Post Title: Nutrition and Data Management Officer
Vacancy Announcement No:OMN/001/2015
Grade: Service Contract SC10 (NOC equivalent)
Salary: As per UN Salary Scale
(VA issued on 18 February 2015
closing date 3 March 2015)
This vacancy is open to both male and
female Kenyan Nationals.
Qualified female candidates are
particularly encouraged to apply.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide.
We are currently seeking to fill the
position of Nutrition and Data Management Officer, in support of the Regional
Bureau for East & Central Africa (OMN), based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Regional Bureau provides
strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations
and activities in nine countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya,
Rwanda,
Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.
Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.
Duties and Responsibilities: Under the direct supervision of the Senior Regional Nutrition Officer,
the Nutrition and Data Management Officer will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Provide technical advice to Country Offices on
nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive programme and policy issues
including assessment and data analysis, the choice of objectives,
activities, transfer modalities and commodity choice for nutrition
specific and nutrition sensitive programming in line with WFP standards
and processes;
- Support the strengthening of national
nutrition initiatives, including the development of national government
policies related to nutrition as well as nutrition strategies, action
plans, protocols and guidelines in line with the SUN Movement and
international guidance and current evidence;
- Work with staff in procurement, logistics,
finance, other programme units and other divisions to ensure effective
design and delivery of WFP nutrition programming;
- Provide support for operational partnerships,
including inter-agency collaboration, to ensure a strong multi-sectorial
response to nutrition in both emergency and non-emergency settings;
- Prepare accurate and timely reporting and
learning, contributing to a knowledge base that informs decision making of
WFP and other stakeholders;
- Design and conduct nutrition assessments and
communicate the nutrition situation clearly and effectively to nutrition
stakeholders;
- Represent WFP at regional, national and
international meetings to contribute in technical discussions, exchange
experiences, advocate for nutrition interventions and identify areas of
potential collaboration;
- Build capacity of WFP staff, partners and
national governments to assess and respond to nutrition problems;
- Support the monitoring and evaluation of WFP
activities, provide technical analysis, and interpretation;
- Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting
as a point of referral and supporting them on more complex analysis and
queries;
- Contribute to emergency preparedness actions,
providing technical recommendations on contingency planning, risk analysis
and early warning related to nutrition risks;
- Act in an assigned emergency response capacity
as required to meet emergency food assistance needs;
- Undertake other duties as assigned by
supervisor.
Other Specific Job Requirements:
- Support the design, implementation and
analysis of assessments in collaboration with Nutrition, VAM and M&E
units at WFP Regional Bureau and Country Offices;
- Support in designing formats for the
collection of data from the fields;
- Support WFP Country Offices in in data
management including database development, statistical analysis and the
production of nutritional maps;
- Production of various data related maps for
trends analysis;
- Develop regional data base on regional
internal and external capacity within the area of Nutrition;
- Conduct training for country-based staff on
nutrition data collection, nutrition indicators and data analysis
including multi-causal pathways.
Qualifications and Experience
Education: Advanced
University degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology,
Medicine or other relevant field.
Medicine or other relevant field.
Experience: At least 5 years of professional experience within the area of food security, public health, or nutrition.
Desired Experiences For Entry Into The Role:
- Experience working with governments on
developing nutrition policies and/or implementing a nutrition programme
(within food security or health);
- Experience conducting nutritional assessments,
data analysis and recommendations for programme;
- Experience working in multiple countries;
- Experience working in both emergencies and
development context.
Skills and Competencies:
- Good knowledge of statistical analysis and
database management, including experience with SPPSS, ENA or other
statistical software;
- Successful track record in planning,
conducted, and dissemination results of nutrition surveys;
- Strong organizational skills, with an ability
to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously;
- Ability to work both independently and as part
of a diverse team.
Language: Fluency
in both oral and written communication in English essential. Proficiency in a
second official WFP language, preferably French is desirable.
Application Procedures:
- Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/15-0017483
- Step 1: Create your online CV.
- Step 2: Click on “Description” to read
the position requirements and “Apply” to submit your
application.
Note: You
must complete Step 2 in order for your application to be considered for this vacancy.
Deadline for applications: 3 March 2015.
