Nutrition Officer (SBC), (NO-1), Mexico City, Mexico, #112531

UNICEF; México; Presencial; MXN 400,000 - 600,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading international NGO in Mexico is seeking a Nutrition Officer to enhance nutrition programmes through community engagement and strategic advocacy. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in nutrition or public health and at least one year of relevant experience. Fluency in Spanish and English is essential. The candidate will support programme planning, management, and the implementation of evidence-based strategies. The organization values diversity in its workforce and offers various benefits to its team members.

Servicios

Paid parental leave

Breastfeeding breaks

Reasonable accommodation for disabilities

Formación

• A minimum of one year of professional experience in nutrition, public health, or child health.
• Experience in social development programme planning.
• Fluency in Spanish and proficiency in English.

Responsabilidades

• Support programme development and planning.
• Deliver results in programme management and monitoring.
• Provide technical and operational support for programme implementation.

Conocimientos

Fluency in Spanish

Proficiency in English

Community engagement

Nutrition planning and management

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in nutrition or public health

Descripción del empleo

How can you make a difference?

The Nutrition Officer (NO-1) will report directly to the Chief of Nutrition (P-4) with technical supervision from the Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Specialist (P-3). Their main role is to provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes and projects. The incumbent will also play a key role in advancing UNICEF’s SBC agenda within nutrition programmes by designing and implementing evidence-based strategies that promote positive nutrition practices—such as optimal breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and healthy diets—through community engagement, advocacy and social and behaviour change approaches.

Chief responsibilities

Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set‑up, the incumbent may be responsible for all or most of the following areas of major duties and key end results:

1. Support to programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results.
3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

For more information related to this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD Nutrition Officer (NO-1) - SBC.pdf

Minimum requirements

• Education: A university degree (Bachelor's Degree), preferably, in one of the following fields: 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:
  • A minimum of one year of professional experience in one or more of the following areas: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care.
  • Professional experience in social development programme planning, communication for development or social behaviour change or public advocacy.
• Language Requirements:
  • Fluency in Spanish.
  • Proficiency in English.

Desirables

• Prior work with community engagement, especially with child and adolescent participation.
• Experience working in school environments.
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development in a UN system agency or organization.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergencies.
• Fluency in English.

Our Core Values and Competencies

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with the Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF’s competencies required for this post are:

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self‑awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others
• Nurtures, leads and manages people

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.