JOB DESCRIPTION
UNICEF is working in some of the most challenging places in the world to reach the most disadvantaged children in the world. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them realize their potential.
In 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for all.
And we never give up.
For every child, there is hope
Proper nutrition is essential for the growth and development of the child, which is paramount to achieving his or her full potential. Significant progress has been made in the fight against malnutrition in all its forms in Burkina Faso over the past decade. Chronic malnutrition has risen from 35.1% in 2009 to 21.6% in 2021 (national SMART nutrition surveys 2009 to 2021). However, malnutrition remains a major public health problem in the country.
In the field of’ infant and young child feeding practices (ANJE), Burkina Faso has reached and exceeded the target of the global assembly of health by 50% exclusively breastfed children up to’6 months old (69.6% in 2021). The rate of food diversity (consumption of’at least 5 groups of’foods) increased from 17.4% to 31% during the same period. This rate means that 69% of children do not have access to at least five groups of’foods and are in food poverty. The proportion of’children aged 6 to 23 months with a minimum acceptable diet increased from 17.4% in 2019 to 24% in 2021.
How can you make a difference?
The general objective of the Consultancy is to provide support to the Government of Burkina Faso to make an in-depth analysis of the gaps, bottlenecks and obstacles to food, adequate practices and services at political, institutional and community level for the improvement of diets of children aged 6-23 months.
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For more information on the consultation, please refer to the document attached here:
TDR_consultant_Documentary review and analysis by system alim 6-23 months.pdf
To be considered an advocate for each child, you must…
- Hold a university degree of minimum level Bac + 5 in the field of Nutrition or Public Health.
- To justify at least 05 years of’experience in Public Nutrition. Mastery of evaluations of nutrition projects/programs is required ;
- To justify a good knowledge of nutrition problems, in particular in the field of’infant and young child feeding ;
- To justify a confirmed experience in the field of multi-systems’ analysis for nutrition
- To justify a confirmed experience in the’analysis of qualitative and quantitative data
- Demonstrate good capacity to work with government partners, NGOs, UN agencies, the private sector and communities, and,
- Justifying the conduct at least once of’a similar work in the field of health nutrition sanctioned by’attestations of good end of’ execution
- Justify good capacities for synthesizing and writing high quality documents in French
- Justify that the computer tool and word and email processing software as well as data entry and analysis software have been well mastered.
- Being able to work under pressure with constraint to produce quality results within very short deadlines
- The consultant must have good communication skills in French and bases in English.
For each child, you demonstrate…
Our fundamental values
- Benevolence
- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Responsibility
Our fundamental skills
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- Encourage, lead and manage people ( 1 )
- Demonstrate self-awareness and ethical awareness ( 1 )
- Work collaboratively with others ( 1 )
- Build and maintain partnerships ( 1 )
- Innovating and embracing change (1)
- Think and act strategically (1)
- Achieve tangible results (2)
- Managing complexity and’ambiguity (2)
UNICEF is there to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of these children. The UNICEF family is committed to including everyone, regardless of race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual identity, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity, gender identity and gender identity, nationality, socio-economic origin or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation to consultants / individual providers with disabilities. These may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal guides. We encourage you to disclose your disability when applying in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and thereafter in your mission.
UNICEF applies the zero tolerance policy with regard to sexual abuse and exploitation, as well as any other type of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. Any candidate considered for recruitment will be subject to a rigorous verification of references and background.
Note:
Seuls les candidats présélectionnés seront contactés et passeront à l’étape suivante du processus de sélection.
Les personnes engagées dans le cadre d’un contrat de consultant ou d’un contrat individuel ne seront pas considérés comme des “membres du personnel” au sens du Statut et du Règlement du personnel des Nations Unies et des politiques et procédures de l’UNICEF, et n’auront pas droit aux avantages qui y sont prévus (tels que les droits à congé et la couverture d’assurance médicale). Leurs conditions de service seront régies par leur contrat et les Conditions générales des contrats de services des consultants et des contractants individuels. Les consultants et les contractants individuels sont responsables de la détermination de leurs obligations fiscales et du paiement de tout impôt et/ou taxe, conformément aux lois locales ou autres lois applicables.
Le candidat sélectionné est seul responsable de s’assurer que le visa (applicable) et l’assurance maladie nécessaires à l’exécution des tâches du contrat sont valides pour toute la durée du contrat. Les candidats sélectionnés doivent confirmer qu’ils sont entièrement vaccinés contre le SRAS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) avec un vaccin approuvé par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), ce qui doit être fait avant d’accepter la mission. Elle ne s’applique pas aux consultants qui travailleront à distance et ne sont pas censés travailler ou visiter les locaux de l’UNICEF, les lieux d’exécution des programmes ou interagir directement avec les communautés avec lesquelles l’UNICEF travaille, ni voyager pour exercer des fonctions pour l’UNICEF pendant la durée de leur contrat de consultant.