Programme Specialist (Polio) Team Lead, NOC, Fixed Term, #111990, Quetta, Pakistan

UNICEF works in among the most difficult locations on the earth to succeed in essentially the most deprived kids. To save lots of 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, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means hand over.

For each baby: well being!

Pakistan was the sixth nation on the earth to signal and ratify the Conference on the Rights of the Little one, lower than one yr after it was adopted by the United Nations Basic Meeting in 1989. Nonetheless, kids and adolescents dwelling in Pakistan nonetheless face acute challenges.

UNICEF helps the Authorities of Pakistan to speed up progress for kids, work to attain the Sustainable Growth Objectives (SDGs), and assist kids notice their rights below the Conference on the Rights of Youngsters. This might be made by means of, amongst different issues, sturdy partnerships with provincial authorities, lecturers and well being professionals, frontline staff and social mobilizers, communities and households, and, after all, the kids and adolescents themselves. 

Specifically, UNICEF will work in order that:

• Each baby survives and thrives by being in good well being, immunized, protected against polio, and accessing nutritious meals.
• Each baby learns.
• Each baby is protected against violence and exploitation and registered at delivery.
• Each baby lives in a secure and clear surroundings, with entry to secure ingesting water and sufficient sanitation. 

To be taught extra about UNICEF work in Pakistan, please go to the nation web site, www.unicef.org/pakistan , and movies on YouTube and Vimeo.

The Programme Specialist – Polio Staff Lead in Quetta experiences to the Chief of Area Workplace (CFO) for  common steerage and supervision and can work below technical steerage of the Polio Staff Lead and works throughout the provincial polio emergency operations centre framework to assist Programme Operations, Administration, Danger Evaluation and Determination Help, Detection and Response, Communications and Synergy and extra actions Areas of Work, and associated Process Staff.

The incumbent might be answerable for the work of Polio Eradication Staff in Quetta UNICEF workplace by offering steerage, assist, and supervision to facilitate and allow efficient and environment friendly performace.  He/she’s going to make unbiased selections on corrective actions crucial to attain the target in his/her space of accountability. He/she helps the programme to undertake all precedence actions in direction of stopping polio transmission in Pakistan as guided by the Technical Advisory Group and in alignment throughout the GPEI technique.

How are you going to make a distinction?

Essential duties and duties for the submit embrace the next:

Programme planning and administration

• Gives strategic management, administration, and supervision of all UNICEF polio employees assigned to the Quetta Area Workplace. Oversee actions of employees to assist polio eradication actions in Pakistan.
• Arrange and supervise numerous parts of the polio eradication programme within the province and specifically: a. Strategic planning of polio eradication within the province b. Coordinate, direct and monitor the work of UNICEF employees and non-staff working for polio within the province c. Put together funds necessities and oversee expenditure for polio eradication actions d. Develop and take part in common analysis of the programme. Guarantee follow-up of the implementation of the assorted parts of the Nationwide Emergency Motion Plan (NEAP) for Polio eradication and proposals of technical our bodies (TAG)

Advisory and technical assist

• Develops, screens and evaluates actions to lower the variety of missed kids throughout campaigns, and ensures the sharing and coordination of expertise, new strategies and approaches to entry to authorities officers, programme employees, WHO, and different UNICEF companions.  Helps the efficient operation of the Emergency Operations Centre; Critiques COMNet deployment standards, month-to-month actions plans, social profiles in all precedence 1 districts of  Baluchistan; Lead the collaboration with Routine Immunization by creating built-in work plan, offering technical assist (e.g. evaluation and monitoring) with polio asset, supporting capability constructing, integrating communication, and so forth; Advise Provincial Emergency Operations Centre and well being authorities on numerous elements of Polio eradication within the province.
• In collaboration with WHO and authorities programme officers, leads the design and administration in addition to facilitates the implementation of communication, advocacy and useful resource mobilization plans of motion aiming at: (a) behaviour growth/change on the particular person/family ranges; (b) social mobilization of civil society organizations; and (c) elevated group participation in growth programmes (d) mobilization of sources to assist the implementation of labor. Chargeable for programme administration of the Baluchistan polio programmes, together with the oversight of communication actions throughout the programme; Coordinates technical assist to authorities counterparts within the growth and acceptable use of communication for social growth, geared toward each particular person behaviour change and collective actions.  Works carefully with Baluchistan Emergency Operations Centre and companions; Liaise with totally different EPI/PEI (Polio Eradication Initiative) companions and enlist continued dedication of nationwide native authorities to acknowledged objectives.

