Health Officer, NOB, Temporary Appointment (364 days), Kabul, Afghanistan # 127856 (Open to Afghan Nationals only)

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each baby, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means quit.

For each baby, a future

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Objective for the job: The Well being Officer in Central Area Kabul studies to well being specialist of Central Area for supervision. The well being Officer supplies skilled technical, operational, and administrative help all through the programming course of for the Well being Programme inside the Nation Programme, from growth planning to supply of outcomes, by getting ready, executing, managing, and implementing a wide range of technical and administrative programme duties to facilitate programme growth, implementation, programme progress monitoring, and evaluating and reporting of outcomes.

Abstract of key features/accountabilities:

1. Help to programme growth and planning

• Conduct and replace the state of affairs evaluation for the event, design, and administration of health-related programmes. Analysis and report on growth tendencies (e.g., political social, financial, well being) for increased administration use to reinforce programme administration, effectivity, and supply of outcomes.
• Contribute to the event and institution of sectoral programme objectives, aims, methods, and results-based planning by way of evaluation of well being wants and areas for intervention and submission of suggestions for precedence and objective setting.
• Present technical and operational assist all through all levels of programming processes by executing and administering a wide range of technical programme transactions, getting ready supplies and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and administration techniques, to assist programme planning, results-based planning (RBM), and monitoring and analysis of outcomes.
• Put together required documentations and supplies to facilitate the programme assessment and approval course of.

2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes.

• Work intently and collaboratively with colleagues and companions to debate operational and implementation points, present options, suggestions, and/or to alert acceptable officers and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and choices. Hold file of studies and assessments for straightforward reference and to seize and institutionalize classes realized.
• Take part in monitoring and analysis workout routines, programme critiques and annual sectoral critiques with authorities and different counterparts to evaluate programmes and to report on required motion/interventions on the increased stage of programme administration.
• Monitor and report on using sectoral programme assets (monetary, administrative, and different property), and confirm compliance with accredited allocation and objectives, organizational guidelines, rules, procedures, in addition to donor commitments, requirements of accountability, and integrity. Report on points recognized to make sure well timed decision by administration and stakeholders. Observe up on unresolved points to make sure decision.
• Put together common and mandated sectoral programme/mission studies for administration, donors and companions to maintain them knowledgeable of programme progress.

3. Technical and operational assist to programme implementation

• Conduct common programme area visits and surveys and share data with companions and stakeholders to evaluate progress and supply technical assist and/or seek advice from related officers for decision. Report on essential points, bottlenecks, and potential issues for well timed motion to realize outcomes. 
• Present technical and operational assist to authorities counterparts, NGO companions, UN system companions, and different nation workplace companions/donors on the appliance and understanding of UNICEF insurance policies, methods, processes, and finest practices on health-related points to assist programme implementation, operations, and supply of outcomes.

4. Networking and partnership constructing

• Construct and maintain efficient shut working partnerships with well being sector authorities counterparts and nationwide stakeholders by way of lively sharing of data and information to reinforce programme implementation and construct capability of stakeholders to ship concrete and sustainable outcomes.
• Draft communication and data supplies for CO programme advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnerships/alliances, and assist fund elevating for well being programmes.
• Take part in acceptable inter-agency (UNCT) on well being programmes to collaborate with inter-agency companions/colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of well being programmes/initiatives, and to combine and harmonize UNICEF’s place and methods with the UNDAF growth and planning course of.
• Analysis data on potential donors and put together useful resource mobilization supplies and briefs for fund elevating and partnership growth functions.

5. Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

• Establish, seize, synthesize, and share classes realized for information growth and to construct the capability of stakeholders.
• Apply modern approaches and promote good practices to assist the implementation and supply of concrete and sustainable programme outcomes.
• Help with oversight of analysis and guarantee outcomes can be found to be used in information merchandise.
• Take part as a useful resource individual in capability constructing initiatives to reinforce the competencies of purchasers and stakeholders.

6. Help well being emergency in preparation, planning and response.

• Conduct state of affairs evaluation for the preparedness of health-related emergencies (e.g., outbreak of AWD, Measles, Covid -19, ARI) and replace the well being specialist.
• Contribute to planning of response.
• Coordinate with companions for preparedness, planning and response.
• Present technical and operational assist all through all levels of programming processes.
• Present report of all levels of emergency preparedness and response.

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you’ll have…

• A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: public well being/vitamin, pediatric well being, household well being, well being analysis, international/worldwide well being, well being coverage and/or administration, environmental well being sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, well being training, epidemiology, or one other related technical area.
• A minimal of two years {of professional} expertise in a number of of the next areas is required: public well being/vitamin planning and administration, maternal and neonatal well being care, or well being emergency/humanitarian preparedness.
• Expertise working in emergency response is taken into account as an asset.
• Related expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.

For each Little one, you reveal…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every little thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize outcomes for influence (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

Through the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should mirror the variety of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. 

Remarks:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, no matter gender, nationality, spiritual and ethnic backgrounds, together with individuals residing with disabilities, to use to turn into part of the group.

We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks, and affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict baby safeguarding rules. All chosen candidates shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can subsequently bear rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background verify.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which shall be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions.  Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Do you have to be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice shall be cancelled.

All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background verify.

Authorities staff which can be thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the suitable to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance just isn’t obtained, or obligatory inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive. 

Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.