•   VN No.: VN-16-09
•   Type of Contract: Temporary Appointment
•   Post Level: NO-C

Purpose of The Job:

•   Accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of cost-effective maternal and neonatal health intervention packages and contribute to the programme component on maternal neonatal and child health of the country programme.

Key Accountabilities, Duties & Tasks:

•   Provide technical and operational guidance with scaling-up child health and immunization interventions to government and non-government partners including regular data-driven situational analyses (including epidemiological, gender equality and emergency assessments)
•   Provide specific technical expertise on child health policies, immunisation, health system strengthening and integration including advocacy in gender    equality, emergency  preparedness and response, as appropriate and as defined by supervisors;
•   Conduct regular field visits to monitor related programmes and participate in periodic programme reviews with Government counterparts and other partners with particular emphasis on under-served populations;
•   Contribute to the development and implementation of detailed sectoral work-plans and budgets for scaling-up assigned and specific health interventions and contribute to UNICEF country office's readiness to deliver on health-related Core Commitments for Children (CCCs)
•   Collaborate with supervisor and colleagues to timely, efficiently, rigorously and transparently monitor, evaluate and report on related health programmes and contribute to the preparation of relevant sections of the annual health sector status reports;
•   In close collaboration with Operations and Supply staff, regularly monitor and report on use of related supplies and other resources provided to partners and collaborate with the Operations Section and Government authorities to maintain    sound internal controls supportive of specific health interventions as well as to ensure accountability.
•   Establish active and participatory partnerships with related health sector stakeholders (Government, NGOs, and bilateral agencies) and interact with them at different stages of health programme design and implementation     and    identify opportunities for leveraging resources
•   Implement country-specific training and capacity building activities and it document and disseminate lessons learned.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Advanced university degree in Medicine, Public Health, Health Promotion, International Health or related technical field (MD+ MPH or equivalent).
•   Five years of relevant professional work experience in health programming including the implementation of large scale public health programmes focusing on child health, immunisation and health system strengthening.
•   Awareness of the technical support required in health-related emergency and humanitarian preparedness.
•   Experience working in the UN or other( international development organisation, and field work experience an asset.
•   Background/familiarity with Emergency and gender mainstreaming desirable.
•   Experience working with Ghana Health Service at National and Decentralised level will be an added advantage.

Competency Profile 

Core Values (Required)

•   Commitment
•   Diversity and Inclusion
•   Integrity

Core Competencies (Required)

•   Communication [II]
•   Drive for Result [II]
•   Working With People [II]

Functional Competencies (Required)

•   Formulating Strategies and Concepts [II]
•   Analysing [III]
•   Applying Technical Expertise [III]
•   Leading and Supervising [I]
•   Deciding and Initiating Action  [II]
•   Relating and Networking   [II]

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

If you have experience working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children and match the profile outlines, send a brief application letter supported by detailed Curriculum Vitae, UN Personal History form (which can be downloaded from www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/p11.doc) and photocopies of other supporting documents to:

The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF
P. O. Box 5051
Accra- North 

OR

HRghana@unicef.org

Applicantion can also  be hand delivered to:

Location: 4- 8 Rangoon Close, Cantonments,
behind UNDP, near Ghana National Fire Service Hqs on the Ring Road.

Closing Date: 28 April, 2016

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly encouraged to apply.

NOTE: UNICEF IS A SMOKE FREE ENVIRONEMENT!!!!

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