Health Specialist (CH & PHC)
Organizational Context
UNICEF's mission is to promote every child's rights globally, through programs, advocacy, and operations. The equity strategy focuses on disadvantaged children, ensuring all have opportunities to thrive without discrimination. This commitment accelerates human rights realization for children and supports equitable national development.
Job Purpose
The Health Specialist (CH & PHC) reports to the Health Manager for guidance and supervision. The incumbent is responsible for providing technical leadership, programme management and coordination support for UNICEF's child health and primary health care portfolio, including strategic planning, programme implementation, monitoring, partnership engagement and knowledge generation. The position supports the design, scale-up and evaluation of evidence-based interventions that improve child health outcomes and strengthen primary health care systems. The incumbent provides technical assistance to government counterparts and partners, contributes to policy dialogue and advocacy, promotes innovation and learning, and ensures that programme inte
Responsibilities
The Health Specialist (CH & PHC) reports to the Health Manager for guidance and supervision. The incumbent is responsible for providing technical leadership, programme management and coordination support for UNICEF's child health and primary health care portfolio, including strategic planning, programme implementation, monitoring, partnership engagement and knowledge generation. The position supports the design, scale-up and evaluation of evidence-based interventions that improve child health outcomes and strengthen primary health care systems. The incumbent provides technical assistance to government counterparts and partners, contributes to policy dialogue and advocacy, promotes innovation and learning, and ensures that programme inte
Work Experience
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Skills
Technical Leadership (Child Health & PHC), Programme Management & Coordination, Strategic Planning & Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation, Partnership Engagement, Knowledge Management, Intervention Design & Scale-up, Technical Assistance, Policy Dialogue & Advocacy, Innovation & Learning Promotion