UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, health

UNICEF in the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights of children to access services and protection, from early childhood through to adolescence. Our objective is to ensure that every child in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, irrespective of background or circumstance, has an equal chance to fulfil their potential.

In the past years, UNICEF in the State of Palestine has achieved a high reach and engagement through its communication channels. UNICEF-SoP would like to build on this and continue engaging with our audience, who are not only seek information but are willing to have important conversations on crucial issues concerning children’s wellbeing and rights. 

How can you make a difference?

The Nutrition Manager supports the Chief in managing the section, contributing to innovation and knowledge management. S/He is responsible for developing, preparing and managing complex, key and integrated nutrition programmes. The Nutrition Manager provides authoritative technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant and child nutrition programmes/projects. This is carried out according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Contribute to UNICEF’s emergency nutrition analysis to define overall needs, map partner efforts and critically, identify of gaps to guide UNICEF response efforts and fulfilment of the Core Commitment for Children (CCC).
• In coordination with partners and other sectors, define and periodically update UNICEF nutrition response (and when relevant recovery) plan, including main response activities as well as contingency plans for additional hazards including disease outbreaks. In doing so, ensure effective cross-sectoral response planning.
• In line with above, provide technical guidance to office efforts in nutrition emergencies to identify, (contingency) plan, and respond to specific nutrition, disease threats by providing office briefings, technical clarification and messages on the nature of the event.  
• Working with WFP, WHO, national nutrition authorities and relevant partners, monitor surveillance and disease prevention and control efforts for epidemic prone diseases (measles, cholera, meningitis, yellow fever, etc.) Share information for internal communication and external coordination as needed. Propose UNICEF programming interventions to reinforce overall surveillance efforts as required.
• As required, provide technical support to UNICEF and partners to develop, adapt and share relevant standards, protocols, guidelines, and training materials for effective nutrition emergency response. Support training as needed.
• Where possible, plan and participate in field monitoring missions, systematically track and resolve action points for improved nutrition and cross-sectoral programme response.
• Oversee emergency nutrition supply chain including pre-positioning of stocks in coordination with UNICEF Supply/Logistics and partners staff to nutrition commodities. Ensure a responsive and accountable release strategy.
• Provide timely inputs to UNICEF information products related to the response including situation reports.
• Contribute to development of funding appeals, donor reports and project proposals related to the nutrition emergency response (and recovery).
• Represent UNICEF in the nutrition cluster and other relevant coordination meetings as needed.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

• An advanced university degree in Nutrition, public health and/or related field.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in nutrition, with field experience in responding to nutrition emergencies. This includes coordination and partnerships, risk assessments, planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of nutrition programmes.
• Experience with infectious disease control response highly preferred.
• Experience with UNICEF and/or other UN agencies, and/or INGOs in emergency settings essential.

Language Proficiency:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of:

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability
• Sustainability

(CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (II)
• Works Collaboratively with others (II)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (II)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (II)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (II)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (II)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (II)

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. 

Remarks:

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate. 

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be cancelled.

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.