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Eastern and Southern Africa Region

Uganda

Functional Area

Programme

Health

Position level

NO-3

Health Specialist, NO-3, Temporary Position, 5 months, #00137574, Kampala, Uganda

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Contract type: Temporary Appointment

Duty Station: Kampala

Level: NO-3

Location: Uganda

Categories: Health

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.

At UNICEF, 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 is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to a Future

How can you make a difference?

Uganda remains on high alert for Ebola, with surveillance and preparedness kept in place because of the continuing risk of cross-border transmission from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The coming months are critical for the country to sustain and build on what this year's response achieved. As Health Specialist (Health Emergencies), you will lead UNICEF's national-level support to keep Uganda ready to detect cases early and respond quickly. Reporting to the Chief of Health, you will work with the Ministry of Health and partners, giving technical guidance and management support. Your aim will be to deliver concrete, lasting results for children and communities, in line with results-based management, UNICEF's Strategic Plan and our accountability framework.

Purpose for the job:

The Health Specialist (Health Emergencies) reports to the Chief of Health for guidance and general supervision. The Health Specialist (Health Emergencies) is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the programme progress of health emergency programme component under health and within the country programme. The Health Specialist (Health Emergencies) provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Support to programme development and planning: use situation analysis to design results-based health emergency plans that match national priorities.
Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results: monitor progress, resolve bottlenecks, make sure resources are used properly and report to management, donors and partners.
Technical and operational support to programme implementation: advise government and partners, write policy briefs, and support preparedness and contingency planning.
Networking and partnership building: build strong relationships with government, donors and partners, and represent UNICEF in inter-agency forums.
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building: introduce good practices, share what has been learned and strengthen partners' capacity.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Job Description - Health Specialist (Emergency) NOC TA.pdf

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Minimum requirements

Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in public health, environmental science/health, epidemiology, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education and any other related fields is required.
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Experience

At least 5 years of relevant work experience in health care, public health/nutrition planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness and any other related fields is required.
Skills: Strong skills in public health response and emergency readiness, with the ability to coordinate partners and stakeholders effectively. Proven ability in donor relationship management, ensuring productive engagement and collaboration. Excellent reporting and coordination skills, with a track record of delivering timely, accurate, and results-oriented outputs.
Language

Requirements

Fluency in English is required.
Desirables
Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Experience working in developing country contexts, with prior experience in the UN system or other international organizations considered a strong asset.
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.
UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of serious misconduct.
UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable.
Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be r

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