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Technical Officer – Nutrition and Food Safety in Emergencies 
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Details:
International Specialist
Duty Station Brazzaville (COG)
Language Skills
French,English
Start Date 01 July 2020
Duration 24 months
Application Deadline 20 August 2020
Eligibility criteria
Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.
Description of task
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Nutrition team lead or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Technical Officer - Nutrition and food safety in Emergencies will support the integration of nutrition and food safety activities in AFRO’s Emergency Preparedness and Response activities through performing the following tasks:
- Monitor sources of early warning information, based weather patterns, disease outbreaks, food security trends, etc, and contribute to AFRO WHE’s preparedness and response planning;
- Support integration of nutrition and food safety indicators in tools used in the emergency context (e.g., Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR), Health Resources Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS), etc), and support capacity building for their application in nutrition monitoring and response;
- Participate in interagency dialogue during development and implementation of preparedness and response plans to address specific nutritional and food safety emergencies;
- Support epidemiological and risk assessment, and propose responses to nutritional and foodborne disease outbreaks;
- Support strengthening of surveillance: identify constraints and gaps in existing surveillance systems and provide technical solutions to improve nutrition/food safety integration in broader health information systems (DHIS2, IDSR, HeRAMS);
- Undertake field assignments during emergencies when needed;
- Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications/Requirements
Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent
Education - Additional Comments:
Required Education:
An advanced university degree in Public Health, Clinical or Public Nutrition, International Health, Epidemiology, Food Science and Technology or related fields.
Required experience: 36 Months
Experience remark:
Required Experience:
Three to five years of relevant experience, at national and international levels, in outbreaks and/or emergency operations with emphasis on nutrition/disease surveillance. Experience in developing and promoting collaborative actions within and between agencies.
Language skills:
- French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
- English(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge
Area of expertise: Food safety and nutrition, Emergency response, immediate relief operations, and post-conflict humanitarian aid operations
Driving license: No
Competencies values:
Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Professionalism, Working in Teams
This assignment is in the framework of the Africa Women Health Champions to improve health and gender equality initiative. African female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Please note that fluent French and good English are required for this assignment.
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