, management, and assessment.
Monitoring and quality control of programmes in AoR:
- Participate in meetings/events and annual/midterm reviews with the government and other counterparts/stakeholders to contribute to strategic programme discussions, planning, and assessments.
- Coordinate the implementation of programmes in the AoR; identify weaknesses, bottlenecks, and potential problems. Collaborate with the Programme teams, Sectors and/or other partners and stakeholders to resolve issues.
- Undertakes field visits to monitor and assess programme implementation and decides on required corrective action.
- Monitor the optimum and appropriate use of programme resources (financial, human, administrative and other assets) and verify compliance with organizational rules, regulations and procedures, donor commitments and standards of accountability and integrity.
- Coordinate and/or provide advice on the preparation of mandated programme and operational reports.
Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration:
- Liaise with the UN system partners to strengthen UN system interagency coherence, collaboration, cooperation and harmonization of programming, common services and operations at the Maiduguri Field Office level.
- Develop partnerships and collaboration with internal and external counterparts, including those of the UN and national partners, to improve the ability to collect and disseminate development data and information, exchange information on programme/project status and implementation and movement/distribution of supplies.
- Plans, develops and implements sectoral programme(s) by collaborating with the government and other partners.
- Ensure organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UN cooperation Framework development planning and agenda/priority setting at the Maiduguri Field Office level.
- Collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues in Programme Development planning of programmes/projects.
- Build and strengthen strategic partnerships at the Maiduguri Field Office level with government institutions, sub-national stakeholders, and other partners/allies/donors/academia to advocate UNICEF goals to advance child?s right to survival, development and good being, mobilize resources, seek cooperation and establish alliances.
Rights-Based and Results-Based Programme Management Approach:
- Ensure the quality of child rights-based programmes through consistent and effective planning, design, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of programmes and projects.
- Bring coherence, synergy and added value to the programming planning and design processes using a results-based management approach to programme design.
- Ensure viable recommendations on project implementation, alternative approaches, and optimal utilization of resources that contribute effectively to the fulfilment of the rights of children and women, and recommendations on new programme initiatives and management issues to ensure achievement of stated objectives.
- Conducts policy analysis from a children’s and women’s rights perspective and advocacy at the community and family levels for credibility in national policy debates.
- Promote the organization goals of UNICEF through advocacy and policy dialogue at the Maiduguri Field Office level.
Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity building:
- Ensure that area programmes are strengthened by knowledge management through data collection and analysis, complete and accurate reporting as well as participation in the Programme Knowledge Network system of ?lessons learned” and other corporate- level databases.
- Provide government authorities with technical supports and guidance to plan and organize training programmes for the purpose of capacity building and programme sustainability.
- Ensure the building or reinforcing of the commitment and institutional capacities of the national and local partners starting with taking a strategic approach to the identification of these partners and partnerships.
- Advise internal colleagues in the FO on the development and implementation of policies and procedures, use of latest information technology and introduction of innovation and best practices to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy in programming and operations.
- Coordinate the collection, institutionalization and sharing of lessons learned to enhance performance and to use lessons learned in development/policy planning at the FO level.
- Promote learning and development through planning and organization of training events, activities, and other capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies/productivity of staff members.
Requirements
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have?
- Education: An Advanced University Degree in one of the following fields is required: Social Sciences, International Relations, Government And Public Relations, Public or Social Policy, Sociology, Social or Community Development, or another relevant technical field.
- Work experience: A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate?
UNICEF?s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
- Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (2)
- Works collaboratively with others (2)
- Builds and maintains partnership (2)
- Innovates and embraces change (2) Thinks and acts strategically (2)
- Drive to achieve results for impact (2)
- Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)
Application Closing Date
5th December, 2023?W. Central Africa Standard Time.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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5.)?Information Management Officer (Nutrition)
Location: Borno
Deadline: 30th November, 2023.
Location:?Maiduguri, Borno
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Level: NO-2
Categories: Nutrition
For every child, dedication
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does – in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favoritism.
There is growing evidence that investing in the health, nutrition, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens addressing inequity not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries.
Therefore, the focus on equity is vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
In 2015, Northeast Nigeria Nutrition Sector was established following the recommendation by the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) to adopt the Sector approach. The Nutrition Sector is chaired by the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) and UNICEF is the Sector Lead Agency. The overall objective of the Nutrition Sector response is to provide integrated preventive and curative services to mitigate a deterioration in the nutrition situation and support recovery for those already malnourished. UNICEF scaled up comprehensive nutrition program in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states since 2017 in collaboration with government and partners.
