National Consultant(s) for the Consultancy Assignment Nutrition Specialist(s) for Emergency Response

Consultancy Notice CSD 2016-01

UNICEF Viet Nam is looking for individual national consultant(s) for the consultancy assignment Nutrition Specialist(s) for Emergency Response.

Qualifications and experience required:

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Nutrition or a related technical field
• At least 5 years of experience in social development planning and management in nutrition and/other related areas (MCH) is required, at least two of which field based dealing with large-scale emergencies or displaced/refugee situations.
• At least 5 years with progressive experience working in emergency contexts in implementation of health and nutrition programmes and coordinated nutrition assessments.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) required.
• Sound judgement is required in follow-up on requests; high degree of accuracy is important. Ability to meet tight deadlines through excellent time management, organization and multi-tasking skills.
• Good computer knowledge.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

TOR is attached for further information.

Interested candidates are kindly requested to submit the following information:

• Letter of Interest  
• Financial Proposal: The consultant should prepare a lump-sum offer. This should include the consultancy fee and travel costs.
• Referee details of similar consultancy assignments. The Consultant should annex a copy (or provide web-link) of similar assessments performed previously by the Consultant.
• P-11 form (UN Personal History Form)

Via email: [email protected]

Please indicate the consultancy number CSD 2016-01 and the consultancy title, in your application email subject. Email size should not exceed 9.9 MB.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 8 June 2016 at 18:00 hours.

Only short-listed candidates will be called. Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.

The UN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.