Overview
The Health & Nutrition Officer provides professional technical assistance and support for programme/project design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration of programme/project activities. The role supports the achievement of planned objectives aligned with Health & Nutrition programme goals and strategy.
Tasks Summary
- Assists in the preparation and update of Situation Analysis by compiling and analyzing Health & Nutrition data.
- Drafts chapters, prepares statistical data reports, and assists with preparation of sectoral input to programme documents.
- Provides technical assistance in the integration of the Health & Nutrition programme with other sectors.
- Assists in the design, planning, monitoring and evaluation of the Health & Nutrition programme.
- Supports the improvement of programme delivery with emphasis on sustainability and community participation.
- Assists in the development of the sectoral work plan and technical decisions.
- Analyses data and information, and drafts progress reports.
- Monitors to ensure objectives and targets are timely met and achieved.
- Assists in the planning and organizing training/development activities.
- Provides timely implementation follow-up, including monitoring UNICEF inputs, local conditions and resources.
- Assists in identification and selection of Health & Nutrition supplies and equipment.
- Participates in field visits for monitoring project activities and local conditions.
- Assists in identifying necessary action for programme adjustments, acceleration, improvement and sustainability.
- Reports to supervisor and/or Head of Office the outcome of programme monitoring and review meetings.
- Coordinates with Operations and Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities.
- Monitors disbursements of funds, ensuring activities are within established plans of action and programme budget allotments.
- Exchanges information and knowledge with other programmes.
- Assists in establishing effective monitoring, knowledge database/network and reporting systems.
- Keeps close contacts with external counterparts to improve data collection and dissemination.
- Conducts accurate and timely monitoring and data collection, and supports an integrated monitoring system.
- Assists with partners to ensure that monitoring systems are properly designed.
- Analyses monitoring data and provides feed-forward or recommends adjustment as appropriate.
- Assists in the timely preparation of annual sector status reports.
- Assists in the drafting and preparation of programme reports.
- Assists in the implementation of emergency preparedness plan relating to Health & Nutrition.
- Provides assistance to the Country Office as required in humanitarian action.
- Performs any other duties and responsibilities assigned as appropriate.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum one year (1 year) of professional work experience in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health programmes.
- Professional work experience in a programme management function or a technical expert capacity in child survival & health care.
- Developing country field work experience.
- Background/familiarity with Emergency.
Qualification Requirements
• University degree in Public Health and Nutrition, Child Development, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines.