Preventive, promotive, and curative nutrition services are designed based on local context to ensure availability and access to life-saving nutrition services in host communities, IDP camps and hard to reach areas through integration of nutrition services in functional health facilities, deployment of out-reach team in IDP camps and mobile nutrition team in hard-to-reach areas. UNICEF has set up a nutrition surveillance system in Northeast Nigeria and co-chairs the assessment and information management technical working group (AIM TWG).
How can you make a difference?
- The IMO provides professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes / projects Maiduguri Field Office, from development, planning, and delivery of results.
- In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results.
Information Management:
- Planning: Work with state operational arms to have a well-prioritized plan of information management activities and contribute to UNICEF planning processes.
- Data collection and analysis: Compile, clean and analyse nutrition data including Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Vitamin A supplementation, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practice, Micronutrients supplementation and Visualize nutrition data and create information products (briefs, maps, graphs, PowerPoints etc).
- Reporting: Support complete, quality, and timely reporting of nutrition programs based on partnership agreements and agreed monitoring frameworks.
- Provide support in development of proposals, donor reports and reviewing documents, and adopting standardized approaches and tools for nutrition programming.
- Data storage: Maintain information databases and general project information management tools, such as 5W matrix, Gap Matrix on UNICEF and sector online systems.
- Coordination: Co-chair the Nutrition Sector?s AIM TWG and represent UNICEF in information management and survey related meeting and workshop and put UNICEF stands clearly for nutrition programming in northeast Nigeria.
- Information dissemination: Disseminate Nutrition Sector information and information products through appropriate channels (including HR.info website), gather feedback on IM products and use it to make improvements.
- Design and implement an information management capacity assessment and capacity development plan for Sector partners in collaboration with AIM TWG.
Situation Monitoring and Assessment:
- Takes lead in compiling data to inform and prepare the SitRep inputs with emphasis on nutrition section and sector plans, targets, and achievements.
- Ensures that all sector partners have timely and accurate information of change in conditions of children, women, and their families and facilitates information exchange to support planning and measurement of program impact.
- Preparation of survey reports and newsletters and share findings with partners for improved action in nutrition.
- Prepare briefs and presentations as and when needed for decision making and prioritization of nutrition interventions
- Contribute to preparation of regular and mandated sectoral programme/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.
- Contributes to the preparation of donor proposals and donor reports, and other briefing notes as required by the program and sector.
- Contribute to the review of Nutrition and Food security Surveillance System (NFSS) indicators and support report validation and IPC/AMN analysis and report writing.
Support to programme development, planning and monitoring:
- Conduct regularly update and situation analysis for the program, partner presence mapping and share with implementing agencies in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states the collated overall, and state specific nutrition statistics against agreed performance indicators in all information exchange channels, for higher management use to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery of results.
- Conduct field visits to programs in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states to monitor the quality of data collection and reporting; also provides supportive supervision as and when needed.
- Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions; preparing materials and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based planning (RBM), and monitoring and evaluation of results.
- Prepare required documentations and materials to facilitate the programme review meetings
- Develop periodic dashboard and evidence for advocacy for nutrition programming.
Coordination and Representation:
- As a member of the Nutrition Sector Coordination Team, contribute to the effective roll out and monitoring of the core Sector functions and to the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HNO, HRP, FTS and CCPM).
- Represent the Sector information management function at all levels and coordinate with others within the function to ensure effective communication, reporting and engagement.
- Actively engage with other IMOs through relevant IMWGs, including representing the Sector on the inter-sector IMWG
Requirements
Education:
- University Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics or Computer Science or a related field with a nutrition focus.
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in public health, nutrition, knowledge / data management or related field in the country, experience of working in a humanitarian context will be an asset.
- Experience of nutrition data collection, with extensive experience, compiling and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and producing relevant graphical presentations of analysed data is mandatory.
- Proven experience in synthesizing relevant nutrition related information and developing reports on time against set deadlines for the dissemination of key findings to technical and non-technical audiences is required.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English required. Knowledge of the working language of the duty station 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 Competencies required for this post are:
- Builds and maintains partnerships
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact
- Innovates and embraces change
- Manages ambiguity and complexity
- Thinks and acts strategically
- Works collaboratively with others.
Application Closing Date
30th November, 2023 (W. Central Africa Standard Time).
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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