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Regional Adviser Health, (P-5), Bangkok (EAPRO), Thailand #5561

Bangkok

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Bangkok
  • Grade: Senior level - P-5, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Public Health and Health Service
  • Closing Date: Closed

The Regional Adviser Health reports to the Regional Director or Deputy Regional Director for general guidance and direction. The Regional Adviser serves as an authoritative and expert adviser to the Regional Director/Deputy Regional Director, the Regional Management Team, Country Offices and Government institutions/officials in the region on strategic planning, approaches, best practices and knowledge on health-related issues to support programme development planning, implementation, management and capacity building of stakeholders to achieve concrete and sustainable results. The adviser also serves as the main conduit for technical and strategic communication between NYHQ Health section, the regional office and country office chiefs of health.

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, health

How can you make a difference?

The Regional Adviser Health reports to the Regional Director or Deputy Regional Director for general guidance and direction. The Regional Adviser serves as an authoritative and expert adviser to the Regional Director/Deputy Regional Director, the Regional Management Team, Country Offices and Government institutions/officials in the region on strategic planning, approaches, best practices and knowledge on health-related issues to support programme development planning, implementation, management and capacity building of stakeholders to achieve concrete and sustainable results. The adviser also serves as the main conduit for technical and strategic communication between NYHQ Health section, the regional office and country office chiefs of health.

1.      Regional advisory services and technical support on strategic planning

  • Advise key national government officials, NGO partners, UN system partners, and other country office partners on policies, strategies, approaches, and best practices on health-related issues to support programme development planning, management, implementation, and delivery of results.
  • Participate in regional/country programme planning, preparation, and reviews to provide advice on the formulation, design, management, enhancement, and communication of health programmes including setting priorities and results-based management goals.
  • Participate in key regional events and strategic discussions to influence policy discussions and agenda setting to promote health and development issues especially in the areas of maternal, neonatal, child survival, and gender.

2.   Support to country office on programme development and planning

  • Collaborate with the Regional Management and Country Office teams throughout all stages of health programming to provide technical support in programme preparation, implementation and monitoring for results.
  • Provide policy guidance and technical support to national external partners/internal colleagues to develop national policies/strategies for UNICEF assisted programmes including scaling up health programmes.
  • Contribute to the planning and updating of the situation analysis to establish a comprehensive and updated evidence base of health, economic, social, and political indicators for programme planning and management.  Keep abreast of national, regional, and global development trends and priorities to determine strategies, approaches and priorities for programming to address the region’s health needs.
  • Provide technical advice to facilitate the preparation of Country Office health programme recommendations and related documentation, and ensure alignment of programme goals with overall UNICEF Strategic Plans and regional strategies.
  • Consult and collaborate with internal and external colleagues and partners to provide technical guidance and operational support on programme planning, management and implementation, to promote synergy, integration, coherence, and harmonization of programme/project initiatives with UNICEF Strategic Plans and priorities.

3.     Regional programme monitoring and assessment

  • Collaborate with HQ Advisers, Regional/Country Monitoring and Evaluation Advisers/Officers to establish benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurements, to assess and strengthen performance accountability, coherence, and delivery of concrete and sustainable results in health programmes.
  • Participate in major monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sector reviews with governments and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
  • Assess COs monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and/or weaknesses in programme management; identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
  • Submit assessments on health programmes in country offices highlighting critical issues and suggestions for enhancing performance and delivery of sustainable results.

4.     Advocacy, networking and partnership building

  • Build and strengthen strategic partnerships with global, regional and country office health sector government counterparts, global institutions, partners, donors and academia through active networking, advocacy and effective communication of UNICEF’s mission, goals, programmes, and resource mobilizations needs.
  • Collaborate with and advise country offices in the region to develop strategies and implementation plans and activities for maximum communication impact and outreach to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support fund raising for UNICEF and Country Office health programmes (maternal, neonatal and child survival and other related health issues).
  • Participate and/or represent UNICEF (as delegated/designated) in key events/meetings and in inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on health and related issues to ensure organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDSCF process in development planning and agenda setting.
  • Collaborate with regional inter-agency mechanisms (Issue Based Coalition) to operationalize UN Reform and cooperate with partners/colleagues in UNDSCF planning and preparation of health programmes/projects.

5.      Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

  • Promote critical thinking and innovative approaches and good practices in the region for sustainable health programme/project initiatives.
  • Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best and cutting edge practices in the region’s health management and information systems. Institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.
  • Lead and/or develop policies and procedures and introduce innovation and best practices to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes and projects.
  • Lead, plan and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of stakeholders to promote sustainable results on health related programmes/projects.

 

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

  • A medical or advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology or another relevant technical field.
  • A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in one or more of the following areas, at the international level, is required: public health planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness
  • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

Core Competencies

  • Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)
  • Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (3)
  • Works Collaboratively with others (3)
  • Builds and Maintains Partnerships (3)
  • Innovates and Embraces Change (3)
  • Thinks and Acts Strategically (3)
  • Drives to achieve impactful results (3)
  • Manages ambiguity and complexity (3)

Functional Competencies

  • Analyzing (3)
  • Deciding and initiating action (3)
  • Persuading and influencing (2)

 

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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

This vacancy is now closed.
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