The Health Manager (MNCH) reports to the Chief of Health/Nutrition for general guidance and supervision. S/He is responsible for supporting the Chief in managing the health section and leading the management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the MNCH and immunization programme within the country programme. S/He provides technical guidance and operational support throughout the programming process to facilitate the 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.
Purpose for the job: This position is responsible for leading and coordinating UNICEF’s comprehensive and multisectoral MHPSS portfolio targeting children, adolescents and their caregivers, ensuring an integrated approach across diverse sectors such as Health, Child Protection, Social and Behavior Change, Education, ADAP, Communication, and Social Policy. The Health manager (MHPSS) ensures that MHPSS programming is implemented with strategic vision, unity, coherence and complementarity across sectors and in alignment with UNICEF’s standards of technical quality, accountability, and responsibility, fostering a cohesive and effective response across all sectors. Additionally, the Health manager (MHPSS) manages relationships with a broad spectrum of external stakeholders, including government agencies, the Mental health coordination Center of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, UN agencies, implementing partners, donors, the MHPSS Technical Working Group (TWG), academic and research institutions and other key stakeholders involved in MHPSS. This role ensures that external collaborations are aligned with UNICEF’s strategic objectives and sectoral agendas. As the staff in charge of leading and coordinating UNICEF MHPSS interventions, the health manager (MHPSS) guarantees that all partnerships and activities are cohesively linked and mutually reinforcing, fostering a holistic approach to mental health and psychosocial support. In this position, the Health Manager (MHPSS) advocates for a unified approach that effectively addresses the MHPSS needs of children, adolescents and their caregiversensuring that MHPSS initiatives are appropriately adapted to the complex and varied challenges faced in Ukraine. This role is pivotal in advancing UNICEF's mission to protect and promote the well-being of every child in the country.
UNICEF Brazil is searching for an experienced Policy Specialist (Innovation/Foresight) who assumes a crucial role by supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovation and foresight policies under the country program's preview. S/he will work collaboratively with colleagues across teams and with external partners to drive changes in policy and practice; and secure political commitments for children.
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.
This job opportunity is presential and for Brazilians nationals only or internal candidates with a work permit for Brazil.
UNICEF Gambia is looking for dynamic and qualified candidates for the position of Education Officer. The Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
Only nationals of the country are eligible to apply, except internal (UNICEF) candidates who are legally permitted to work for UNICEF in the country independently of UNICEF appointment.
The WASH team is seeking to hire a consultant who will be the key expert responsible for providing strategic guidance to UNICEF teams in Abuja and Field Offices across Nigeria in the design and implementation of climate change interventions including solarization of
WASH, health and school facilities, green rising initiative, climate resilient programmes among others. Under the strategic guidance of the Chief/Manager of Climate Change/WASH section, the consultant will provide close guidance and strategic inputs on all key aspects of climate change programme planning and implementation.
The Health Manager (MNCH) reports to the Chief of Health/Nutrition for general guidance and supervision. S/He is responsible for supporting the Chief in managing the health section and leading the management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the MNCH and immunization programme within the country programme. S/He provides technical guidance and operational support throughout the programming process to facilitate the 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.
Purpose for the job: This position is responsible for leading and coordinating UNICEF’s comprehensive and multisectoral MHPSS portfolio targeting children, adolescents and their caregivers, ensuring an integrated approach across diverse sectors such as Health, Child Protection, Social and Behavior Change, Education, ADAP, Communication, and Social Policy. The Health manager (MHPSS) ensures that MHPSS programming is implemented with strategic vision, unity, coherence and complementarity across sectors and in alignment with UNICEF’s standards of technical quality, accountability, and responsibility, fostering a cohesive and effective response across all sectors. Additionally, the Health manager (MHPSS) manages relationships with a broad spectrum of external stakeholders, including government agencies, the Mental health coordination Center of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, UN agencies, implementing partners, donors, the MHPSS Technical Working Group (TWG), academic and research institutions and other key stakeholders involved in MHPSS. This role ensures that external collaborations are aligned with UNICEF’s strategic objectives and sectoral agendas. As the staff in charge of leading and coordinating UNICEF MHPSS interventions, the health manager (MHPSS) guarantees that all partnerships and activities are cohesively linked and mutually reinforcing, fostering a holistic approach to mental health and psychosocial support. In this position, the Health Manager (MHPSS) advocates for a unified approach that effectively addresses the MHPSS needs of children, adolescents and their caregiversensuring that MHPSS initiatives are appropriately adapted to the complex and varied challenges faced in Ukraine. This role is pivotal in advancing UNICEF's mission to protect and promote the well-being of every child in the country.
UNICEF Brazil is searching for an experienced Policy Specialist (Innovation/Foresight) who assumes a crucial role by supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovation and foresight policies under the country program's preview. S/he will work collaboratively with colleagues across teams and with external partners to drive changes in policy and practice; and secure political commitments for children.
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.
This job opportunity is presential and for Brazilians nationals only or internal candidates with a work permit for Brazil.
UNICEF Gambia is looking for dynamic and qualified candidates for the position of Education Officer. The Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
Only nationals of the country are eligible to apply, except internal (UNICEF) candidates who are legally permitted to work for UNICEF in the country independently of UNICEF appointment.
The WASH team is seeking to hire a consultant who will be the key expert responsible for providing strategic guidance to UNICEF teams in Abuja and Field Offices across Nigeria in the design and implementation of climate change interventions including solarization of
WASH, health and school facilities, green rising initiative, climate resilient programmes among others. Under the strategic guidance of the Chief/Manager of Climate Change/WASH section, the consultant will provide close guidance and strategic inputs on all key aspects of climate change programme planning and implementation.
