Health Specialist - Community Health Delivery Partnership, P-4, Temporary Position, 364 days, Global Programme Division, Health-MNAH COE Nairobi, #00136569 (Remote)

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. The Global Programme Division (GPD) provides global strategic leadership and policy direction, developing frameworks and standards. UNICEF established Centres of Excellence (CoEs) like Nairobi to offer high-quality, demand-driven technical assistance to countries and partners, linking global policy with on-the-ground action for children.

Job Purpose

Community health is vital for advancing universal health coverage, achieving health-related SDG targets, and improving equitable access to essential health services. UNICEF is a founding member and custodian of the Community Health Delivery Partnership (CHDP), a global collaboration. The CHDP supports countries in strengthening community-based primary health care systems, mobilizing resources, improving coordination, and advancing national priorities for community health. This role contributes to UNICEF's fundamental mission of upholding every child's rights, placing equity at the heart of its work by prioritizing disadvantaged children to achieve sustainable development for all. The position supports the CHDP platform, fostering coherent and integrated approaches to community health delivery globally and regionally, thereby strengthening country-level implementation through integrated technical support.

Responsibilities

The incumbent, under the direct supervision of the P4 Health Specialist for Integrated Service Delivery (Community Health) within the MNCAH CoE team, holds the primary responsibility for providing comprehensive technical support to the Community Health Delivery Partnership (CHDP) platform. This critical role involves facilitating the CHDP's mandate as a vital global and regional partnership. The technical assistance provided will be instrumental in fostering coherent and increasingly integrated strategies for community health delivery across various contexts. This includes supporting countries in their efforts to strengthen community-based primary health care systems, which are essential for achieving universal health coverage and health-related Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, the incumbent will contribute to initiatives aimed at mobilizing necessary resources, enhancing coordination among partners, and advancing national priorities specifically related to community health. The overall objective of this technical support is to ensure that the CHDP effectively links global policy with on-the-ground action, thereby delivering tangible results for children at scale and improving equitable access to essential health services, particularly for the most disadvantaged and excluded populations. The full scope of detailed responsibilities beyond this initial description is not explicitly provided in the available job content.

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