Job Title: Nutrition Officer _ Moroto (Fresher United Nations UN Jobs)
Organisation: United Nations Children’s Fund
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
Job Summary: Join our team to provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results. In doing so, you will implement a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support to programme development and planning: Support the design and management of nutrition initiatives through situation analysis, research, and documentation for effective planning and review.
- Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results: Collaborate with teams and partners to oversee and evaluate projects, ensure compliance, resolve issues, and deliver timely reports to stakeholders.
- Technical and operational support to programme implementation: Conduct field visits, provide guidance to partners, address challenges, and ensure successful implementation of nutrition programs.
- Networking and partnership building: Foster strong relationships with government, UN agencies, and donors, draft advocacy materials, and contribute to resource mobilization and inter-agency initiatives.
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building: Capture and share best practices, apply innovative solutions, and participate in training to strengthen stakeholder capabilities and project outcomes.
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File JD Nutrition Officer Moroto – NOB – 133952 .pdf
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
To qualify as an advocate] for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements
- Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global international health and nutrition, health nutrition research, policy and or management, health sciences, health-related science field and any other related fields.
- Work Experience: 2 years of relevant work experience in Nutrition, Health and Nutrition, Programme Management, Partnerships, Knowledge Management, nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, maternal, infant and child health nutrition care, health nutrition programme project development and any other related fields.
- Skills: Programming planning, Programme implementation, Programme evaluation and Programme reporting
- Language Requirements: English knowledge on Proficient level
- Desirables
- Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
- Previous experience with Stakeholder Coordination, Field Visit Monitoring and Analytic skills
- Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
- Builds and maintains partnerships
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
- Drive to achieve results for impact
- Innovates and embraces change
- Manages ambiguity and complexity
- Thinks and acts strategically
- Works collaboratively with others
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below
Deadline: 13th April 2026
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24