Deadline: 17 February 2016
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Health Specialist in Pretoria, South Africa.
The Health Specialist will be responsible to lead and supervise professional and support staff to develop and administer the sectoral and/or inter-sectoral programmes with a view to integrating gender equality across all aspects of the country programme.
UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Health Specialist will perform the following functions-
- Lead timely, regular data-driven situational analyses (including epidemiological, gender equality and emergency assessments).
- Provide in-country leadership in data-driven prioritization and implementation of Health strategies and interventions.
- Provide technical and operational guidance and support to government and non-government partners.
- Champion results-based management.
- Monitor developments at the international, regional and decentralized levels.
- Understand Health needs of vulnerable or marginalized groups.
- Maintain close working relationships with other UNICEF sectors, particularly nutrition, HIV and WASH, and programme communication to ensure integration of the Health programme with other sectors.
- Establish active and participatory partnerships with key Health sector stakeholders (Government, WHO, other UN agencies, NGOs, bilateral agencies, donors and national and international academic institutions) and interact with them at different stages of Health programme design and implementation.
- Liaise with UNICEF Netcom’s and other donors as appropriate, to secure programme funding.
- Provide technical support and guidance on appropriate technical, financial and institutional capacity building capacities to achieve Health programme goals.
- Utilize the partnerships with stakeholders to leverage resources for Health, particularly Child Survival.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Advanced degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Medicine, Public Health, Pediatrics Health, Health Research, International Health, Health Policy and Management, Environmental Health Sciences, Family Health, Biostatistics, Socio-medical Sciences, Epidemiology, Health Education, or a field relevant to international development assistance in Health.
- Eight years of relevant professional work experience.
- Field work experience.
- Experience in facilitating technical support in health related emergency and humanitarian preparedness.
- Experience in programme/project management, and UNICEF policies and strategy to address conflicts, natural disasters, and recovery.
- Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset.
- Background/familiarity with Emergency and gender mainstreaming; HIV/AIDS and health systems strengthening programming.
- Fluency in English and a second UN working language.
- A good knowledge of local working language of the duty station an asset.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit UNICEF.
