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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, … health….!

UNICEF’s response strategy focuses on children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and underserved communities, prioritizing the interruption of disease transmission, preventing stigma, and supporting the continuity of essential services for children and communities. UNICEF employs multisectoral interventions to safeguard children's lives and improve access to quality services, as well as delivering vital, life-saving supplies to mitigate urgent needs and alleviate immediate impact. UNICEF will work with national authorities and partners to immediately contain the outbreak, control the wider effects on communities and children and to mitigate the socio-economic impacts from the outbreak leveraging UNICEF’s comparative advantage across sectors and according to the UNICEF Operational Response Framework for Public Health Emergencies.

Across all our response and prevention efforts, empowering and equipping frontline workers – especially community health workers (CHWs), the social workforce, and teachers is an essential part of our efforts. UNICEF also applies a gender-transformative approach to enhance training, skills, renumeration and equipment for CHWs. Finally, UNICEF places the protection of all beneficiaries at the core of its interventions, with a particular focus on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) and gender-based violence (GBV) risk mitigation.

How can you make a difference?

Join our team as a Programme Specialist (P4) in Kenya, where you'll work under the P5 HEPR unit chief and closely collaborate with leaders in Foundations Partnerships and Health Planning. In this role, you'll strategically plan and execute results-based monitoring and reporting activities for the HEPR and Health team, ensuring the timely implementation of crucial health emergency investments and grants. You'll engage with various technical teams, Regional and Country Offices, and the Public Partnerships Division to enhance our program monitoring and oversight capabilities. This position requires strong technical and management skills and a deep understanding of UNICEF's processes. If you're eager to make a meaningful impact in health emergencies, we encourage you to apply

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have to…

We are seeking a dedicated Programme Specialist to manage and coordinate programme monitoring for health emergency preparedness and response. In this role, you will work closely with headquarters, regional, and country offices to provide technical support for results-based monitoring. You will design and refine monitoring frameworks, develop systems for quarterly data collection, and compile and analyze progress reports to aid decision-making. By tracking program performance and staying updated on global discussions, you will ensure that our efforts are aligned with funding priorities and address any emerging issues that require action.

Additionally, you will lead annual donor reporting, developing guidance for country offices and consolidating inputs from various technical teams. Your role will also involve coordinating reporting efforts across UNICEF’s divisions, ensuring high-quality and timely data for internal and external reports. As a key liaison for partnership engagement, you will collaborate with grant leads and engage in discussions to support sustainable programming post-response. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact while working in a dynamic team environment, and your flexibility and versatility will be crucial in supporting our emergency response efforts. If you're ready to contribute to meaningful change, we invite you to apply!

The following minimum requirements:

Advanced university degree in social sciences, public health or related degree or other social sciences field is required.

Work Experience:

A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in program management, results-based monitoring and evaluation, and reporting, specifically in the field of public health, at either national or international levels is required.

 Desirables/Assets:

• Previous UNICEF experience and knowledge of UNICEF’s internal systems (Insight etc.)
• Excellent analytical skills, results driven as well as ability to manage competing priorities, manage a varied and dynamic portfolio

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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 does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children.

All selected candidates will 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions 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. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.