Chief Nutrition
Category | Grade:Professional | P-5Deadline:17 Aug 2026Job ID:594859Posted on:31 Jul 2026
Overview
Lead UNICEF Kenya nutrition programming from strategic design through delivery, managing the nutrition team, strengthening health and WASH collaboration, assuring results-based performance, providing technical advice, building partnerships and advancing sustainable maternal and child nutrition outcomes.
Department: Nutrition Programme
Languages
Required: English
Desired: Another UN language, Local language
Minimum Experience
10 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic planning and delivery of the nutrition programme
- Manage and develop the nutrition team
- Monitor programme performance and quality of results
- Provide technical advice on maternal and child nutrition
- Build advocacy networks and strategic partnerships
- Drive innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Requirements
- Advanced degree in nutrition, public health or a related health science field
- At least ten years of relevant nutrition, public health, food systems or humanitarian nutrition experience
- Fluency in English
- Proven managerial leadership, advocacy, partnership building and strategic thinking
Skills
Nutrition programme leadershipStrategic planningResults-based managementAdvocacyPartnership buildingTeam leadership
Tools
Results-based management tools
Additional info
- Fixed-term international professional appointment