Nutrition Officer

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Job Description

The mission of WHO India is to improve quality of life people in India especially the vulnerable population groups by supporting the government in prevention and management of undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and promoting consumption of healthy diets through creation of a conducive policy landscape and strengthening existing programs related to nutrition and health.
Duties:
Under the overall guidance of the Team Leader (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health), and under the direct supervision of the National Professional Officer (Nutrition), the incumbent will be based at Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and work with the nutrition focal point at MoH to fulfill the following responsibilities:

Techno-managerial support to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on nutrition programmes with focus but not limited to planning, review, implementation of all work related to infant and young child feeding and anemia prevention and management.
Data analysis, programme and reviewing situation on quarterly basis for informing to higher officers within the Government for decision making.
Data analysis of surveys related to nutrition from time to time and developing reports and status papers to inform policy for the Government.
Preparation of operational guidelines, PPTs, white papers, policy notes for above mentioned programmes as and when asked to.
Contribute to/support the preparation/design and conduct/update of situation analysis for the nutrition scenario to ensure timely comprehensive and current data on nutrition are available to guide policy and development, design and management of nutrition programs/projects expanding to beyond child age group.
Responsible for providing comments on Programme Implementation Plan of allocated States (PIP) in field of nutrition- through coordinating and incorporating inputs from within and other programme Divisions, analysing for consistency and synergy, reviewing component wise budgets, ensuring adherence to norms and provide inputs to states as required for revision and submission of final PIPs for discussion to the Government.
Review of technical documents and provide comments on behalf of MoHFW on Nutrition and related subjects.
To support coordination and convergence with Ministry of Women & Child Development (ICDS) and even Ministry of Education as and when required.
To undertake periodic field visits to states and districts to review nutrition programme implementation in the States, identify implementation challenges and support states in charting appropriate solutions under guidance of the Government.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor(s) from time to time.
Ensure good teamwork and coordination within the division and with other NHM divisions

Qualifications Required:
Education:
Essential:

University degree in Nutritional Sciences or Public Health from a recognized institution/university.

Experience:
Essential:

At least one (1) year of professional experience working at national and state level on development and implementation of nutrition related programs with demonstrated ability of liaising with various government stakeholders for implementation of programmes.

Functional Skills and Knowledge:

Ability to work in highly demanding environment, liaising with academia, multilateral partners
Proficiency in computer applications and ability to search and analyse relevant health and nutrition and related data, draft reports.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, analytical and interpersonal abilities, excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Working knowledge of Hindi also desirable.

Source: https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2402090

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