Overview
This role supports the implementation and documentation of food systems priorities across Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on youth-led nutrition advocacy initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to youth-led nutrition advocacy initiatives, including planning, preparing materials, and documenting results.
- Advance UNICEF’s food systems priorities, including SBC strategies, IYCF programming, and overweight/obesity prevention.
- Coordinate and plan donor reporting processes, consolidating country inputs and preparing technical content.
- Prepare and adapt technical inputs, background materials, and guidance notes.
- Plan and organize technical meetings, workshops, and capacity-strengthening processes.
- Support collaboration and information exchange with various stakeholders.
- Contribute to knowledge management and dissemination processes by consolidating inputs and developing materials.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience at national and/or international level in public health, nutrition and/or related development programmes.
- Demonstrated professional experience in youth engagement and advocacy processes.
- Professional experience in public health and/or nutrition / food systems programming is desirable.
- Experience with Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) strategies across the life cycle is a strong asset.
- Required experience contributing to programme documentation, knowledge management, dissemination processes, donor reporting, etc.
- Experience supporting multi-country or multi-stakeholder coordination processes is an asset.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Social Sciences, Development Studies, International Relations, Public Policy, Communications or a related field.
- Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) is desirable
