Health Officer (Immunization)

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Mission and objectives

UNICEF works to help the children of Indonesia reach their full potential. We assist our partners to monitor and measure progress against these rights via the child-focused Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable children. Our programme interventions are rights-based, cut across different sectors, respond to the specific needs of girls and boys and address the vulnerabilities and strengths of children in their first and second decades of life. UNICEF has a strong on-the-ground presence in Indonesia, with seven regional and sub-regional offices. These are primarily in areas with the greatest disparities and service gaps. They complement our high-level policy and programme advice with practical support for planning, financing and service delivery, especially to advocate for quality, equity and sustainability. Indonesia has the world’s fourth largest child population. UNICEF's presence in the country means we have the potential to impact more than 80 million children. We take this responsibility seriously and are committed to ensuring that children and adolescents – the building blocks of Indonesia’s future – have an equal chance in life.

Context

Following UNICEF’s vision for health: “a world where no child dies from preventable causes and all children reach their full potential in health and well-being”, the Indonesia Country Office has been contributing to the global and national targets for improving health and well-being. UNICEF in Indonesia is unique among multi-lateral agencies with a field presence in seven regional and sub-regional offices, primarily in areas with the greatest disparities and service gaps. These fill the gap between upstream high-level policy and programme advice with more downstream support to planning, financing and service delivery on the ground, especially to advocate for quality, equity and sustainability of programs. UNICEF’s activities concentrate on the most vulnerable and marginalised towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – ensuring that progress touches those who currently are missing out or overlooked. In the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF is also actively supporting the government with its response. Toward 2021, COVID-19 Pandemic will focus on COVID-19 Vaccination as well as continued support for improvement of Routine Immunization, introduce new mandatory vaccine, surveillance and catch up campaign for children. More information can be found at the UNICEF Indonesia website.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Immunization/Health Specialists/Officers – UNICEF Country Officer/ Field Offices or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Health Officer – Immunisation will work with a team of experts to addresses challenges in improving the health of women, newborns and children through these main components: • Contribute to the Health section’s COVID-19 response, especially on COVID-19 vaccination program; • Supporting evidence-generation so good science can inform sound policy and leverage Government commitment and resources for action; • Advocacy and engagement to strengthen sub-national policy to ensure follow-up to local level; • Contributing to Government efforts in identifying and addressing new and emerging health problems, especially on routine immunization in the country / Sub-National; • Provide high-level technical assistance to the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and selected District Health Offices (DHO) on EPI policies and activities; • Regularly track and analyses provincial and district level data (including equity monitoring) with the intention of tracking progress towards key programme deliverables, identifying bottlenecks and taking corrective measures if progress is off track; • Conduct advocacy efforts for women and children at all levels of the provincial and district leadership structures; • Support capacity building efforts as needed and thereby supporting the process of the decentralization process. • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor. Results/expected outputs: As an active UNICEF team member, efficient, timely, responsive, creative, proactive, and high-quality support rendered to UNICEF and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: o In partnership with key stakeholders and knowledge institutions, evidence-based analysis is developed for effective programme planning and management, particularly aimed at understanding and addressing the challenges posed by COVID-19 and immunisation o Effective working relationships with internal and external counterparts are leveraged for advocacy, technical coordination, information sharing and knowledge management