Chief Health, P-5, FT, #00082605, Aden, Yemen - MENAR
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. Committed and passionate, UNICEF offers diverse opportunities for professional and personal development, fostering a sense of purpose while serving children and communities worldwide. We embrace diversity and provide an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Job Purpose
As the Chief of Health, you will be responsible for comprehensively managing and leading all stages of health programmes and projects, encompassing critical areas such as gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival, and emergency preparedness. Your role spans from strategic planning and formulation to the effective delivery of tangible results. You will lead and manage the dedicated health team, establishing clear plans of action designed to achieve concrete and sustainable outcomes. This will be executed in strict adherence to results-based management approaches and methodology (RBM), UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, established standards of performance, and the accountability framework. Close consultation with the Regional Health Adviser will be integral to your work. Ultimately, your leadership will make a profound difference to the lives of women and children in Yemen, ensuring their right to health is realized through robust program implementation and strategic oversight.
Responsibilities
Provide strategic direction and oversight to the health team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment, ensuring effective resource allocation and adherence to organizational policies. Lead the conceptualization, design, and formulation of comprehensive health programmes, integrating gender and emergency preparedness, aligned with UNICEF's strategic goals and national priorities. Oversee the implementation of health initiatives, ensuring timely execution, rigorous monitoring of progress, and quality assurance of all deliverables, utilizing data for evidence-based decision-making and corrective actions. Offer expert guidance and technical assistance to government counterparts, partners, and internal teams on health-related policies, strategies, and interventions. Champion children's health rights, build and maintain strong alliances with stakeholders, including government, donors, civil society, and UN agencies, to mobilize resources and support for health programmes. Promote innovative approaches in health programming, facilitate the capture and dissemination of best practices, and strengthen the capacities of national partners and UNICEF staff through training and mentorship.
Work Experience
A minimum of ten years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas, at the international level, is required: public health planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency preparedness and response.
Skills
Program Management, Strategic Planning, Team Leadership, Monitoring & Evaluation, Technical Assistance, Advocacy, Partnership Development, Resource Mobilization, Knowledge Management, Capacity Building, Results-Based Management, Public Health Expertise