Immunization Officer, NO-2, Temporary Assignment (364 days), Aden, Yemen

In support of UNICEF's commitments to the Global Vaccine Action plan (GVAP), the global and regional accelerated disease control goals for Polio, Measles and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus and Yemen's commitments to GAVI business plan for Health System Strengthening (HSS) and GAVI/ UNICEF plans for addressing inequities, Aden field office will recruit a National Technical Officer for EPI.

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 fulfill 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.

For every child, an Advocate

In the 1970s UNICEF established presence in Yemen to respond to the urgent needs of children in the poorest country in the Middle East. In 1991, Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and it was enacted immediately.  Since then the country has been making steady progress for children until it plunged into a brutal conflict in 2015 but even before that, Yemen needed large amounts of humanitarian assistance.

In collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and community partners, UNICEF is working in all the governorates in Yemen to respond to the needs of children throughout the country with a continuum of services to help children survive and grow to their full potential through the following programmes: Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Basic Education, and Child protection.

For more on our work in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/

How can you make a difference?

In support of UNICEF's commitments to the Global Vaccine Action plan (GVAP), the global and regional accelerated disease control goals for Polio, Measles and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus and Yemen's commitments to GAVI business plan for Health System Strengthening (HSS) and GAVI/ UNICEF plans for addressing inequities, Aden field office will recruit a National Technical Officer for EPI. The candidate can make a difference by performing the following key tasks:

1. Programme Planning and Development in the selected districts;
2. Programme Delivery in the selected districts;
3. Monitoring, evaluation and coordination of operational aspects of GAVI/UNICEF business plan for addressing the equity gap;
4. Broader routine immunization related activities – see attached detailed TOR;
5. Accelerated Disease control initiatives' related activities – see attached detailed TOR.

For more details on the Job Profile, press CTRL + double-click this document:   Approved TORs_Immunization Officer Aden.docx

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

• University Degree (Bachelor or higher) in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Medicine, Public Health, Pediatric Health, Global / lnternational Health, Health Policy and Management, Family Health, Socio-Medical Sciences, Health Education, Epidemiology, or other fields relevant to immunization.
• Three to five years of professional experience in public health / immunization / IMCI / MNCH / Nutrition at national, governorate or district level in development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs.
• Fluency in Arabic with a working knowledge of English (written and spoken).           
• Computer literacy; including knowledge of spread sheet, word processing, is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

Functional Competencies (Required):

• Formulating Strategies and Concepts [I]  
• Analyzing [I]
• Applying Technical Expertise [I]           
• Learning & Researching [I]
• Planning and Organizing [I]

View our competency framework at: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.