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Health Specialist, (NO-3), Port-au-Prince, Haiti (For Haitian Nationals Only), #12224

Port-au-Prince

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Port-au-Prince
  • Grade: Mid level - NO-C, National Professional Officer - Locally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Public Health and Health Service
  • Closing Date: Closed

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, 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 every child, a champion

The incumbent will support the development and preparation of the Health programmes/projects, and will be responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting progress of such programmes with a focus on community health. He/she will provide 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) and organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance and accountability framework.

How can you make a difference?

The efficiency and efficacy of program preparation planning and implementation of health programs/projects contributes to the delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the Health/Country Program that directly impacts the improvement of the health of the most marginalized and vulnerable women and children in the country, and this in turn contributes to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to continue to provide program services to protect the rights of children, promote greater social equality to enable children to survive, develop and reach their full potential in society.

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative Health Specialist to support UNICEF’s Haiti in the following areas:

  1. Support to programme development and planning by contributing to/supporting the preparation/design and conducting/updating of situation analysis for the health related programmes; participating in strategic programme discussion on the planning of health programme and in intersectoral collaboration with other UNICEF programme and colleagues; establishing specific goals, objectives and strategies and implementation plans; preparing required documentation for programme review and approval; working closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners, providing technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes
  2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results by planning and/or collaborating with internal and external partners; participating in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts; preparing/assessing, monitoring and evaluating reports; actively monitoring programmes/projects through field visits for joint supervisions to improve quality programming and follow-up on corrective actions, surveys and/or exchange of information with partners/stakeholders; monitoring and verifying the optimum appropriate use of sector/s programme resources (financial, administrative, and other assets); preparing programme/project status reports required for management, donors, budget review, programme analysis, annual reports; writing proposal for resource mobilization.
  3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation by providing technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors; participating in discussions  with national partners/stakeholders to promote health and development issues especially in the areas of gender, community health, emergency preparedness and maternal neonatal and child survival development, drafting policy papers, briefs and other strategic programme materials; participating in emergency preparedness initiatives programme development.
  4. Networking and partnership building by building and sustaining effective close working partnerships with relevant sector government counterparts, national stakeholders and global partners/allies/donors/academia; preparing communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy; participating and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on health and related issues.
  5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building by applying/introducing innovative approaches and good practices; keeping abreast and conduct research, assessing, institutionalizing and share best practices and knowledge learned, contributing to the development and implementation of policies and procedures, and organizing/implementing capacity building initiatives.

 

For every child, you demonstrate:

Core values:

  • Commitment
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Integrity

 

Core Competencies:

  • Communication (II)
  • Working with people (II)
  • Drive for results (II)

 

Functional Competencies:

  • Leading and Supervising (I)
  • Formulating strategies and concepts (II)
  • Analyzing (III)
  • Relating and networking (II)
  • Deciding and Initiating action (II)
  • Applying technical expertise ((III)

 

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have:

  • 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.
  • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in public health/nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal and neonatal health care, community health, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness, at the international level some of which 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 French and English is required. Knowledge of Spanish and Creole is an asset.

 NOTE: UNICEF only considers applications received through the online portal. 

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

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