Health and Nutrition Specialist (UNICEF Accelerate)

Supports UNICEF Pacific’s Health and Nutrition programme in South Tarawa by strengthening primary health care, maternal and child health, nutrition and evidence-led programme delivery. The volunteer works with government, UN and civil-society partners on planning, monitoring, technical coordination, donor engagement and documentation of results in a climate-vulnerable small-island setting.

• Support implementation and monitoring of the Health and Nutrition workplan
• Analyse data and situation assessments to inform programme planning
• Provide technical support to primary health care, immunisation and community services
• Support nutrition interventions on infant feeding, micronutrients and undernutrition management
• Coordinate with government ministries, development partners, UN agencies and civil society
• Prepare reports, briefs, evidence products and communications on programme results

• UNICEF national staff appointment with at least one year of fixed-term service
• Experience in programme management, monitoring and reporting
• Technical expertise in health systems strengthening or nutrition programming
• Fluency in English

• Experience in small-island or fragile contexts

• Primary health care
• Maternal and child health
• Nutrition programming
• Health systems strengthening
• Programme monitoring
• Partnership management

• Volunteer assignment via UNV