Nutrition Manager

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How can you make a difference? 

A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Mozambique for a passionate and committed Nutrition Manager, P4 level position based in Maputo, Mozambique.

The Nutrition Manager supports the Chief Health & Nutrition 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:

• Management and leadership of the Nutrition Team
• Management and advisory support to the Chief Health & Nutrition
• Programme development and planning
• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
• Advisory services and technical support
• Advocacy, networking and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in one of the following fields is required: nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field.
• Work Experience: A minimum of eight years of professional experience in a developing country in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required as well as language proficiency in any Latin language.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/574128

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