🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Health Specialist

Health Specialist, P4, Freetown, Sierra Leone, #126511 [Temporary Appointment] - Open only to non-Sierra Leoneans

Job no: 566818

Position type: Temporary Appointment

Location: Sierra Leone Division/Equivalent: Dakar (WCAR), Senegal

School/Unit: Sierra Leone

Department/Office: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Categories: Health, Supply Management, Health and Nutrition

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, results

Please access UNICEF Sierra Leone information here and here

How can you make a difference?

To reduce the high levels of maternal and child morbidity, mortality and malnutrition in an equitable manner, UNICEF Sierra Leone’s Health and Nutrition programmes places emphasis on a health system strengthening approach working closely with Government counterparts responsible for respective programme supply chain management, which not only ensures sustainability of the gains made with equity consideration, but also helps building systems resilience and capacity to respond to future shocks and crises.

Summary of Key Functions/Accountabilities

1. Support Forecasting and Planning including Direct Procurement Support to partners.

2. Programme Management, Monitoring and Delivery of Results with quality.

3. Technical and Operational Support to Programme Implementation in an equitable manner.

4. Networking and Partnership Building for best value for money

5. Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building.

6. Support to Supply Chain Management.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

•  An advanced university degree in any of the following fields is required: Public Health/Nutrition, Paediatric Health, Health Policy and/or Management, Health System Strengthening, Environmental Health Sciences, Health Education, or relevant technical field.

*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

•  A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in Public Health/Nutrition and HIV Sector Planning, Health Systems Strengthening, or Health Emergency/Humanitarian Preparedness is required.
•  Experience in Health and Nutrition Supply Chain Management will be given appropriate consideration.
•  Ability to build cross-sectional or cross-organizational partnerships.
•  Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
•  Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
•  Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

Technical Knowledge

•  Extensive knowledge of HSS and supply related theories and principles.
•  Computer literacy and the ability to effectively use standard office software tools as well as good knowledge and skill in using logistic management system tools.
•  Professional technical knowledge/ expertise in Activity Monitoring & Evaluation, Evaluation Design, Data Analysis, and Reporting.
•  Gender equality and diversity awareness.

Please access the full job description here: VA TOR - Health Specialist (HSS).pdf

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. (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. 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 and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable women are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Advertised: Oct 23 2023 Greenwich Standard Time

Application close: Nov 06 2023 Greenwich Standard Time