Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, NOC at UNICEF

How can you make a difference?

Under the overall guidance of Chief of Nutrition, the coordination function will support KCO Nutrition humanitarian preparedness and response activities across Kenya as per the CCCs and the Country Programme Response Plan. The Role will be critical in supporting a humanitarian development nexus approach in addition to supporting other core coordination and systems programme actions.
 
Main Responsibilities;

• Ensure the establishment/maintenance of appropriate sector coordination mechanisms including working groups at the national, and sub national level;
• Ensure appropriate coordination between all Nutrition humanitarian partners (including national and international NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, other international organizations active in the sector) as well as national authorities and local structures
• Ensure full integration of the IASC’s agreed priority cross-cutting issues, human rights, HIV/AIDS, age, gender and climate change, accountability, and community-based approaches. In line with this, promote gender equality by ensuring that the needs, contributions and capacities of women and girls as well as men and boys are addressed.
• Promote emergency response actions while at the same time considering the need for early recovery planning as well as prevention and risk reduction concerns.
• Ensure effective links with other sectors (including with OCHA), especially health, food security and livelihoods, cash and social protection, water, education et al
• Represent the interests of the sector in discussions in humanitarian coordination forums and leadership on prioritization, resource mobilization and advocacy;
• Developing/updating agreed response strategies and action plans for the sector and ensuring that these are adequately reflected in the overall country strategies
• Ensure that responses are in line with existing policy guidance, technical standards, and relevant Government legal obligations.
• Ensure mainstreaming and inclusion of risk reduction elements in policy frameworks
• Seek and promote new partnerships and resource mobilization, working with sector actors including government to support sector humanitarian priorities and action
• Support capacity strengthening of current and potential actors – government, national and international humanitarian organizations as well as national institutions, the private sector for a coherent and scaled nutrition sector approach
• Ensure regular reporting against sector indicators of service delivery (quantity, quality, coverage, continuity and cost) supports analysis of Sector in closing gaps and measuring impact of interventions
• Advise the Chief of Nutrition and support him/her technically on the needed changes and areas of improvement for the overall emergency nutrition response in coordination with Country Office Team.
• Any other work assigned by the Supervisor.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

• Master's Degree in nutrition, preferably with corresponding degree in Public Health, Food Security, Medicine, or another related field.
• At least 7-10 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in similar emergency contexts and chronic vulnerable situations, with either UN and/or INGOs.
• Knowledge of humanitarian and development issues is an asset
• Able to work within various teams and be able to contribute to the overall success of that team.
• Able to demonstrate a flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• Fluency in English required.