UNICEF Somalia
Vacancy Announcement Ref:UNICEFSOM//2014/005
Title: Programme Assistant (Nutrition Monitoring)
Category and Grade Level: General Support (GS-6)
Length of Contract: One (1) Year
Organization Unit: Programme / ACSD / Nutrition
Duty Station: Garowe
Closing Date of Application: 22nd November, 2014
If you are qualified and looking for
a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali children
while gaining opportunities for career growth, you are invited to apply for the
post of Programme Assistant- Nutrition Monitoring with UNICEF Somalia, Garowe
office
If successful, you’ll be part of a
dynamic and passionate team in Somalia and Nairobi that works together to
improve the health, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, and basic education
of Somali girls and boys and protect them from violence, exploitation and
abuse.
Purpose of the Post: Under general guidance and supervision of the
Nutrition Project Officer, performs a variety of information gathering,
monitoring, technical and administrative services of moderate scope and
difficulty in support of nutrition programme activities.
The successful candidate will be
offered a Fixed Term Appointment for one year. Further extensions will be based
on organizational needs, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Undertake field visits to provide supportive
supervision and monitor implementation of nutrition activities by
government and partners and share field visit reports with highlighted
corrective action on a regular basis for quality service delivery.
- In collaboration with the nutrition team
support government and partners in training health and nutrition staff and
/or community workers in key areas of nutrition programming, and ensures
logistics, administrative and technical assistance to all UNICEF supported
nutrition training workshops.
- Scrutinize plans of operations, exchange of
letter and takes appropriate follow-up action.
- Assist in the administrative processing of
government requests for assistance.
- Carry out specific administrative
operational/control for nutrition project/programme activities, e.g.
regarding preparation of distribution plans, emergency stocks monitoring
including following up of liquidation of implemented projects, preparation
of release orders, and processing of partners request for assistance as
necessary
- Support the nutrition team in collecting,
collating and organizing (electronic and hard copies) nutrition
information/statistics on a regular basis from government and partner
records and reports and contributes to maintenance of accurate, complete
and up-to-date information on nutrition programme activities and for
emergency preparedness and response.
- Contributes to the preparation of reports,
project documents and submission to partners (including Somali authorities
as applicable) by providing information, preparing tables and drafting
relatively routine sections.
- Prepares background information, including
budgets, for use in discussions with Governments and other organizations;
and supports maintenance of nutrition cluster coordination mechanisms.
- In close collaboration with Accelerated Child
Survival and Development (ACSD) team, assist Government and partners in
the overall integration of the Basic Nutrition Services Package (BNSP)
components with health, WASH actions for maximum impact of nutrition
response.
- Organize data and information, prepares and
maintains records, documents and control plans for zonal nutrition
activities;
- Maintain zonal nutrition documentation center,
including Child Info documentation.
- Perform other duties as required by supervisor
to ensure smooth implementation of the programme
Qualifications, Experience and
Competencies
- Completion of secondary school education;
preferably post-secondary school qualification supplemented by technical
or university course in relevant field (public health, nutrition,
statistics, applied research, data management).
- Six years of progressively responsible
clerical or administrative work; knowledge of different nutrition interventions
including emergency nutrition preparedness and response
- Proficiency in written and oral English and
Somali is required
- Ability to operate Microsoft Office computer
programmes.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work and
communicate with tact.
- Ability to work independently and accurately.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a
multi-cultural environment, and establish harmonious and effective working
relationships both within and outside the organization.
- High sense of integrity with demonstrated
ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, and establish harmonious
and effective working relationship
Interested and qualified candidates
should send their applications with updated UN Personal History Form (P.11)
form (CLICK HERE to
download), updated CV and copies of academic certificates. UN staffs are
requested to provide the last two Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs). Please
quote the vacancy number in your application.
Human Resources Unit, NEZ
Vacancy Number: UNICEFSOM//2014/005
Garowe, Somalia
Email to: somaliahrvacancies@unicef.org
Please note that documents submitted along with your applications will not be returned.
Ensure you send copies of your
testimonials.
Only short-listed applicants will be
contacted.
Qualified female candidates are especially encouraged to apply
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