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Job Title:           Assistant Nutrition Officer
Organisation: United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10026416
Vacancy Notice No.: 019/2017
Duty Station: Uganda
About UNHCR:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was
established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly.
UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international
protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees
and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate
concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under
Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Job Summary: The Assistant
Nutrition Officer supports UNHCR contribution towards the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and ensures that UNHCR and international nutrition
minimum standards are met to minimise avoidable mortality and morbidity among
populations of concern. The jobholder also coordinates a network of
country-level focal points based in the provinces and provides technical
support to UNHCR field offices, Implementing partners and various Sections in
the area of nutrition within UNCHR Operations in Uganda. His/her technical
knowledge and support skills are essential to ensure decisions that impact
positively on the survival and well-being of UNHCR populations of concern. The
Assistant Nutrition Officer facilitates country-level coordination of nutrition
focal points, so that nutrition programme planning and implementation is
streamlined, resources are optimally utilised and there is active participation
of the government, implementing and operational partners, refugees and other
persons of concern as well as sister UN agencies. The incumbent supports
programme planning, monitoring and evaluation; promotes capacity-building of
focal points from implementing partners and those from UNHCR field offices,
collect and share nutrition-related information with a network of partners
including the sister UN agencies, Government and Non-Governmental Organisations
(NGOs) in Uganda. The Assistant Nutrition Officer ensures, in close
co-ordination with other humanitarian actors, that nutrition services provided
to refugees, IDPs, returnees and other persons of concern to UNHCR are based on
Ministry of Health/PNMLS, UNHCR and/or internationally recognised and most
up-to-date standards and policies.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:   
  • Collect, update and disseminate
    nutrition-related data, information and tools to relevant partners.
  • Organise and take part in
    nutrition-related participative needs assessment and planning process
    during emergency situations as well as in care and maintenance and
    repatriation/reintegration programmes.
  • Actively contribute to the review and
    analysis of relevant project proposals and budgetary submissions presented
    by UNHCR partners within context of UNHCR programme cycle.
  • Ensure that nutrition-related activities
    are effectively implemented according to sub agreements with relevant IPs.
    – Participate in various nutrition-related surveys and evaluations.
  • Actively participate in elaboration and
    dissemination of nutrition-related database and contingency plans for
    potential epidemics, refugee IDPs and returnee movements.
  • Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly and
    annual nutrition-related reports for UNHCR (following the current health,
    HIV and nutrition information system).
  • Organise nutrition-related meetings and
    field visits with partners on a regular basis.
  • Identify training needs for IPs and
    persons of concern to UNHCR and plan for required trainings.
  • Perform any other duty as requested.
Key Performance Indicators:
  • Assistance is provided to UNHCR office in
    establishing partnerships with government ministries, NGOs, other UN
    agencies and donors and coordinate planning a response to refugee-related
    environmental damages in the country.
  • Technical advice is provided to develop
    project proposals and to support programme implementation of environmental
    and self-reliance projects.
  • UNHCR management is assisted in
    establishing coordination, monitoring and evaluation systems, including
    information sharing mechanisms regarding nutrition related issues.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the United Nations
    UNHCR Assistant Nutrition Officer job opportunity should hold a University
    degree in Public Health, Nutrition, or Health Care (e.g. medical or
    nursing qualification) or related field.
  • At least two years’ experience relevant to
    function (public health and coordination).
  • Knowledge of health and nutrition in
    humanitarian emergencies.
  • Additional training and experience in
    nutrition and health is an advantage.
  • Previous experience working with
    progressively higher levels of responsibility and management with
    international organisations, (including non-governmental organisations and
    UN agencies) in field of health and nutrition.
  • Practical working experience in refugee or
    other emergency or post-emergency settings.
  • Excellent communication skills,
    availability for frequent field visits.
  • Good computer skills in Word, Excel and
    PowerPoint.
  • Good knowledge of English language,
    knowledge of local language and institutions.
How to Apply:
All interested Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are
encouraged to click on the link below and follow the application instructions
after reviewing the job details.
Deadline: 12th June 2017

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