UNICEF SOMALIA
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT REF: UNSOM/2011/041
Title: Emergency Health Specialist
Category and Grade Level: P-4
Type of Contract: Temporary Appointment – Six months
Organization Unit: Child Survival and Development
Duty Station: UNICEF Somalia Support Centre, Nairobi
Date of Issue: 22 August 2011
Closing date of Application: 5 September 2011
Under the supervision of the Chief of Health, the incumbent will be responsible for the overall planning and management of UNICEF’s health response to the emergency and crisis in Somalia.
Programme Coordination
Undertake and assist with the assessment and analysis of the emergency and crisis situation in the Somalia affecting children and women with a view to designing appropriate priorities for UNICEF health interventions.
Identify partners for implementation
Represent UNICEF in the cluster coordination meetings
Support the development of programmatic and reporting tools and approaches that can be mainstreamed across partner operations.
Ensure and enhance program quality by providing detailed technical input and innovations to service delivery and activities
Organize periodic meetings with all partners
Project Administration
Manage UNICEF’s relations with its partners, taking administrative actions such as renewing partner
contracts Project Cooperation Agreements (PCA), managing program finances,
Oversee project supply chain in coordination with UNICEF operations staff.
Information Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
Work with Information Management colleague to refine key information systems and products related to the response
In close consultation with the M&E team, contribute to the office M&E mechanism
Responsible for results tracking and improvement of monitoring systems.
Advocacy and fundraising
Help draft donor reports and project proposals related to the response and draft donor updates
Contribute to drafting of press releases as deemed necessary
Working with the communication unit, ensure visibility of UNICEF’s action in health
Requirements
Advanced university degree in social sciences or public health or related field
A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in planning and implementing health programmes
Experience in emergencies required
Oral and written skills in English is required
Judgment, maturity, ability to work in a team, cope under stressful and difficult conditions, and political/cultural sensitivity
Current knowledge of development issues, policies, as well as social programming policies and procedures in international development cooperation
Good analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills. Ability to synthesize and present complex information to external partners and media
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications with updated UN Personal History Form (P.11), updated CV, copies of academic certificates to one of the following email address. UN staff are requested to provide their two Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs). Please quote the vacancy number in your application.
Email to: somaliahrvacancies@unicef.org
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted
QUALIFIED FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY