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Job no: 578041
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Freetown
Location: Sierra Leone
Categories: Social Policy
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For every child, health
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How can you make a difference?
The Health Specialist (System Strengthening) reports to the Chief, Health & Nutrition for strategic guidance and supervision. The Health Specialist (System Strengthening) supports the development and preparation of the Health and Nutrition and HIV programme and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the programme progress of health system strengthening component of the health and nutrition and HIV programme within the country programme. The Health Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, with focus on establishment of monitoring and evaluation framework, development of evaluation and research designs, information/data collection, statistics and data analysis, and preparation of reports, in support of achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to the work plans, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
Summary of Key Functions/Accountabilities (with focus on Health Information):
● Support to strategic programme development and planning and system strengthening.
● Support to programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results.
● Technical and operational support to programme implementation.
● Networking and partnership building for system strengthening.
● Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.
● If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File VA TOR - Health Specialist (Systems Strengthening), P3.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
Education: An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health/nutrition, development, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, social sciences, planning, biostatistics, demography, health education, epidemiology, or another relevant technical field. Additional training in HSS would be an advantage.
Work Experience: At least five (5) years of relevant work experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public health/nutrition planning and management; programme development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of developmental programmes in health, nutrition and HIV sector; maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness.
● Experience working in a developing country is required.
● Experience with innovative health and nutrition systems strengthening.
● Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
● Proven experience in Health System Strengthening including community systems s would be an advantage
Other skills:
● Professional technical knowledge/ expertise in health and nutrition systems strengthening, including in the areas of evidence-based, equity-focused planning and budgeting and health management information system amongst others such as Health care financing and HRH.
● Professional technical knowledge/ expertise in methodology of monitoring and evaluation, including theories, standards and models, quantitative/ qualitative/ mixed methods, validity/reliability testing of data, data analysis and interpretation, and statistical inference methods.
● Professional technical knowledge/ expertise in Activity Monitoring & Evaluation, Evaluation Design, data analysis, and reporting.
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 others
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
Advertised: 19 Dec 2024 Greenwich Standard Time
Deadline: 15 Jan 2025 Greenwich Standard Time
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