Nutrition Manager

Lead UNICEF Philippines' nutrition programme providing strategic and technical leadership to strengthen maternal and child nutrition, address malnutrition including overweight and obesity, and support government-led systems strengthening. Manage a multidisciplinary nutrition team and oversee a diverse portfolio including policy, advocacy, financing, systems strengthening, social behaviour change, and emergency preparedness.

Responsibilities

• Provide management and advisory support to the Chief of Health and Nutrition.
• Lead programme development and planning for nutrition initiatives.
• Manage programme monitoring and delivery of results.
• Provide advisory services and technical support on nutrition.
• Engage in advocacy, networking and partnership building with government and development partners.
• Drive innovation, knowledge management and capacity building within the nutrition team and programmes.

Requirements

• Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in nutrition and dietetics, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in a developing country in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Experience in international organisations, emergency response, and results-based management are valuable assets.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Nutrition Programme Management
• Maternal and Child Nutrition
• Public Health Nutrition
• Nutrition Planning
• Health Policy Development
• Nutritional Epidemiology
• Public Health Systems Strengthening
• Social Behaviour Change
• Emergency Preparedness
• Result-Based Management
• Program Development
• Multi-disciplinary Team Leadership
• Nutrition Research
• Health and Nutrition Advocacy
• International Health Nutrition
• Health/Nutrition Project Management

Languages

English