The primary objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and facilitate the integration of the Telemed.kg platform into the national information system, in alignment with existing national regulations.
UNICEF Jamaica is seeking an experienced consultant with a solid background in Education, with focused on youth engagement, to play a key role in advancing UNICEF’s strategic objectives related to youth participation, advocacy, and policy influence within the health and nutrition sectors.
The Health Specialist (MHPSS) role is situated in the Ukraine Country Office and reports directly to the Chief of Health and Nutrition. This position is essential for bridging health-focused MHPSS programming with broader organizational goals, ensuring a comprehensive approach to mental health and psychosocial support by integrating efforts across both internal sectors and external partnerships. The Health Specialist supports MHPSS programming primarily within the health sector while coordinating with other crucial UNICEF sectors such as education, child protection, Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP), and Social and Behavior Change (SBC). This role also entails significant collaboration with external entities, including government agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, to embed MHPSS into their programs, thereby fostering a unified approach to health and well-being across various sectors.
Additionally, the Specialist is instrumental in shaping and influencing national MHPSS policies. By offering expert guidance to external stakeholders such as the national MHPSS coordination center, Ministry of Health, educational leaders, and community organizations, the Specialist ensures that MHPSS initiatives are harmoniously integrated into the broader health and social systems. This effort is complemented by UNICEF’s collaboration with the “All-Ukraine Health Program”, which aims to establish a far-reaching support network impacting various societal dimensions.
The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a shock-responsive assessment of Ukraine’s social protection system using globally acknowledged tools - guided by UNICEF’s Social Protection System Readiness Assessment Tool and complemented by other tools as needed (ISPA CODI, OPM’s SRSP toolkit, WB’s ASP framework) - in support of the Government’s social protection reform agenda. Supporting the Government of Ukraine to strengthen social protection systems to address needs in the current crisis context is a strategic objective for UNICEF.
The assessment will identify strengths, gaps, and entry points for enhancing the shock-responsiveness of the national social protection system, with particular focus on recent shocks and responses, linkages with humanitarian assistance if possible, and adaptive capacity to future shocks. The SRSP assessment should focus on the core pillars of SRSP, such as policy and legal framework, coordination and governance, administrative and delivery systems, and contingency financing. The assessment should be practical and provide actionable recommendations to take forward with the Ministry of Social Policy.
This role will provide capacity support for child-sensitive disaster risk reduction (DRR), including technical assistance across multi-hazard early warning systems, anticipatory action, disaster risk financing, and climate risk and vulnerability assessments. It also contributes to the global implementation and monitoring of UNICEF’s Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (SCAP) 2023–2030 Area of Acceleration 1: climate-informed disaster risk reduction, humanitarian action, and resilient recovery.
Under the supervision of the Programme Officer for Disaster Risk Reduction, the DRR Programme Consultant is expected to deliver three outputs:
1. Strengthen knowledge management and capacity building on child-sensitive DRR
2. Global monitoring and reporting on child-sensitive DRR
3. Interagency partnership, communications and advocacy support for child-sensitive DRR
The primary objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and facilitate the integration of the Telemed.kg platform into the national information system, in alignment with existing national regulations.
UNICEF Jamaica is seeking an experienced consultant with a solid background in Education, with focused on youth engagement, to play a key role in advancing UNICEF’s strategic objectives related to youth participation, advocacy, and policy influence within the health and nutrition sectors.
The Health Specialist (MHPSS) role is situated in the Ukraine Country Office and reports directly to the Chief of Health and Nutrition. This position is essential for bridging health-focused MHPSS programming with broader organizational goals, ensuring a comprehensive approach to mental health and psychosocial support by integrating efforts across both internal sectors and external partnerships. The Health Specialist supports MHPSS programming primarily within the health sector while coordinating with other crucial UNICEF sectors such as education, child protection, Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP), and Social and Behavior Change (SBC). This role also entails significant collaboration with external entities, including government agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, to embed MHPSS into their programs, thereby fostering a unified approach to health and well-being across various sectors.
Additionally, the Specialist is instrumental in shaping and influencing national MHPSS policies. By offering expert guidance to external stakeholders such as the national MHPSS coordination center, Ministry of Health, educational leaders, and community organizations, the Specialist ensures that MHPSS initiatives are harmoniously integrated into the broader health and social systems. This effort is complemented by UNICEF’s collaboration with the “All-Ukraine Health Program”, which aims to establish a far-reaching support network impacting various societal dimensions.
The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a shock-responsive assessment of Ukraine’s social protection system using globally acknowledged tools - guided by UNICEF’s Social Protection System Readiness Assessment Tool and complemented by other tools as needed (ISPA CODI, OPM’s SRSP toolkit, WB’s ASP framework) - in support of the Government’s social protection reform agenda. Supporting the Government of Ukraine to strengthen social protection systems to address needs in the current crisis context is a strategic objective for UNICEF.
The assessment will identify strengths, gaps, and entry points for enhancing the shock-responsiveness of the national social protection system, with particular focus on recent shocks and responses, linkages with humanitarian assistance if possible, and adaptive capacity to future shocks. The SRSP assessment should focus on the core pillars of SRSP, such as policy and legal framework, coordination and governance, administrative and delivery systems, and contingency financing. The assessment should be practical and provide actionable recommendations to take forward with the Ministry of Social Policy.
This role will provide capacity support for child-sensitive disaster risk reduction (DRR), including technical assistance across multi-hazard early warning systems, anticipatory action, disaster risk financing, and climate risk and vulnerability assessments. It also contributes to the global implementation and monitoring of UNICEF’s Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (SCAP) 2023–2030 Area of Acceleration 1: climate-informed disaster risk reduction, humanitarian action, and resilient recovery.
Under the supervision of the Programme Officer for Disaster Risk Reduction, the DRR Programme Consultant is expected to deliver three outputs:
1. Strengthen knowledge management and capacity building on child-sensitive DRR
2. Global monitoring and reporting on child-sensitive DRR
3. Interagency partnership, communications and advocacy support for child-sensitive DRR
