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GNC Support

The GNC has a number of areas and mechanism to provide support to national and sub-national nutrition cluster/sector coordination structures

Areas of support

Coordination
Nutrition Information System (NIS)
and Assessment
Information Management (IM)
Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE)
Provides support to nutrition cluster coordination, specifically related to the implementation of the six core functions of a nutrition cluster and the integration of accountability to affected populations into nutrition programming.Provides technical assistance and virtual support on needs assessment and analysis. The support primarily focuses on the review and development of technical guidance that enables improvement in nutrition in emergency needs analysis within the framework of the HPC.Provides support to information management activities, processes, and tools to bolster nutrition cluster coordination and response.Provides technical assistance and virtual support in the field of nutrition in emergencies, specifically in the areas of community management of acute malnutrition, micronutrient supplementation in emergencies, and infant and young child feeding in emergencies.

Rapid Response Team (RRT) Support

When requested, remote or in-country support can be provided for one week and up to eight weeks to strengthen coordination, information management, and NIS and Assessments in emergency contexts and in countries at risk of fragility due to a humanitarian emergency. The RRT consists of seven experience professionals with the proven technical capacity and nutrition expertise to support countries in meeting the needs and priorities of at risk and crisis affected people. RRT members can provide dedicated surge capacity to any country office and are available within 72 hours (pending visa requirements), enabling a timely and coordinated nutrition response. 

If longer term support is needed, please read more below about our Consultant Roster and Stand by Partnerships. However, it is the responsibility of the country office to organise for and recruit a longer-term NCC or IMO. For more information and to request support, please contact us.

NiE Support

Looking to hire a consultant to support your Nutrition in Emergencies activities? The GNC currently has 182 technically vetted consultants across six rosters ranging from Junior to Senior levels. Our consultants come from 60 countries, speak 50 different languages, including: Arabic, English, French, Swahili, Spanish, and Urdu, and are available to support nutrition cluster/sector working groups and partners at the global and country level.  

Looking for in-country technical support? Technical Advisors are ready to provide technical support in acute and protracted nutrition emergencies, as well as preparedness work. We have full-time Technical Advisors with expertise in Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E), social and behaviour change (SBC), Management of At-risk Mothers and Infants (MAMI) and nutrition assessments, and can draw on additional expertise in areas such as nutrition-sensitive programming, surveillance, stunting, adolescent and maternal nutrition, cash for nutrition, adult malnutrition, emergency preparedness, health system strengthening and micronutrient programming.

UNICEF Stand-by Partnerships Agreements with NGOs

Specialists in cluster/sector working group coordination and information management and nutrition in emergencies to provide rapid, temporary in-country support for three to six months.

UNICEF (Cluster Lead Agency for the GNC), has signed a Standby Agreement with various external partners, including NGOs, Governments and private companies. The overall program is referred to as Standby Arrangements. The purpose of Standby Arrangements is to ensure the provision of additional support to UNICEF and UNICEF led clusters/Areas of Responsibility to enhance capacity and efficiency in responses to emergencies and humanitarian crisis. Various partners maintain either a varied pool of operational resources or specific niche expertise that can provide in country support at short notice. Management of the partnership and resources is done in advance, allowing for a timely and effective response to a sudden crisis, including support to protracted crisis and capacity gaps in smaller emergencies. Standby Arrangements are an effective example of the power of leveraging partnerships to support emergency response, to impact humanitarian action, and to achieve greater results for children. UNICEF’s Standby Arrangements are led by the Inter Agency and Humanitarian Partnerships Section (IA&HP) in the Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) Geneva.

For more information, please contact us.

UNICEF Internal Surge and Stretch Assignments

Support is provided in cluster/sector working group coordination, information management and nutrition in emergencies for three to six months. Contact local the UNICEF HR office or the GNC CT for more information.

 

 

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