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Job Title: Chief Nutrition Officer
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
How can you make a difference?
- You, as the Chief, Nutrition, will report to the Representative or Deputy Representative for general guidance and direction.
- You will be responsible for managing and supervising all stages of the nutrition programme, from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of results.
- You will also be responsible for leading and managing the Nutrition team.
- You will be accountable for ensuring that concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant and child nutrition programmes are achieved in accordance with plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
- Managerial leadership
- Programme development and planning
- Programme management, monitoring and quality control of results
- Advisory services and technical support
- Advocacy, networking and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Minimum requirements
- Education: Master’s or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field.
- Work Experience: At least 10 years of relevant work experience in a developing country in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care.
- Skills: Strong expertise in results-based management, partnership building, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, health and nutrition programme management, and team leadership, with proven experience in supervising large teams and managing complex programmes to achieve sustainable and impactful results.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
Desirables:
- Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
- Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development and management in a UN system agency or organisation is an asset.
- Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts, is considered an asset.
Application Closing Date
9th November, 2026
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
