Logistics Assistant (Nutrition)new

UNICEF Nigeria seeks a national UN Volunteer to support the Maiduguri Field Office nutrition programming in the Borno and Yobe States.
UNICEF promotes the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy, and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means all children have a chance to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. UNICEF strives towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
In Nigeria, children and women are the most deprived of a range of rights, including the right to good nutrition, resulting in all forms of malnutrition. The latter is a consequence of complex interactions between individuals, households, and broader social and economic conditions. The First 1,000 Days of Life, from conception to two years of age, have been identified as a critical window for stunting prevention and child development, and deprivations during this critical period result in irreversible consequences. Some of the factors responsible for the high rates of chronic and acute malnutrition in the BAY states include insecurity, food insecurity, disease outbreaks, poor coverage and quality of nutrition services as well as persistent negative social norms and practices that lead to poor dietary practices for women and children. Consequently, Nigeria has the highest number of childhood malnutrition in Africa and the second highest in the world.
Ensuring that women and children have access to the optimal diets, services and practices is the focus of UNICEF Nigeria’s Country Programme Strategy (2023-2027). The strategy is focused on ensuring that Nigeria, currently off-track to attain the Sustainable Development Goal Nutrition Targets by 2030, is supported to change the current trajectory.
To support the implementation of both stunting prevention and the management of acute malnutrition interventions, nutrition commodities remain critical to field office operations across the two states. As the lead agency for nutrition, UNICEF is responsible for the planning, procurement, storage, distribution, monitoring, and reporting of nutrition commodities. In collaboration with state governments, UNICEF provides these commodities to support government- and CSO-led nutrition services at both health facility and community levels. Through these efforts, UNICEF supports the delivery of essential nutrition services for children under five years of age, adolescent girls, and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The national UN Volunteer will support in mobilizing, assessing, planning, implementing, and monitoring of the nutrition programming. The UNV assignment is part of UNICEF’s current programme cycle, 2023-2027, that seeks to increase equitable access to and use of quality services and practices to prevent and treat malnutrition, including in emergencies. Also, the UNV Volunteer will assist with specific nutrition assignments as required

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of a designated mandated representative (s), the UNV Logistics Officer will:

•Provide technical support in nutrition programming including mobilization, assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.

•Support in the management of nutrition commodities including field level supply tracking in coordination with NCO in Abuja and relevant MFO teams. Coordinate the receipt of government supply request forms before release orders are raised.

•Review the tripartite supply agreement with UNICEF, government and partners and ensure all partners collecting supplies form the CMS sign the agreement.

•Coordinate nutrition supplies status in MFO weekly, update RUTF diversion tracker, and participate in the Supply End User Monitoring system established at the field level.

•Conduct capacity building, supportive supervision, and mentorship of frontline nutrition staff, including monitoring of nutrition supply storage, utilization, reporting and that data is all recorded in the NHLMIS.

•Track updates provided by Third Party Monitors (TPMs) for nutrition and flagging to the Nutrition Manger emerging issues of concern from the field.

•Support nutrition situation analysis, internal and external reporting based on programming needs.

•Perform relevant nutrition tasks as required or assigned by the supervisor.

•Submit quarterly performance report.

As an active UNICEF Nigeria team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to the Nutrition Section, Government, Donors and other Stakeholders in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including:
▪Maintain nutrition commodities status weekly updates
▪Maintain nutrition supply forecast, request, distribution, prepositioning and consumption tracker
▪Maintain updated nutrition supplies misuse reporting matrix
▪Maintain quarterly programme monitoring plans with recommended actions
▪Capacity building implementation plan for government and CSO partners
▪End of programme monitoring reports submitted
▪Performance reports submitted quarterly Programme monitoring reports
▪Maintain action tracker for Abuja/ Maiduguri Weekly Update Calls