Nutrition Specialist Sector Coordinator

Under the overall direction and guidance of the Chief Field Operations, the Nutrition Specialist Sector Coordinator will provide leadership and representation of the Sector/Working Group at national level and Beirut Mount Lebanon Subnational coordination.  They will facilitate the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective response by participants in the national Sector/ Working Group that is accountable to those who are affected by the emergency. In their effort to provide an efficient and effective response to the humanitarian crisis, the Nutrition Specialist Sector Coordinator is responsible for building relationships with stakeholders, for securing the overall coordination of sectoral responses and for ensuring inter-sectoral collaboration at the national level and for ensuring adequate coordination with the national level.

The post holder’s main tasks and responsibilities will include but not be limited to: 

• Coordination, representation and leadership
• Needs assessment and analysis
• Strategic response planning
• Resource mobilization and advocacy
• Implementation and monitoring
• Operational peer review and evaluation
• Accountability to affected populations
• Strengthen national and local capacity

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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 social science field.
• Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care is required. Relevant experience in nutrition programme/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• Direct, practical experience in the design, implementation and/ or coordination of nutrition interventions through community-based platforms, and effective intersectoral collaboration is strongly desired.
• Experience of working in the humanitarian coordination system is required.
• Prior experience in partnership development and management, including bilateral donors, foundations and civil society is an asset.
• Experience in effective management of human resources/teams in high stress/risk environments is an advantage.
• Experience in humanitarian contexts is required with experience in development contexts an added advantage.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic or French Languages is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/577869