Programme monitoring and supply of outcomes 

• Plan and/or collaborate with inside and exterior companions to ascertain monitoring benchmarks and efficiency indicators and measurements to evaluate and strengthen efficiency accountability, coherence and supply of concrete and sustainable outcomes for the polio eradication programme in Pakistan;
• Take part in monitoring and analysis workout routines, programme evaluations and annual sectoral evaluations, nationwide and subnational campaigns, with the federal government and different counterparts to evaluate progress and to find out required motion/interventions for polio eradication;
• Put together and assess monitoring and analysis experiences to establish gaps, strengths and/or weaknesses in polio programme administration, establish classes realized and use data gained for growth planning and well timed intervention to attain polio eradication objectives in Pakistan; 
• Actively monitor the polio eradication programme by means of discipline visits, surveys and/or trade of knowledge with companions/stakeholders to evaluate progress, establish bottlenecks, potential issues and take well timed selections to resolve points and/or confer with related officers for well timed decision.
• Plan, monitor and confirm the optimum and acceptable use of polio programme programme sources (monetary, administrative and different belongings) confirming compliance with organizational guidelines, rules/procedures and donor commitments, requirements of accountability and integrity, guaranteeing well timed reporting and liquidation of sources.
• Put together common and mandated programme/mission experiences for administration, donors and companions to maintain them knowledgeable of programme progress.

Advocacy, networking and partnership constructing

• Develops and manages partnerships with authorities departments/sectors, non secular teams, conventional leaders, lecturers, artists, and different organized teams in the neighborhood, in addition to civil society organizations, to orient them on provincial programme objectives and to solicit their involvement within the implementation of the provincial programmes. This features a consortium of civil society organizations that are working to strengthen the well being system.
• Construct and maintain efficient shut working partnerships with polio eradication programme companions and well being sector authorities counterparts, nationwide. provincial and district degree stakeholders, in addition to allies, donors, and academia. By energetic networking, advocacy and efficient communication, construct capability and trade data and experience to facilitate the achievement of polio eradication programme objectives;
• Put together communication and knowledge supplies for the nation workplace programme advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnerships/alliances, and assist fund elevating for polio eradication programme;
• Take part and/or signify UNICEF in acceptable provincial and nation workplace degree discussions and planning on polio-related points to collaborate with companions/colleagues on preparation and implementation of the Nationwide Emergency Motion Plan (NEAP) for Polio Eradication, guaranteeing organizational place, pursuits and priorities are absolutely thought-about and built-in within the course of in growth planning and agenda setting.

Innovation, data administration, and capability constructing

• Promote important pondering, progressive approaches, and good practices for sustainable polio eradication programme initiatives.
• Maintain abreast, analysis, benchmark, and implement finest and cutting-edge practices within the administration of the polio eradication programme. Institutionalize and share finest practices and data realized.
• Contribute to the event of insurance policies and procedures and introduce innovation and finest practices to make sure optimum effectivity and efficacy of sustainable polio eradication programme in Pakistan;
• Lead, plan and implement capability constructing initiatives to boost the competencies of stakeholders to advertise sustainable outcomes on polio eradication. Practice and construct nationwide capability within the space of task; Coordinates the event of coaching supplies and actions to construct capability in participatory and conduct communication at numerous authorities ranges and with key stakeholders in assist of programme sustainability.

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

• A complicated college diploma (Grasp’s) in Social Sciences, Worldwide Relations, Authorities, Public Administration, Public Coverage, Social Coverage, Social Growth, Neighborhood Growth, Public well being (ideally in epidemiology or baby well being), 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 schooling, or one other related technical discipline.
  *A primary College Diploma in a related discipline mixed with 2 further years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College Diploma.
• A minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in a number of of the next areas is required: public well being (together with EPI) planning and administration, maternal and neonatal well being care, or well being emergency/humanitarian preparedness.
• Expertise working 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 exhibit…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS).

The UNICEF competencies required for this submit are Nurtures, Leads and Manages Folks (1) Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (2), Works Collaboratively with others (2), Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2), Innovates and Embraces Change (2), Thinks and Acts Strategically (2), Drive to attain impactful outcomes (2), Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

View our competency framework at  Competency Framework Brochure.pdf

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Life at UNICEF:

Working at UNICEF is very rewarding. With a lovely remuneration bundle encompassing aggressive pay and advantages, a tradition that helps employees thrive, and numerous alternatives for private {and professional} growth, we purpose that can assist you preserve a satisfying life each at and out of doors the workplace.

We ensure you and your family members obtain the sources and care that it’s good to thrive. We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. Our contracts, wellbeing insurance policies, and initiatives guarantee that you’re effectively geared up to successfully ship for kids corresponding to;

• Tax exemption, household allowances, hardship advantages, 10 UN holidays and annual go away allowance, maternity, paternity, adoption go away, medical and dental insurance coverage, pension, and so forth.
• Profession assist, employees wellbeing program, breastfeeding coverage, versatile work preparations, childcare room, household assist, insurance policies & initiatives, safety, and so forth.
• UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. 

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.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals 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 might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further data to conduct a background examine.

Remarks:

• The VA is open to all (inside and exterior candidates).
• Verified instructional certificates/HEC Attested Levels are a pre-requisite for employment at UNICEF. Through the recruitment course of, candidates should current HEC-attested levels/certificates.
• Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.
• UNICEF’s energetic dedication to range and inclusion is important to delivering the most effective outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates might be prioritized.
• UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Appointments are additionally topic to immunization (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities workers thought-about for employment with UNICEF are often required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if medical clearance isn’t obtained or crucial inoculation necessities aren’t met inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.