UNICEF Cameroon Current job opportunities – Nutrition Officer, (NO-2), Yaoundé

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• The effective functioning of Inter-Ministerial Committee to fight malnutrition.
• The relevant follow up of the nutrition interventions carrying out in the field by different sectors.
• The better coordination of the nutrition activities carrying out by all the sectors.
• The improvement of mothers and child nutritional status.

Major duties and responsibilities

• Support the Inter-Ministerial Committee to fight malnutrition to finalize the national multi-sectoral implementation plan to reduce malnutrition and its budgeting.
• Support the committee to produce other strategic documents on nutrition.
• Produce monthly reports that give an update of the activities of the committee.

• Support the chair of the Inter-Ministerial Committee in developing a clear TOR for the committee.
• Support the chair of the Inter-Ministerial Committee to organize, on a monthly basis, planning, meetings with stakeholders from all the sectors involved in nutrition.
• Update the committee of any recent developments in nutrition.
• Perform other related tasks as required.
• Provide strategic guidance to the committee to monitor and coordinate nutrition activities at national and decentralized levels.
• Support the Inter-Ministerial Committee to implement the national multi-sectoral implementation plan to reduce malnutrition at both national and district levels.
• – Support the identification and development of mechanisms that allow ongoing monitoring and coordination of nutrition policy, plans and interventions.
• Perform other related tasks as required.
  Qualifications or specialized knowledge/experience/competencies required for the assignment.
  Education: Advanced university degree in Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Epidemiology or any other relevant field.
  Work experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in the design and management of nutrition programs.
  Languages: French written and oral fluency, with a good knowledge of English.
  Competencies: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; Strong analytical skills Sound judgement and initiative; Strong communication and writing skills.
  Core values: Commitment, Integrity, Diversity and inclusion.
  Core competencies: Communication (II), Working with people (I), Drive for results (I)