Health Specialist, NO-3, Temporary Position, 5 months, #00137574
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential from early childhood through adolescence. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of every child's rights as a calling. UNICEF fosters career growth with diverse professional and personal development opportunities.
Job Purpose
The Health Specialist (Health Emergencies) will lead UNICEF's national-level support to maintain Uganda's readiness for early detection and rapid response to Ebola, given the ongoing risk of cross-border transmission. Reporting to the Chief of Health, the role involves working with the Ministry of Health and partners to provide technical guidance and management support. The primary objective is to achieve concrete, sustainable results for children and communities, aligning with results-based management principles, UNICEF's Strategic Plan, and the organizational accountability framework. This position is critical for sustaining and building upon the country's response achievements in the coming months.
Responsibilities
The Health Specialist (Health Emergencies) is accountable for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the health emergency programme component within the country programme. This includes providing technical guidance and management support throughout programming processes to ensure the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results. Key functions involve supporting programme development and planning by utilizing situation analysis to design results-based health emergency plans aligned with national priorities. The role requires monitoring progress, resolving bottlenecks, ensuring proper resource utilization, and reporting to management, donors, and partners. Additionally, the specialist will provide technical and operational support for programme implementation, advising government and partners, drafting policy briefs, and supporting preparedness and contingency planning. Building and maintaining strong relationships with government, donors, and partners, and representing UNICEF in inter-agency forums are crucial. The position also entails driving innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building by introducing best practices, sharing lessons learned, and strengthening partner capacities.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of relevant work experience in health care, public health/nutrition planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness is required. Experience in developing country contexts, the UN system, or international organizations is considered a strong asset.
Skills
Public health response, Emergency readiness, Partner and stakeholder coordination, Donor relationship management, Reporting, Results-oriented outputs, Programme development, Programme planning, Monitoring and evaluation, Technical support, Operational support, Capacity building