Consultant – Strengthening Capacity in Health Financing and Public Finance for Health and Immunization in EAP Region, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office

Job no: 577613
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Bangkok
Level: Consultancy
Location: Thailand
Categories: Health

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 fulfilling their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region.  This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
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• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
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• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
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• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them.
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How can you make a difference?

UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office is seeking an individual consultant to strengthen UNICEF capacity and engagement in health financing, particularly in relation to sustainable immunization financing. This includes scoping existing UNICEF engagement, challenges and capacity building needs, designing and delivering targeted online capacity building material, providing technical support to key country-level evidence generation products, and strengthening documentation and knowledge management.

Work assignment (remote/ home-based modality, not office-based), Expected deliverable and Delivery schedule:

Based on the overall purpose and objectives indicated above, the consultant will design, develop, deliver and document a series of three to five technical online seminars or capacity building sessions on key health and immunization financing issues, customized to the specific needs and priorities of the region. The consultant will also provide online technical assistance to one to three country offices to support economic analysis, evidence generation, strategy development or documentation of a best practice example in the area of health or immunization financing. At least one of the online seminars, and at least one of the countries selected for technical assistance will relate to immunization financing issues in middle income countries.

Duration of Contract:    1 February 2025 – 15 December 2025
 

Duty Travel:  Travel to Thailand or other regional countries only applicable if a deliverable demonstratively cannot be produced without travel, and will be funded by CO.

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

Experience in applied health financing or public finance for health in LMICs                             

• Experience in immunization, including immunization financing in LMICs                     

• Experience working with or advising Ministries of Health or Finance, preferably in the EAP region    

• Experience in the design or delivery of training or technical seminars                                         

• Experience working with UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, ADB or other UN agencies, preferably in the EAP region 

 Method Of Application 

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