Health and Nutrition Specialist, NO-3, Maputo, Mozambique - MOZ17036 (Open to Mozambican nationals only)

The incumbent will contribute to strengthen monitoring and evaluation functions in health and nutrition programming, including routine data collection systems and periodic evaluations.

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

For every child, Survive and Thrive!

UNICEF and partners in support to the Government of Mozambique are committed to address key challenges faced by children and women and help them fully realize their full rights.  Those challenges include high vulnerability to poverty, high level of chronic malnutrition, high rates of child marriage and low access to quality social services. UNICEF is fully committed to guarantee the survival, development, protection and participation of Mozambican children.  

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How can you make a difference?

You will contribute to strengthen monitoring and evaluation functions in health and nutrition programming, including routine data collection systems and periodic evaluations. You will ensure that the National HMIS includes strong links to community health worker implementation and nutrition activities, that on-going (rolling) evaluation of health and nutrition programmatic interventions guides UNICEF and national programming. You will also be responsible to provide a strong monitoring and evaluation component for emergency interventions, including seasonal assessments, and to ensure that planning programmatic evaluations are guided and well implemented.

As an advocate for every child you will have…

• An Advanced university degree in Public Health and Nutrition, Child Development, Water Sanitation, Public Administration, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines. 
• Five years of professional work experience at the national and international levels in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of technical cooperation programmes related to Health and Nutrition. Professional work experience in a managerial position, or a technical expert position in child survival & development, health and nutrition care.
• Demonstrated expertise and skills in quantitative data analysis and systems
• Field work experience and background/familiarity with Emergency.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity, and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results, as well as functional competencies in Leading and Supervising, Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Relating and Networking, Analyzing, Deciding and Initiating Action, and Applying Technical Expertise.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.