UNICEF recruitment for Health Specialists in Abuja, Nigeria
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - For 70 years, UNICEF has
been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote
children's survival, protection and development.
The world's largest
provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child
health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education
for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence,
exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary
contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about
making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's
rights organization would like to hear from you.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Health Specialist
Job Number: 496434
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Level: P4
Work Type: Fixed Term Staff
Purpose of the Position
- The Health Specialist reports to the Chief of Section Health/Nutrition/CSD for general guidance and supervision.
- The Specialist is responsible for managing, implementing,
monitoring, evaluating and reporting of the health (gender, maternal,
neonatal, child survival/development) program/s within the country
program and providing technical guidance and operational support
throughout the programming process to facilitate the achievement of
concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results
based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and organizational
Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance and accountability
framework.
Key Expected Results:
- Program development and planning
- Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
- Advisory services and technical support
- Advocacy, networking and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
- Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks
Program development and planning:
- Plan and provide technical support/guidance to the
preparation/design and conduct/update of situation analysis to establish
a comprehensive/updated strategic plan for development, design and
management of health related programs. Keep abreast of development
trends to enhance program management, efficiency and delivery.
- Ensure alignment of sectoral program with the overall UNICEF's
Strategic Plans and Country Program and coherence/integration with UN
Development Assistance Framework (UNDF), regional strategies and
national priorities, plans and competencies.
- Consult and collaborate with internal and external colleagues
and partners to provide technical and operational support on program
planning, management and implementation and to ensure integration,
coherence and harmonization of programs/projects with other UNICEF
sectors throughout all stages of programming processes.
- Prepare, coordinate and/or supervise the formulation of health
program recommendation and related documentations as a component of the
Country Program establishing clear program goals, objectives, strategies
and results based on results-based planning terminology and methodology
(RBM).
Program management, monitoring and delivery of results:
- Coordinate, plan and/or collaborate with internal and external
partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and
other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurement to assess/strengthen
performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and
sustainable results in health programs.
- Actively monitor programs/projects to assess progress, identify
bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve
issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
- Plan, monitor certify disbursements and control the
optimum/appropriate use of sectoral program resources (financial,
administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with
organizational rules, regulations/procedures, donor commitments,
standards of accountability and integrity and ensuring timely reporting
and liquidation of resources.
- Prepare mandated and key program/project reports for donors and other partners to keep them informed program progress.
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program
reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other
counterparts to assess progress and to determine required
action/interventions to achieve results.
- Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify
gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons
learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely
intervention to achieve goals.
Advisory services and technical support:
- Collaborate/consult with key government officials, NGO partners,
UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on
policies, strategies and best practices and approaches on health and
related issues to support program development planning, management,
implementation and delivery of results.
- Participate in program strategic discussions/planning to provide
technical advice/contribute policy discussions and agenda setting to
promote health and development issues especially in the areas of gender,
emergency preparedness and maternal, neonatal and child survival and
development.
- Prepare policy papers, briefs and other strategic program materials for management use, information and/or consideration.
- Participate in emergency preparedness initiatives program
development and contingency planning and/or to respond to emergencies in
country or where designated.
Advocacy, networking and partnership building:
- Build and strengthen strategic partnerships with health sector
government counterparts, national stakeholders and global
partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy and
effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise
and/or promote cooperation and alliances to achieve program goals on
children rights and social justice/equity.
- Participate and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency
(UNCT) discussions and planning on health and related issues to ensure
organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered
and integrated in the UNDAF process in development planning and agenda
setting. Collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues UNDAF
planning and preparation of health programs/projects.
- Prepare communication and information materials to highlight
program goals, achievements and/or needs to promote awareness, establish
partnership/alliances and support fund raising for health programs
(maternal, neonatal and child survival and development).
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:
- Promote critical thinking and innovative approaches and good practices for sustainable health programs/projects initiatives.
- Contribute to the development policies and procedures and
introduce innovation and best practices to ensure optimum efficiency and
efficacy of sustainable programs and projects.
- Lead/plan/implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the
competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results on
health related programs/projects.
- Keep abreast, research, benchmark and implement best and cutting
edge practices in health management and information systems.
Institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
Education Background:
- An Advanced University Degree in Public Health/Nutrition,
Pediatric Health, Family Health, Health Research, Global/International
Health, Health Policy and/or Management, Environmental Health Sciences,
Biostatistics, Socio-Medical, Health Education, Epidemiology or other
health related sciences is required.
Work Experience:
- A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in public
health/nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of
maternal and neonatal health care, health emergency/humanitarian
preparedness, at the international level some of which preferably in a
developing country is required. Relevant experience in health/nutrition
program/project development and management in any UN system agency or
organization is an asset.
- Background/familiarity with emergency operations and staff security.
Language Proficiency:
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset
Competencies of Successful Candidate
Competencies:
Core Values:
- Commitment
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Integrity
Core Competencies:
- Communication [II]
- Working with People [II]
- Drive for Results [II]
Functional Competencies:
- Leading and Supervising [I]
- Formulating Strategies and Concepts [II]
- Deciding and Initiating Action [II]
- The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.
- Analyzing [III]
- Relating and Networking [II]
- Applying Technical Expertise [III]
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline 30th June, 2016.