The Global Programme Division (GPD) of an international organization plays a central role in driving programme excellence by providing global strategic leadership, policy direction, and technical expertise. The GPD develops and monitors frameworks and standards, promotes coherence across sectors, regions, and partners, and generates evidence-based solutions that help improve outcomes for children worldwide.
As part of the efforts to accelerate results for children, the Financing Child Nutrition & Development Unit works within a network of Centres of Excellence that provide high-quality, demand-driven technical assistance to countries. Through collaboration across regions and programme areas, the team supports policy reform, institutional strengthening, workforce development, and scalable programming that advances child development outcomes at scale.
Good nutrition is essential for child survival, growth, learning, and lifelong productivity, yet significant financing gaps remain, creating an urgent need for innovative, sustainable financing solutions for children.
What you do
In this role, you will contribute to the organization's efforts to strengthen financing for child nutrition and development by supporting evidence-based policies, scalable programmes, and country-led solutions. Working within a global team of experts, you will help advance innovative approaches to financing, provide technical support to governments and partners, and contribute to strengthening systems that improve outcomes for children and adolescents.
Your work will support the organization's mission to translate global policy into practical action and help countries deliver sustainable, large-scale results for children. You will help drive the financing-for-scale agenda by leading and supporting work across key areas, including:
- Technical Leadership and Strategic Advisory Support
- Programme Development and Implementation Support
- Knowledge Generation, Learning and Innovation
- Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and Stakeholder Engagement
- Capacity Building and Technical Assistance
- Monitoring, Evidence Generation and Results Reporting
You will collaborate with governments, development partners, the organization's regional and country offices, and other stakeholders to identify, design, and scale innovative financing solutions that strengthen systems and accelerate progress for children globally.
What they ask
- Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in nutrition, public health, health economics, economics, or social sciences, or a directly related field is required
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, preferably in public policy and public financial management at the country and/or regional level, with expertise in nutrition financing, public financial management, governance, and partnership management is required
- Skills: Nutrition Financing, Public Financial Management, Strategic Partnership, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Policy
- Fluency in English is required
Desirables.
- Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset
- Global Health, Nutrition Programmes, Development Finance, Nutrition Financing data analysis, Resource Mobilisation
- Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts
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