National Consultant in Health Technical Support–Nutrition–WASH, 12 months, Kolda, Senegal (on site) REQ#596512

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Categories: Early Childhood Development UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights and help them reach their full potential from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate and proud of what we do, as long as our presence is needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a profession – it’s a vocation. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff varied opportunities for professional and personal development, allowing them to strengthen their sense of usefulness while serving children and communities around the world, with an attractive set of remunerations and benefits. We invite you to consult our website ( website ) for Scope

• 1. Knowledge Analysis and Management
• Support the availability and reliability of health, nutrition and WASH data from the regions covered by the Area Office Kolda, in real time, to feed situation analyses, programmatic reports and strategic documents.
• Contribute to regularly update the analysis of the Health-Nutrition-WASH situation in the areas covered by the office Kolda by collecting, compiling and analyzing essential data.
• Assist in the documentation of good practices, lessons learned and contribute to knowledge capitalization for advocacy and resource mobilization.
• 2. Technical Support and Sectoral Integration

Other information

• Provide technical support for the implementation of integrated Health-Nutrition-WASH approaches, in collaboration with the other components of the cooperation programme (Education, Protection, Social Policies) implemented in the regions covered by the health office. Kolda.
• Conduct periodic analyses of the implementation of integrated Health-Nutrition-WASH interventions in priority regions and produce documented technical recommendations aimed at strengthening programmatic convergence within Child-Friendly Territorial Communities (CCATs).
• Produce technical notes and review reports of sectoral work plans, including analysis of the level of implementation, constraints and proposed corrective measures.
• 3. Capacity building

Education / Qualifications

• Identify the training needs of partners (State, NGOs, OCB) and contribute to the planning and implementation of capacity building sessions.
• Conduct an analysis of partner capacity building needs and develop technical materials, guidance notes and recommendations to improve institutional and operational capacities.
• Promote harmonization of approaches with colleagues in the Office of KoldaSections to Dakar and partners for consistent implementation.
• 4. Monitoring, Reporting and Resource Management
• Produce periodic analytical reports on progress in implementing the AWP, including identification of bottlenecks, gap analysis and data-based recommendations.
• Conduct field visits to monitor the quality of interventions and produce timely analytical reports.
• 5. Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the Office’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan.
• Support the pre-positioning of essential inputs (nutrient kits, WASH kits, vaccines) and coordination with Regional Directorates of Health (DRS) for health emergencies and Regional Directorates of Hydraulics (DRH) for flood emergencies.
• Participate in rapid assessments and emergency response implementation in accordance with the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) and the National Contingency Plan.
• 6. Resource mobilization, technical contribution to donor reporting and Advocacy
• Contribute to the preparation of concept notes, technical proposals and strategic documents for resource mobilization with technical and financial partners.
• Support the Office in identifying funding opportunities and developing strategic partnerships to support Health-Nutrition-WASH interventions.
• 7. Coordination and Partnership Carry out analyses and produce summary notes on existing coordination mechanisms and partnerships, including mapping of actors, identifying opportunities for collaboration and recommendations to strengthen the synergy of interventions. If you would like more information on this consultancy, including detailed deliverables and expected results, please see the full Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0006479.pdf

Candidate profile

Qualifications / specialist knowledge / experience / skills (technical/functional) / language skills required for the mission Academic training: MA - University degree in public health and nutrition, immunization, child development, water and sanitation, public administration, or other relevant disciplines.

Experience

Five years of professional experience in planning, programming, implementing, monitoring and evaluating health, nutrition and WASH programs. Professional experience in a program management function or as technical expert in the field of child survival and health care. Experience working in a developing country Knowledge or familiarity with emergency management. Language requirements: Proficiency in French required. Knowledge of English and a local language is an asset. Desired assets

• Professional experience with UNICEF, a UN agency, an international NGO or a development partner is an asset.
• Experience working in decentralized contexts, at the regional or community level in Senegal or another West African country is an asset. For every child, you need to show...

Responsibilities

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