Health Specialist, NO-3

Job no596141

Contract type:  Fixed Term Appointment

Duty StationZanzibar

LocationUnited Republic of Tanzania

CategoriesHealth

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 for as long as we are needed. 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 professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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For every child, the right to Health
How can you make a difference?

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

For more information, please visit What we do | UNICEF United Republic of Tanzania

The Health Specialist reports to the Chief, Zanzibar Office for guidance and general supervision and specific technical guidance from the Chief of Health Section. The Health Specialist supports the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the programme progress of a sector of the health programme (e.g. gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival/development) within the country programme. The Health Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities

• Support to programme development and planning

• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

• Technical and operational support to programme implementation

• Networking and partnership building

• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  JD_Health Specialist.doc

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

Minimum requirements

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• Education : Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Public Health, Environmental Science/Health, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Global Health, Health Policy or any other related fields.

• Work Experience : At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Public Health/Nutrition Planning and Management, Maternal and Neonatal Health Care, or Health Emergency/Humanitarian Preparedness or any other related fields.

• Skills : Public Health/Nutrition Planning and Management, Maternal and Neonatal Health Care, Health Emergency/Humanitarian Preparedness, Programming in Primary Health Care with expertise in Health System strengthening.

• Language Requirements  : English - Proficient/Fluent.

Desirables

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• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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

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

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.