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For every child, Health
Purpose of the job:
Under the guidance of Chief of Health, the incumbent provides technical support on health systems strengthening to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results, synergies according to organizational and country specific strategic plans, donor and programme focus areas applying results based-management approaches meeting standards of performance aligned to existing accountability frameworks.
This position will coordinate the health systems strengthening function in the health section and provide high level technical advice at national and state levels on health systems strengthening.
The incumbent is required to effectively manage and coordinate implementation health systems strengthening resources channeled through UNICEF including GAVI, World Bank and the Global Fund ensuring complementarity of these funds to support resilient health systems strengthening. The incumbent will support the development of policies and strategies and implementation plans in the health sector to facilitate effective systems strengthening in prioritized areas.
This entails strong coordination with peer managers within UNICEF, strong engagement with the Ministries of health at the Federal and State levels including oversight mechanisms in to develop costed workplans and roadmaps, budgets, supervising programmes, ensuring that partners and activities are well coordinated, and facilitate regular management and coordination meetings with donors, partners and government.
How can you make a difference?
1. Programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical support and thought leadership
4. Advocacy, networking, and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
The following minimum requirements:
• Education: An advanced university degree (equivalent to a Master’s) from an accredited institution is required in medicine or public health, preferably with emphasis on HSS. A degree in strategic or programme management is considered an asset.
• Work Experience: At least 8 years’ of professional experience in large scale health programmes with a focus on HSS in multiple and diverse contexts.
Professional experience in programme formulation, planning, management, and evaluation of health programmes.
Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
The following desirables:
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.
• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others [add the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role].
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.
Advertised: E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: E. Africa Standard Time
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