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For every child, the right to Health

Under the overall direction and guidance of the Representative of UNICEF South Sudan, the Nutrition Cluster Coordinator will provide leadership and representation of the Cluster in South Sudan. She/he will facilitate the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective response by partners of the Nutrition Cluster in South Sudan. In their effort to provide an efficient and effective response to the humanitarian crisis, the Nutrition Manager Cluster Coordinator is responsible for building relationships with stakeholders, for securing the overall coordination of sectoral responses and for ensuring inter-sectoral collaboration.

How can you make a difference? 

The main responsibilities and tasks of the Nutrition Cluster Coordinator will include but not be limited to:

1. Coordination, representation and leadership

• Ensure, establish and maintain a coordination mechanism that facilitates the effective achievement of the cluster functions (as outlined by the IASC Reference Module) and the requirements of the HPC (HNO, HRP and CCPM) and which builds on pre-existing coordination structures where appropriate and furthers the development of current or future national and subnational capacities.
• Oversee the functioning of any sub-national or hub Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group where they exist, ensuring alignment of work and priorities, effective communication, reporting, engagement and coordination between the levels. Supervise the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group coordination team.

2. Needs assessment and analysis

• Lead the planning and implementation of needs assessment and analysis, including representing the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group in multi-sectoral needs assessments and joint analysis of need, at national and subnational levels.
• Analyse needs assessment data and work collaboratively with the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group partners to create analytical products, including an HNO based on evidence-based information.

3. Strategic response planning

• Lead and coordinate strategic planning, response prioritization and the development of the sectoral response plan that is based on the HNO and aligned with national priorities, policies and plans.
• Ensure all programme delivery modalities (in-kind, cash, voucher and services) are given equal consideration in the strategic response planning and establish and implement systematic measures for supporting their consideration and use.

4. Resource mobilization and advocacy

• Support and coordinate the mobilization of adequate resources to ensure the effective functioning of the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group and its response and subsequent handing over and establishment of medium to long term capacities when the cluster approach is deactivated.
• Monitor, analyze and communicate information about the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group’s financial situation and resource mobilization and identify appropriate actions to address gaps or constraints.

5. Implementation and monitoring

• Monitor, evaluate and report on the coverage, equity, quality and progress of the response against the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group strategy, priorities and agreed results.
• Plan and support gap and coverage analysis to identify spatial and temporal gaps, overlaps and coverage of the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group humanitarian response.

6. Operational peer review and evaluation

• Lead the annual cluster coordination performance monitoring (CCPM) exercise and annual review and contribute to other sectoral and humanitarian evaluations as appropriate.

7. Accountability to affected populations

• Be accountable to the affected population by establishing inclusive and consultative feedback mechanisms, creating meaningful opportunities for the involvement of the affected population in the response and encouraging partners to operate accountably.
• Ensure the inclusion of cross cutting issues (age, child protection, disability, gender, gender-based violence (GBV) mitigation and response and HIV & AIDS) in Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group activities throughout the HPC.

8. Strengthen national and local capacity

• Encourage participation of local and national actors in Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group activities and strategic decision-making, removing barriers to access.
• Lead the development of a capacity assessment and capacity strengthening strategy for Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group members and oversee implementation and harmonization of initiatives.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  TOR- Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, P3, TA, Juba SSD..pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, humanitarian assistance and development or another health-related science field.

Work Experience:

•  A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required, preferably at the international level: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care. 
• Experience of working in the humanitarian coordination system is required.
• Experience in humanitarian contexts is required.

Language Requirements:

•  Fluency in English in language is required.

  Desirables:

•  Experience in development contexts is an added advantage.
• Relevant experience in health/nutrition programme/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
•  Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is considered an asset

 

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates from targeted underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

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