Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Bangladesh
Closing date:
20 May 2018UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
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Purpose of Assignment:
Under the supervision of UNICEF Zonal Nutrition Officers (ZNO), overall purpose of the assignment is to provide technical support to the districts for accelerating implementation of NNS OP by enhancing data driven evidence planning and action with effective district nutrition information system and strengthening of health service provider’s capacity to effectively deliver nutrition interventions. The project will also introduce and operationalize innovative technologies and programmatic practices to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and accountability.
Major Tasks/Assignment:
In their designated district, each DNC will work closely with the Civil Surgeon and Deputy Director of Family Planning to transform districts’ institutional capacity to plan, coordinate, implement, monitor, report and address bottlenecks for the nutrition programme. They will also engage with National Information and Planning Unit in IPHN to enhance data collection, analysis, visualization and reporting. Their key duties and tasks will primarily focus on the following three thematic areas:
A. Strengthening Nutrition Information System, institutional capacity for evidence-based planning and actions for responsive services (40%)
Guide formulation of nutrition results framework with district and sub-district nutrition targets and annual milestones for NNS OP priority indicatorsAssist ZNO to develop district nutrition implementation plan with supply forecasting based on data driven evidence-based planning and bottleneck analysisEstablish and operationalise monitoring and reporting mechanisms to track implementation on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis as part of the Government routine review and appraisal processWork with DG-H and FP wings and nutrition partners to identify critical bottlenecks in existing systems and identify means through which corrective actions can be implementedThrough UNICEF ZNOs, help address policy and implementation barriers such as supply gaps that need central level attentionSupport the management of nutrition commodities into Logistics Management SystemLead and operationalise Data Quality Audit assessments and devise Quality Improvement activities to strengthen data recording, reporting, analysis and dissemination and corrective actionsMentor district and upazilla statisticians and managers to effectively use DGFP and DHIS2 platformsParticipate in district and upazilla planning and review meetings to discuss performance and programmatic areas that need strengtheningIn districts with city corporations, engage with urban stakeholders to promote minimum package of nutrition, DHIS2 integration and identify technical gaps for ZNOs office to addressB. Enhancing health workers capacity to deliver nutrition services and counselling: (30%)
Help district and IPHN to plan and rollout CCTN with due diligence, mentoring support and Pay 4 Performance approachParticipate in monthly planning and review meeting to review programme implementation and mentor health workers to enhance technical capacity based on the supportive supervision and quality assessmentsProvide management and technical support to institutionalise and carry out Supportive SupervisionLead and operationalise Nutrition Counselling assessments and work with IPHN and stakeholders to devise Quality Improvement plans and activitiesEngage with district partners focusing on communication and social mobilisation activities to link service delivery with demand generationOrganise and conduct joint field visits with district and sub district level managers to understand the real scenario and based on identified gaps lead planning to reach the targetsC. Enhance programme efficiency, effectiveness and accountability utilising innovations (20%)
Serve as technical lead and build district resource team to introduce innovative technological and learning toolsOperationalise realtime monitoring and reporting of provision of nutrition services using smart phones/tablets and online data visualisation platformLead training and capacity building of frontline Government supervisors to conduct supportive supervision with online recording and reporting and use of case specific customised counselling using visual toolsEngage with NIPU and district stakeholders to develop district profile and score cardSupport establish of district dashboard, information update and disseminationPromote #Unite4NutritionBangladesh initiative to increase nutrition visibility and enhance accountabilityD. Assist ZNOs to establish district Multi-sectoral Governance and promote nutrition sensitive interventions (10%)
Provide support to ZNO to establish and operationalise district level NPAN committeeConduct stakeholder engagement for 4W mappingCoordinate quarterly District Nutrition Coordination Meeting to promote multi-sectoral approachDevelop multi-sectoral workplan to implement minimum set of nutrition sensitive interventionsFacilitate joint quarterly field visit with partners in nutritionProvide necessary information to ZNOs and Emergency Nutrition Officers to lead activities to strengthen emergency preparedness in high risk districts and responseTo qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Advanced university degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Food Sciences or any relevant fieldAt least 5 years’ work experience in community nutrition/ public health requiredDemonstrated competency with working with peopleStrong data management and analytical skillsStrong computer skillsExperience of planning and coordinationKnowledge of health systems importantEfficient in communication-Bangla and English (oral and written)Willingness to locate to district of assignment and field travel frequently, including hard to reach and remote areasFor every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
Competency Profile
i) Core Values (Required)
• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity
ii)Core Competencies (Required)
• Communication (II)
• Working with People (II)
• Drive for Results (II)
iii)Functional Competencies (Required)
• Leading and Supervising (I)
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts (II)
• Analyzing (III)
• Relating and Networking (II)
• Deciding and Initiating Action (II)
• Applying Technical Expertise (III)
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http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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