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Health Specialist

United Nations Children's Fund

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 
UNICEF is committed to realizing the rights of all children to help them build a strong foundation and have the best chance of fulfilling their potential. We believe that ensuring a happy and healthy child begins before birth: from ensuring his/her mother has access to good neonatal care and delivering in a clean, safe environment to reaching adulthood as a responsible, healthy and informed parent to the next generation. This journey relies on a child having access to shelter, good nutrition, clean water and sanitation, healthcare, and education. 
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
  • The specialist (health system strengthening) provides comprehensive support for program development, planning, and management of the UNICEF health programme.
  • This includes contributing to situational analysis, formulating strategic plans, and aligning proposals with UNICEF’s overarching goals and national priorities.
  • The specialist will collaborate with internal and external partners for program integration and coherence, including supporting the swap development and the implementation of PHC flagship programmes.
  • The specialist will contribute to setting benchmarks, and indicators, and conducting evaluations to assess progress and identify areas for improvement. He/she will provide technical and operational support to program implementation, offering guidance to stakeholders, and actively participating in emergency preparedness initiatives.
  • The specialist will contribute to partnership building, emphasizing effective collaboration with government counterparts, stakeholders, and global partners.
  • Lastly, the specialist will foster innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building, promoting best practices, research, and implementing initiatives to enhance stakeholder competencies for sustainable PHC and health-related outcomes.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:
  • An Advanced University Degree in public health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health financing health education, epidemiology, or other health-related science is required.
  • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in public health/ planning and management and/or in relevant areas of Primary Health Care, maternal and neonatal health care, health governance, health financing, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness
  • Relevant experience in health program/project development and management in any UN system agency or organization, or multi-lateral organization,  is an asset. 
  • Fluency in English is required.

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