Readvertised Health Specialist Immunization

UNICEF ROSA due to its geographical location has a dual task of coordinating and collaborating with two WHO Regional Offices, for the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) and for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), and therefore also needs to liaise closely with two other UNICEF regions, i.e., Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and East Asia and Pacific (EAPR). In both WHO SEAR and EMR RWGs are currently cochaired by WHO (Coordinator — COVID-19 Program, Immunization and Vaccine Development, Department of Communicable Diseases) and UNICEF (Regional Adviser, Health).

Gavi’s Strategic Plan 5.0 (focusing on Immunization and HSS) evolved to Gavi 5.1 (including pandemic preparedness and response) for the period 2022-2025. To align with global changes, priorities of the RWGs have also been reviewed, and include new tasks and principles of technical and financial assistance to reflect emergency preparedness and response.

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

Education:

An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: 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 another relevant technical field.

Experience:

• A minimum of eight years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public health/nutrition planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Experience of working with COVID-19 PROGRAM and related partners is strongly preferred.
• Experience of working in the region is an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish is an asset

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/570520