Nutrition Specialist

Under the supervision of the Regional Adviser, Nutrition, you will be responsible for providing technical guidance and strategic direction to all MENA countries on nutrition in emergencies (NiE).

You will work with all MENA countries facing emergencies to improve UNICEF systems and approaches for NiE. As the emergency focal point for nutrition in MENARO, you will provide both technical and operational support—remotely and via deployment—to priority humanitarian responses, assisting UNICEF Country Offices in the MENA region to deliver on the CCCs in Humanitarian Action.

In coordination with the global and country nutrition clusters, you will mobilize technical capacity to analyze and strengthen nutrition data and systems, both in emergencies and beyond. As the regional emergency focal point for the nutrition section, you will guide and support Country Offices in achieving a sustained level of preparedness and response capacity to adequately handle crisis situations (emergency preparedness and response plan). You will also ensure that country-level staff have the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively lead an emergency nutrition response and will share lessons learned and best practices across the region.

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