Health Officer (NO-1), TA (364 days), #138023, Dakar - Senegal, WCAR

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF offers diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.

Job Purpose

The Health Officer (Pandemic Fund) reports to the Chief CSD for close guidance and supervision. This role provides technical and operational support for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of Pandemic Fund-supported activities under UNICEF’s responsibility as an implementing partner, ensuring compliance with programmatic requirements and timelines. The position contributes to programme delivery in key areas including public health emergency preparedness and response, disease surveillance, coordination, risk management, and health systems strengthening. Working closely with government counterparts, implementing partners, and UNICEF programme teams, the incumbent supports the effective and timely implementation of project activities, monitors progress against agreed workplans and results frameworks, and contributes to quality assurance, data analysis, documentation, and reporting. The role also supports coordination among stakeholders to facilitate harmonized implementation of Pandemic Fund interventions and promotes effective monitoring, accountability, and risk management processes. Additionally, it contributes to capacity-building efforts and knowledge-sharing activities to strengthen national preparedness and response systems, and supports the integration of equity-focused and inclusive approaches.

Responsibilities

Support to programme development and planning. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results. Technical and operational support to programme implementation. Networking and partnership building. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building. Support the effective and timely implementation of project activities, monitor progress against agreed workplans and results frameworks, and contribute to quality assurance, data analysis, documentation, and reporting. Support coordination among stakeholders to facilitate harmonized implementation of Pandemic Fund interventions and promotes effective monitoring, accountability, and risk management processes. Contribute to capacity-building efforts and knowledge-sharing activities to strengthen national preparedness and response systems. Support the integration of equity-focused and inclusive approaches in programme implementation, helping to ensure that Pandemic Fund interventions contribute to strengthened health security and improved resilience of health systems in line with national priorities and UNICEF programme objectives.

Work Experience

A minimum of 1 year of professional experience in public health/nutrition planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness. Experience supporting coordination of partnerships at national level with government institutions, international organizations, and/or NGOs.

Skills

Strong communication skills, Strong report-writing skills, Solid experience in programme monitoring, Solid experience in follow-up, Proficiency in standard office software (MS Office, Excel), Public health emergency preparedness, Disease surveillance, Coordination, Risk management, Health systems strengthening, Data analysis, Knowledge management

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