Health & Nutrition Officer

Supports integrated health and nutrition programming in eastern Syria through situation analysis, planning, implementation monitoring, partner coordination and reporting. The officer strengthens programme quality, accountability, emergency readiness and delivery of results for children in a fragile humanitarian setting.

• Analyse health and nutrition conditions, disparities and programme performance
• Contribute to programme planning, design and results frameworks
• Monitor implementation, budgets, outputs and partner performance
• Apply statistical and programme data to identify risks and corrective actions
• Coordinate with government, implementing partners and humanitarian actors
• Support partner capacity building and technical guidance
• Strengthen emergency preparedness and response for health and nutrition services
• Prepare donor reports, programme updates and knowledge products

• Bachelor's degree in public health, nutrition, medicine, nursing, health sciences or a related field
• At least two years of professional experience in child survival, health or nutrition programme planning and management
• Familiarity with emergency programming
• Strong analytical, statistical, project-management and technology skills
• Fluency in English and Arabic
• Current UNICEF staff-member status because the vacancy is advertised internally

• Experience in field-based or humanitarian health and nutrition programming
• Experience with cluster coordination, government systems or implementing partners
• Knowledge of another official United Nations language or a local language

• Health Programme Management
• Nutrition Programming
• Situation Analysis
• Statistical Analysis
• Project Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Emergency Preparedness
• Partner Coordination
• Capacity Building
• Knowledge Management

• This is a re-advertisement; previous applicants do not need to reapply
• The vacancy is open only to current UNICEF staff members
• This is a fixed-term appointment subject to medical clearance and applicable background checks