Vacancy Announcement: Senior Immunization Specialist, P5, FT, Amman, Jordan (MENARO), Post #97494

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

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each baby, in every single place, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each baby, Well being.

The basic mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each baby, in every single place, in every thing the group does — in applications, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing essentially the most deprived and excluded kids and households, interprets this dedication to kids’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies that all kids have a chance to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any baby has an unequal likelihood in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There may be rising proof that investing within the well being, schooling, and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all kids the chance to satisfy their potential but additionally will result in sustained development and stability of nations. For this reason the concentrate on fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in direction of realizing the human rights of all kids, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Conference on the Rights of the Little one, whereas additionally supporting the equitable improvement of countries.

How will you make a distinction?

Abstract of key features/accountabilities:

1. Well timed sectoral evaluation, enter, assist and coordination contribute to the State of affairs Evaluation with constant integration of intercourse disaggregated information and its periodic replace for efficient undertaking planning, improvement and administration.

• Contributes to the State of affairs Evaluation by overseeing information assortment, evaluation, and analysis for immunization interventions.
• Ensures high quality sectoral enter to the Nation Programme Doc linked to the immunization program.

2. High quality contributions are made to the event and implementation of the immunization methods and approaches by way of participation and collaboration with inside and exterior companions.

• Collaborates inside the Well being part and with different UNICEF sectors, notably, SBC, Gender, and program communication to make sure integration of the immunization program with different interventions (e.g., diet).
• Participates with UNICEF, Authorities, non-government organizations (NGOs), and different companions within the improvement of the immunization methods and approaches. Ensures achievement of strategic outcomes in keeping with agreed annual and Nation Programme goals and adopts corrective motion to satisfy program/undertaking goals.
• Contributes to the identification, improvement, and dissemination of recent methods, methodologies, approaches, and instruments for bettering program supply with emphasis on undertaking administration, analysis, sustainability of intervention, and neighborhood participation based mostly on Human Rights framework and cross-sector strategy, in collaboration with different companions (e.g., WHO, Gavi, and many others.).

3. Work plan and goals are strategically established, technical assist is successfully supplied, and deliberate outcomes are well timed delivered by way of train of sturdy management.

• Workout routines managerial and technical management for, and participates in, the event of the results-based sectoral work plan and technical choices in addition to for the administration, implementation, monitoring, and follow-up of immunization exercise, according to the outlined methods and approaches.
• Ensures goals and targets are well timed met and achieved assembly the necessities and high quality requirements, by way of full coordination between actions, by main and supporting a workforce {of professional} and assist workers.
• Meets with nationwide and worldwide businesses overseeing the administration of immunization applications/initiatives. Participates in conferences with ministries accountable for immunization program/undertaking overview and follows up on implementation of suggestions and agreements, and integration of gender mainstreaming throughout sectors.

4. The capacities of Nation Workplace workers within the area are strengthened by way of efficient capability constructing programme within the improvement, implementation and administration of the immunization programme.

• Guides, coordinates, and organizes a workers coaching/improvement program with Regional Well being and HQ workforce to improve the capability of UNICEF Nation Workplace workers enabling them to progressively have interaction in and lead in this system improvement, implementation, and administration of Immunization program.
• Oversees the conduct of related orientation, workshop, coaching, and workers studying/improvement actions.

5. Efficient partnership and collaboration achieved and maintained for advocacy, technical cooperation, programme coordination, info sharing and information networking.

• Coordinates actions and exchanges info and information with different applications to contribute to the achievement of general Immunization program goals.
• Participates in establishing efficient monitoring, information database/community, and reporting methods to make sure the supply of present and correct program info/information, and contributes to the event of communication supplies and techniques to assist advocacy and neighborhood participation for the Immunization Program.
• Maintains shut working relationships to determine a partnership and collaboration with exterior counterparts, together with these of the UN, Gavi, and nationwide companions, so as to enhance the flexibility to gather and disseminate related information, alternate info on program/undertaking improvement and implementation.
• Ensures a major alternate of data, info, expertise, and classes discovered.

6. Efficient Coordination with Companions, Together with Gavi, WHO Regional Workplace:

• Efficient coordination with WHO regional workplace and Gavi to make all joint actions are effectively represented within the UNICEF regional and nation work planning and strengthen the identical degree of coordination at nation degree as effectively.
• Make sure the regional and nation workplaces are effectively knowledgeable upfront of upcoming international and regional developments, and put together the nation workforce and take the coordination from the regional degree, together with by way of the Regional Working Group.
• Coordinate Gavi (and different related donors) funds, grants, and actions associated to nationwide immunization applications.
• Act as a discussion board for the alternate of data and expertise.
• Take part within the related immunization administration groups and dealing teams.
• Overview the technical help requests produced by the joint processes inside the international locations and coordinate and monitor their implementation.
• Talk about programmatic and operational points associated to approaching Gavi methods with a regional perspective and procure companions consensus on methods to deal with nation wants.
• Strengthen the dialogue between in-country companions and international companions, together with Gavi secretariat.

7. All required programme studies are well timed ready in compliance with the established pointers and procedures.

• Ensures the well timed preparation of annual sector standing studies in compliance with established pointers and procedures.
• Participates within the preparation of all program studies for administration, Board, donors, finances critiques, program evaluation, and annual studies.

8. Assist international locations with methods strengthening with immunization because the entry level together with for Center-Revenue Nation Methods.

