Nutrition Cluster Coordinator

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Description

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• Identify key humanitarian partners for the cluster, respecting their respective mandates and program priorities.
• Identify other key partners including local and national authorities, etc.
• Carryout capacity mapping of all current and potential actors – government, national and international humanitarian organizations as well as national institutions, the private sector and market assess to materials and services.
• Ensure appropriate coordination between all Nutrition humanitarian partners, including national and international NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, IOM and other international organizations active in the sector, as well as national authorities and local structures.
• Ensure the establishment/maintenance of appropriate sector coordination mechanisms including working groups at the national, and if necessary, local level.
• Ensure that participants work collectively, ensuring the complementarities of the various stake holder’s actions.
• Promote emergency response actions while at the same time considering the need for early recovery planning as well as prevention and risk reduction concerns.
• Ensure effective links with other clusters (with OCHA support), especially Health & Nutrition, Agriculture and Livelihoods and Education.
• Represent the interests of the cluster in discussions with the Humanitarian Coordinator on prioritization, resource mobilization and advocacy.
• Act as focal point for inquiries on the cluster’s response plans and operations.
• Fulfill the cluster functions.
• Support service delivery
• Inform the HC/HCT’s strategic decision-making.
• Plan and implement cluster strategies.
• Monitor and evaluate performance.
• Build national capacity in preparedness and contingency planning.
• Support robust advocacy.
• Ensure Accountability to Affected Population

• An advanced university degree in nutrition, public health, or other associated disciplines is required.
• A minimum of eight years of relevant work experience demonstrating technical expertise in the field of nutrition in emergencies is required.
• Experience in IASC nutrition cluster coordination is required.
• Demonstrative capacity to identify and monitor gender inequalities, as well as develop and implement gender mainstreaming in programmes.
• The candidate should have demonstrated previous capacity in coordination; preparedness, response and contingency planning; analysis; advocacy; capacity building of partners; leadership; strategic prioritization and decision making through a transparent process involving multiple partners and perspectives; application and adherence to existing international standards and guidelines; and monitoring and reporting.
• Out of the 8 years, substantial time should be spent in cluster coordination experience.
• The ideal candidate should also have demonstrated emotional intelligence, robust networking, shared-leadership experience, teamwork and leadership and knowledge team building when required and thrive on working in a multi-cultural, fast-paced and fluid environment with minimum guidance. 
• Background and experience in leading nutrition emergency response in several countries is additional advantage.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Proven technical expertise in the area of nutrition assessments including survey, program implementation, monitoring and coordination.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language of the duty station is an asset.

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