INTERNAL EXTERNAL ADV: Nutrition Officer (Overweight & Obesity Prevention), NO-B, Jakarta, Indonesia, Temporary Appointment (136859)

UNICEF Jakarta is looking for a Nutrition Officer who will support the Nutrition Specialist NCO, School age and adolescent nutrition and under the general guidance of Chief Nutrition in strengthening efforts to prevent overweight and obesity among children under five, school-age children, adolescents and women. The officer will contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of integrated nutrition interventions that promote healthy diets, physical activity and healthy food environments through health facility, school and community platforms. Specifically, the Nutrition Officer will provide technical and operational support to relevant government counterparts, including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and other line ministries, in integrating overweight and obesity prevention into existing nutrition, health and school-based programmes. This includes contributing to the development or revision of technical guidelines, tools, training modules and communication materials that promote balanced diets, improved food environments and healthy behaviours across the life course.

The officer will also support programme planning, coordination and implementation, including engagement with government partners, UN agencies and other stakeholders to strengthen multisectoral approaches to obesity prevention. In addition, he/she will contribute to programme monitoring, documentation of good practices and reporting of results to ensure evidence-based implementation and continuous programme improvement. This is a Temporary Appointment contract with duration of 364 days.