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
If you have any queries relating to this VA please send them to: wfp.omnhr@wfp.org
Post Title: Nutrition and HIV Officer
Vacancy Announcement No:OMN/002/2015
Grade: Service Contract SC9 (NOB equivalent)
Grade: Service Contract SC9 (NOB equivalent)
Duty Station: WFP’s
Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa (OMN), based in Nairobi
Salary: As per UN Salary Scale
(VA issued on 18 February 2015
closing date 3 March 2015)
This vacancy is open to both male and
female Kenyan Nationals.
Qualified female candidates are
particularly encouraged to apply.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the
world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide.
We are currently seeking to fill the
position of Nutrition and HIV Officer, in support of the Regional Bureau for
East & Central Africa (OMN), based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Regional Bureau
provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP
operations and activities in nine countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia,
Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.
Duties and Responsibilities: Under the direct supervision of the Senior Regional
Nutrition Officer,
the Nutrition and HIV Officer will be responsible for the following tasks:
the Nutrition and HIV Officer will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Contribute to the development of nutrition and
HIV projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with
wider nutrition policies and guidance;
- Provide the Nutrition and HIV unit with
support to specific and defined nutrition and HIV projects and activities,
ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes/projects that
complies with WFP standards and procedures;
- Develop and coordinate data gathering and
monitoring/assessment systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are
maintained;
- Track and analyze data to provide input into
reporting activities and contribute to the preparation of accurate and
timely reporting on nutrition and HIV activities that enables informed
decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders;
- Liaise with implementing partners (internal
and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective
collaboration, timeliness and efficiency, and highlight potential risks to
project delivery;
- Support the identification of potential
partners and partnership negotiations to ensure a collaborative and
holistic approach to meeting nutrition needs;
- Support the capacity building of WFP staff,
partners and national government to prepare for and respond to nutrition
needs for vulnerable groups, including HIV/TB clients, for example the
production and review of training materials;
- Guide more junior staff, acting as a point of
referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries;
- Act in an assigned emergency response capacity
as required to meet emergency food assistance needs;
- Undertake other duties as assigned by
supervisor.
Other Specific Job Requirements:
- Identify funding opportunities for Food and
Nutrition in HIV and TB, including support around strengthening
Governments and Country Offices’ capacity to raise funds, and COs
participation in national planning & budgeting mechanisms (including
identification of unit costs, appropriate financing mechanisms, grant
application etc.);
- Assist on enhancing recognition of the role of
food and nutrition within the HIV and TB responses by mapping and actively
engaging in on-going HIV-related task teams and working groups with the
following stakeholders;
- Support the regional effort to ensure
available data for HIV and Nutrition interventions in the region is
updated and contribute to drafting/disseminating the Regional HIV/TB and
Nutrition Strategy.
Qualifications and Experience
- Education: Advanced University degree in
Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology,
- Medicine or other relevant field.
- Experience: At least 3 years of professional
experience in public health and nutrition. Good knowledge of HIV/AIDS and
Nutrition and good understanding on the role of nutrition on human health
Desired Experiences For Entry Into
The Role:
- Experience and exposure to implementation of
national/international development programmes;
- Experience working in public health/food security/nutrition
and HIV related activities;
- Experience in conducting nutrition and food
security assessments;
- Experience in writing funding proposals for
nutrition and HIV/AIDS response;
- Ability to work autonomously and to take an
idea from theory to practice;
- Ability to motivate others and an
entrepreneurial spirit.
Skills and Competencies:
- Experience working in developing countries and
in building partnership with ministries of health, national AIDS programs,
or national and local organizations;
- Successful track record in advocacy,
networking and inter-agency collaboration and management;
- Strong organizational skills, with an ability
to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously;
- Ability to work both independently and as part
of a diverse team.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in
English essential.
Proficiency in a second official WFP
language, preferably French is desirable.
Application procedures:
- Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/15-0017484
- Step 1: Create your online CV.
- Step 2: Click on “Description” to read
the position requirements and “Apply” to submit your
application.
Note: You must complete Step 2 in order for your
application to be considered for this vacancy.
Deadline for applications: 3 March 2015.
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
If you have any queries relating to this VA please send them to: wfp.omnhr@wfp.org
WFP does not charge fees at any stage during the recruitment process.
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.