Level: P4 (TA) Location: Nairobi, Kenya Duration: 364 days Start Date

Support the Resilience Analysis Unit and the Regional Nutrition Sub-group with technical capacity for nutrition information management, by:

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   Supporting the development and maintenance of a regional database on the nutrition situation of vulnerable people/groups, and the status of nutrition programming (including that which occurs within wider resilience-building initiatives);
   
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   Providing technical assistance to support the nutrition component of RAU’s measurement, monitoring and evaluation of resilience in the region;
   
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   Supporting the development of a RAU-led research agenda that adequately captures the nutrition-relevant aspects of resilience and integrates them with other related aspects (including food and livelihood security);
   
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   Contributing to evidence-based advocacy that strengthens policy and programning investments to better enable resilience;
   
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   Supporting capacity development for resilience analysis, in partifular its nutrition-related aspects.
   

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Advisor in Nutrition for UNICEF ESARO, and with coordination of RAU-related tasks from the RAU Technical Coordinator, the Nutrition Information Management Specialist is expected to carry out the following:

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   Measurement, monitoring and evaluation of nutrition components of resilience analysis
   

Provide technical support to the development of the nutrition components of resilience impact assessment and measurement methodologies (qualitative and quantitative), considering existing approaches and tools. This includes:

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  Provide technical support for the selection of key nutrition indicators for resilience impact assessment and measurement methodologies being developed or used;
  
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  Liaise with other agencies, sectors and stakeholders to ensure complementarity with non-nutritional aspects of resilience M&E;
  
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  Provide technical support for country or context-specific methodology adaptations and their implementation;
  
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  Provide technical oversight to ensure quality assurance of nutrition data collection and analysis;
  
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  Ensure that the nutrition component of the M&E framework for measuring resilience is operationalized;
  
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  Document and present key developments and findings on measuring resilience from a nutrition perspective to relevant stakeholders;
  
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  Prepare nutrition-focused briefs and knowledge products to influence policy and programming investments in ways that build resilience.
  

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   Methodology for integrated approach to household food security and child nutrition assessment/analysis
   

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  Support the development of an integrated (quantitative and qualitative) approach to food security and nutrition assessment/analysis, adaptable per context. This would include identifying a set of commonly assessed indicators relevant to food security and nutrition, and facilitating long-term data collection that would enable trend analysis for the support/design of pre-emptive or pre-crisis (rather than simply responsive) interventions.
  

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   Research into the nutrition-related determinants of resilience
   

Support the development of the research agenda to ensure it captures and analyses nutrition-related determinants of resilience:

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  Coordinate with stakeholders in nutrition, food security and livelihoods to identify sector specific and cross-sectoral priority areas or topics for research and analysis – to support knowledge, capacity building and advocacy initiatives;
  
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  Explore innovative application of different tools and methodologies to improve resilience analysis and measurement;
  
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  Support the RAU Technical Coordinator in the supervision of nutrition-related components of resilience analysis undertaken by partners (e.g. Tulane University and others);
  
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  Facilitate linkages with relevant analytical work done by the global Resilience Measurement Technical Working Group, and other relevant analytical work in the region;
  
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  Guide identification and documentation of lessons learned from resilience studies/measurement as it pertains to nutrition.
  

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   Evidence-based advocacy for programming and policy that strengthens resilience
   

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  Develop or inform technical recommendations to inform resilience-strengthening policy and programming interventions, whether at household, community or at higher levels, based on findings from analysis and research;
  
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  Provide evidence-based nutrition inputs to the development of position papers and key message documents, to influence policies and programming related to resilience at regional and country levels;
  
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  Contribute to advocacy initiatives to inform and improve stakeholders’ (aid agencies, governments, inter government agencies, civil society, donors) investments in integrated resilience initiatives.
  

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   Regional Nutrition Situation Analysis
   

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  Support the regular analysis of country-level and regional nutrition information (situation and programme), as well as specific analysis on the nutritional situation on mobile and pastoralist populations within IGAD Member States (as part of the collaboration between UNICEF Regional Office’s Nutrition Section and IGAD);
  
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  Support the development of a regional database of “who does what, where & when” for emergency/development nutrition interventions;
  
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  Present or support the dissemination of regional nutrition information analysis briefs (including at IGAD chaired FSNWG and Regional Nutrition Sub-group, etc.)
  

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   Capacity Development
   

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  Support assessment of capacities (and capacity gaps) for resilience analysis, especially nutrition-related aspects of it, among IGAD, member states, and other stakeholders;
  
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  Support development of a capacity building strategy that addresses capacity gaps;
  
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  Support development of capacity building activities, including on-the-job training to country staff, for relevant stakeholders;
  
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  Work closely with Tulane University and other partners to develop and disseminate an online course on resilience analysis (with a focus on it nutrition-related aspects).
  

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   Methodology and tools for RAU resilience analysis, measurement and impact assessment;
   
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   Regional nutrition database that captures data for multiple levels of analysis (household, community and higher);
   
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   Guidance note for country/context-specific adaptation and implementation of tools, including data quality control, analysis and reporting;
   
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   Nutrition-related inputs to papers/outputs on resilience measurement and analysis;
   
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   Regional Nutrition Sub-Group Nutrition Information management updates;
   
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   Regional analysis of the nutrition situation among cross-border, nomadic, mobile populations and pastoralists in IGAD Member states;
   
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   Resilience research agenda that captures the nutrition-related determinants of resilience;
   
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   Integrated quantitative and qualitative approach to food security and nutrition analysis;
   
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   Nutrition module of the resilience capacity training manual and online resilience analysis.
   

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  Advanced university degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics and/or Medical Sciences;
  
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  Eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience in development and/or humanitarian situations in developing countries, some of which should be in the field of nutrition information and analysis;
  
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  Progressively responsible experience in managing projects and/or offices and staff, programme formulation, planning, management and evaluation;
  
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  Previous experience in resilience-related experience an asset;
  
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  Fluency in English (verbal and written);
  
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  Knowledge of another UN language an asset.
  

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  Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking;
  
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  Builds, maintains, and leverages a diverse network of contacts, strategic partnerships and alliances with donors, UN Agencies, NGOs, intergovernmental organisations, etc.;
  
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  Sets high standards for quality and consistently achieves goals;
  
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  Analyses and integrates diverse numerical, verbal and other data from multiple sources;
  
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  Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise;
  
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  Sets and adheres to clearly defined objectives and work-plans.
  

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly females, are strongly encouraged to apply.