Health Manager, (P4), Freetown, Sierra Leone, #90924, Fixed Term - Open only to non-Sierra Leonean nationals

Job no: 580020

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station: Freetown

Level: P-4

Location: Sierra Leone

Categories: Health, Health and Nutrition

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, health

Please access UNICEF Sierra Leone information here and here

How can you make a difference? 

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Programme development and planning

2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

3. Advisory services and technical support

4. Advocacy, networking and partnership building

5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

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

Minimum requirements:

● Education: 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: At least 8 years of professional experience in public health/nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal and neonatal and child health care, in the continuum of care including community based and primary health care, and emergency/humanitarian preparedness, at the international level 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.

● Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset

Desirables: Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

Advertised: 17 Feb 2025 Greenwich Standard Time

Deadline: 02 Mar 2025 Greenwich Standard Time

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