[Hiring] Global coordination Helpdesk -Nutrition cluster coordinator/ RRT Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

The Global Help Desk - RRT/Nutrition Cluster Coordinator serves as a key member of the Global Nutrition Cluster Coordination team. This role strengthens coordination capacities at the regional, national, and subnational levels, with a particular focus on L2 and L3 emergencies and on Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) countries.

• The consultant provides predictable, timely, and strategic leadership to ensure an effective and well-coordinated cluster, sector, or working group response.
• The consultant guides diverse stakeholders toward a shared, evidence-based vision in complex humanitarian contexts.
• Working closely with the GNC Coordination Team, UNICEF Centers of Excellence (CoEs), and country offices, the consultant delivers on-demand, tailored support—both in person and remotely—to strengthen coordination, transition processes, preparedness, and anticipatory action planning across countries.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, humanitarian assistance and development, or another health and nutrition-related science.
• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in roles related to nutrition, specifically covering one or more of the following areas: Nutrition in emergencies programming, nutrition coordination, public health, nutrition planning and management.
• Fluency in English and French is required. Good knowledge of Spanish and other UN languages is considered an asset.
• 9 years of relevant work experience combined with a first University degree in health or nutrition-related science may be considered in lieu of the master’s degree.
• Proven experience in nutrition in emergency responses in a range of settings, including sudden onset natural disasters and conflict settings; leading coordination in such a setting would be considered an asset.
• Relevant experience in nutrition projects development and management in the UN system is considered an asset.
• Previous work experience with the Global Nutrition Cluster and familiarity with the Rapid Response Team modality is desirable.

Requirements

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.
• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does.
• The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.
• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
• UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF.
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Company Description

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.