Technical Officer/Nutrition

Vacancy Notice No: AFRO/14/TA42 Title: Technical Officer/Nutrition Grade: P3 Contract type: Temporary appointment Duration of contract:  One (01) year	Date: 6 May 2014 Application Deadline: 27 May 2014 Duty Station:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   Organization unit: AFRO Africa Regional Office (AF/RGO) / AF/HPR - Health Promotion (AF/HPR)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME : To coordinate WHO Country Office nutrition activities and provide technical support in strengthening and implementing effective nutrition interventions through facilitating the development of a comprehensive nutrition information system and strengthening national nutrition surveillance, as well as implementing scaling-up actions in nutrition.
Description of duties: The incumbent will undertake the following assigned duties: 1.Develop national capacities for mainstreaming nutrition in national health care, repositioning nutrition as central to national development, and supervising and supporting scaling-up nutrition action at country and district level. 2.Support the Ministry of Health in scaling up direct nutrition interventions including planning, budgeting and implementing nutrition interventions in collaboration with relevant other partners 3.Support the strengthening of national nutrition surveillance system through: a) establishing institutional framework and infrastructures, where necessary, for regular monitoring of nutrition situation in the country and monitoring and evaluating the implementation of nutrition interventions, and b) ensuring linkage with other health and food security information and surveillance systems 4.Provide technical support to the Ministry of Health through supporting the development of policies, strategies, training and guidance material in areas such as, but not limited to, Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, including Severe Acute Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. 5.Provide regular progress report on the country's work on scaling-up action in nutrition
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Essential: First University degree in Nutrition, Medicine or other related field, with sound knowledge of nutrition Desirable: Public Health background
Skills:  Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to work effectively in a team Ability to motivate, guide and develop other capacities at national level Carry out advocacy and communicate the nutrition message
Experience: Essential: At least 5 years of experience working in the area of developing and implementing national nutrition programmes and activities. Desirable: Experience in working in countries in Africa an asset Strong ability to act strategically, to build and maintain solid networks of contacts to implement nutrition programmes and advocate for nutrition would also be an asset
Languages: Excellent knowledge of English and working knowledge of French.
Annual salary: (Net of tax) US$ 56,091 at single rate US$ 60,091 with primary dependants	Post Adjustment: 46.4 % of the above figure(s). This percentage is to be considered as indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation.
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