• Enhance the standard of the immunization program in keeping with different well being interventions and make sure the sustainable improve in immunization protection within the area.
• Monitoring the strengthening of nationwide well being methods efficiency utilizing EPI program-specific outputs/outcomes (i.e., elevated and sustained immunization protection ranges).
• Monitor nation progress, by supporting common program efficiency critiques (DQAs, DQS, EPI critiques, EPI protection surveys, and many others.), organizing joint missions, and reviewing the totally different studies.
• Monitor the efficiency of actions supported by Gavi in nationwide immunization applications.
• Function a discussion board for the alternate of expertise, info, and opinions in respect of associate assist amongst taking part companions and international locations.
• Assist the Center-Revenue Nation Technique, together with required new vaccine introduction (as related).

9. Emergency preparedness of immunization is maintained, and in emergencies, emergency responses with efficient coordination are supplied.

• Collaborates in forming immunization-related parts of the emergency preparedness plan referring to the areas of duty. In case of an emergency, participates in monitoring and assessing the character and extent of the emergency within the assigned space and affect on vaccination.
• Coordinates and gives help to the Nation Workplace in figuring out the place assist is required by way of rapid response in addition to a long-term technique and plan for the associated immunization parts.

10. Different assigned duties and duties are successfully carried out.

• Performs and delivers further duties and companies assigned by the supervisor.

Impression of Outcomes

1. Well timed sectoral evaluation, enter, assist and coordination contribute to the State of affairs Evaluation with constant integration of intercourse disaggregated information and its periodic replace for efficient undertaking planning, improvement and administration.
2. High quality contributions are made to the event and implementation of the immunization methods and approaches by way of participation and collaboration with inside and exterior partnership.

3. Work plan and goals are strategically established, technical assist is successfully supplied, and deliberate outcomes are well timed delivered by way of train of sturdy management.

4. The capacities of Nation Workplace workers are strengthened by way of efficient capability constructing programme within the improvement, implementation and administration of the Immunization programme.

5. Efficient partnership and collaboration achieved and maintained for advocacy, technical cooperation, programme coordination, info sharing and information networking.
6. Efficient coordination with companions, together with Gavi and WHO regional workplace

7. All required programme studies are well timed ready in compliance with the established pointers and procedures. 

8. Assist international locations with methods strengthening, with a concentrate on middle-income international locations.

10. Emergency preparedness is maintained, and in emergencies, emergency responses with efficient coordination are supplied.

11. Different assigned duties and duties are successfully carried out.

 

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

1. Training: Superior diploma in one of many disciplines related to the next areas: Medication, Public Well being, Paediatric Well being, World/Worldwide , Well being Coverage and Administration, Household Well being, Socio-medical Sciences, Well being Training, Epidemiology, or different fields related to immunization.

2. Work Expertise: Ten years progressively accountable skilled work expertise in all features of programme administration, and/or advisory capability, within the technical space or programme sector leading to acknowledged experience within the technical space associated to immunization.

3. Language Proficiency: Fluency in English and one other UN language. Data of native working language of the responsibility station an asset.
4. Competency Profile: (For particulars on competencies please consult with UNICEF Skilled Competency Profiles.)

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

Competencies required for this put up are…

1. Builds and maintains partnerships. (3)
2. Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness. (3)
3. Drive to attain outcomes for affect. (3)
4. Innovates and embraces change. (3)
5. Manages ambiguity and complexity. (3)
6. Thinks and acts strategically. (3)
7. Works collaboratively with others. (3)
8. Nurtures, leads, and manages individuals (3)

–  Particular Technical Data Required (for the job) [ III ]

1. • 1. • – (Technical information necessities particular to the job will be added right here as required.)

          – Data of newest theories, ideas, strategies and know-how in a major variety of the next areas:

          • • Little one, neonatal or maternal well being care    • Immunizations
            • Well being system planning and administration
            • Well being Financing           • World Well being
            • Public Well being coaching materials improvement and conduct of coaching programme
            • Public Well being, Worldwide Well being, Well being Coverage and Administration,
            • Well being Analysis, Biostatistics, Epidemiology
            • Newest key printed literature on MNCH together with related Lancet collection
            • Well being Training, Well being Promotion and Illness Prevention,
            • Data Administration
            • Inter-sectoral programme linkage, coordination and coverage improvement
            • Programmatic objectives, visions, positions, insurance policies and techniques for well being programmes
            • Data of world human rights points, particularly referring to kids and girls, and the present UNCEF place and approaches
            • Rights-based and Outcomes-based strategy and programming in UNICEF.
            • UNICEF programme coverage, procedures and pointers.
            • UN Reform processes and harmonization and Declaration on Support Effectiveness
            • Data of related key associate insurance policies, programmes, and approaches (WB, USAID, World Fund, and many others)
            • UNICEF insurance policies and techniques selling and supporting gender equality and variety
          2. Technical Data to be Acquired/Enhanced (for the Job) [ Ill ]
             • UN insurance policies and technique to deal with worldwide humanitarian points and the responses
             • UN frequent approaches to programmatic points and UNICEF positions
             • UN Reform processes and outcomes and implications of the Paris Declaration
             • UN safety operations and pointers
             • UNSECORD coaching for members of Safety Administration Staff

 

For each Little one, you reveal…

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

 

UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to attain outcomes for affect (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 take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

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UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should replicate 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 another private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
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 is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. 

Remarks:

 

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station, which will probably be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to 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 will probably be cancelled.

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

Authorities workers which might be thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the fitting to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an affordable interval for any motive.

Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.