Especialista de Salud y Nutrición (Yaracuy)

The volunteer supports UNICEF's earthquake response in Yaracuy by restoring maternal and child health and nutrition services, assessing field gaps, coordinating authorities and partners, strengthening frontline capacity, monitoring coverage and supplies, analysing data and reporting corrective priorities.

Department: Health and Nutrition

• Plan and monitor integrated health and nutrition interventions in earthquake-affected municipalities
• Assess needs and service gaps through visits to communities, health facilities and temporary shelters
• Support restoration of maternal, neonatal and child health and nutrition services
• Coordinate local authorities, implementing partners and humanitarian actors
• Train and mentor health personnel, partners and community actors
• Monitor service coverage, quality and use of health and nutrition supplies
• Collect, consolidate and analyse programme data for operational decisions
• Prepare technical situation updates and recommend corrective action

• University-level professional background in public health, nutrition, medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics or neonatology
• Demonstrated experience in health and nutrition
• Experience coordinating technically with local authorities and institutional or community actors
• Practical experience supporting maternal, neonatal and child health, nutrition or essential services
• Ability to analyse health and nutrition information and prepare technical reports
• Spanish

• National UN Volunteer assignment based in San Felipe
• Assignment requires regular presence in affected communities, shelters and temporary accommodation sites
• Monthly living allowance is USD 1,299.58 plus applicable volunteer benefits