Technical Specialist

at  UNICEF

Job no: 571583
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Copenhagen
Level: P-3
Location: Denmark
Categories: Nutrition, Operations
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.

EDUCATION

• Master’s degree or higher in food/nutrition, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, public health, law, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field plus additional 3 years of demonstrated progressive experience in regulatory roles.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 7 years of experience in public and/or private sector with strong knowledge of regulatory affairs for nutritional commodities.
• Experience in compiling QA-related dossiers for regulatory submissions, including international compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with the global regulatory environment, international regulatory forums and/or LICs and MICs.
• Experience working with regulatory authorities and standard-setting bodies is advantageous.

• Conduct regulatory mapping to discern market pathways for specific nutritional commodities, fostering in-depth understanding and networks within key countries.
• Develop regulatory strategies and lead processes to ensure compliance with international and national regulations in LICs and MICs.
• Analyze regulatory decision pathways in selected countries to inform strategic approaches.
• Create resources (processes and tools) for UNICEF operations in Nutrition and also to disseminate regulatory information to suppliers, partners, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate multiple regulatory activities, including quality documentation submissions, within cross-functional project teams.
• Collaborate with the technical team to facilitate documentation submissions for clinical trial projects.
• Engage with external stakeholders to advocate for nutrition inclusion in essential medicine lists and other policy documents.