Chief Health and Nutrition

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As head of the Health & Nutrition team, leads, manages, develops and enables a competent team of professional and support staff to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the Health & Nutrition  programme. Contributes to create synergistic partnerships which reinforce other organizations – including other UN Agencies – SDGs strategic directions in areas where UNICEF has primary responsibility or comparative advantage such as interrelated areas of maternal, new-born, and child health and nutrition as well support Strengthening Primary Heath Care as a platform for achieving

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Advanced university degree in: Public health, nutrition, child development, social policy, social development, community development, or other relevant disciplines. Specialized training in health planning, health economics or public policy preferred and will be prioritized in the recruitment.
• Work Experience: Minimum 8 (eight) years of professional work experience at the national and international levels in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health and nutrition programmes relevant to child survival, health & nutrition care including engagement in health policy formulation, budget review and costing and financing of essential package of health and nutrition interventions, and professional work experience in a managerial position, or a technical expert position in health, nutrition, and child survival & health care. 
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of other UN languages and language of the local context (Arabic) is highly desirable.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/578389

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