Health Officer

Under the guidance of Health Manager, MNCAH, and in collaboration with Health Specialist, Newborn and Child Health, Health Section and Health Specialist Maternal Health, provide technical support in planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the quality improvement/assurance (QI/QA) for MNCH program at national and sub-national levels. Also to be responsible for monitoring the EPI programme performance & fund utilization as well as evaluating and reporting the programme progress of specific Newborn and Child Health interventions and coordinating with government counterparts, other UN agencies, development partners and health officers in UNICEF field offices for any MNCAH related issues. Health Manager will provide overall guidance, oversight and contribution to performance target setting and assessment.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Support to programme development and planning
• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
• Technical and operational support to programme implementation
• Networking and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

The following minimum requirements:

Education:

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, pediatric health, family health, global/international health, health policy and/or management, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology, or another relevant technical field.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public health planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, Quality of Care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/572168