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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.

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For every child, Health

How can you make a difference? 

Managerial leadership

• Establish the project annual work plan with Health and Nutrition team and partners; set priorities/targets and performance measurements. Monitor work progress and ensure results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards.
• Establish clear individual performance objectives, goals, and timelines

Programme development and planning

• Provide technical advice and operational support to the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis to ensure that current and comprehensive evidence-based data on EU project issues is available to guide UNICEF’s strategic policy advocacy, intervention, and development efforts on child rights and Health and Nutrition, and to set programme priorities, strategies, design, and implementation plans.
• Keep abreast of national, regional, and international development priorities on Health and Nutrition and to leverage UNICEF’s position and competencies with donors, national governments, communities, and constituents to advocate and promote Health and Nutrition interventions, policies, and social change to achieve goals on child’s rights, protection, survival and wellbeing, as productive members of society.
• Guide and coordinate the timely preparation of programme recommendations and related documentation for inclusion in the Country Office Programme recommendation ensuring alignment with overall UNICEF Strategic (Health and Nutrition) Plans, regional strategies, and national priorities, plans and competencies.
• Collaborate with national and global colleagues, partners, and allies to develop partnership frameworks to address specific needs and to leverage resources for enhancing and scaling up Health and Nutrition programmes/projects. Ensure synergy, integration, coherence, and harmonization of programmes/projects with UNICEF Strategic Plans and priorities, donor’s development strategies/policies, national priorities/competencies, and UN System development interventions/initiatives.

Programme management, monitoring, and quality control of results

• Plan and collaborate on monitoring and evaluation initiatives to establish benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators, to assess and strengthen performance accountability, coherence, and delivery of concrete and sustainable results in Health and Nutrition programmes.
• Participate in major monitoring and evaluation exercises, EU programme reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to engage stakeholders to take required action and interventions to achieve results.
• Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths, and/or weaknesses in EU programme management. Identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
• Prepare and Monitor EU programmes/projects to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems. Take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
• Prepare EU programme/project reports to donors and other partners to keep them informed on programme progress and critical issues.

Advisory services and technical support

• Provide technical support to the Ministry of Health in all aspects of quantification and quality assurance of health products
• Provide technical support to the Ministry of Health in the supply chain management of the EU Project,
• Support the district teams in quantification activities to cover the needs of the health facilities under their responsibility
• Supervise the management of drugs and other assets at the Health Districts level
• Coordinate with the IPs the follow-up of stock renewal at the district warehouse level
• Identify bottlenecks in the implementation of activities related to the supply of drugs by the EU project and propose corrective measures.

Advocacy, networking, and partnership building

• Build and strengthen strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy with local/national governments, UN system agency partners, donors, internationally recognized institutions, NGOs, funding organizations, research institutes and private sector to reinforce cooperation and/or pursue opportunities to promote goals and achieve sustainable and broad results on child protection.
• Prepare communication strategies and implementation plans and activities for maximum communication impact and outreach to promote awareness, establish partnerships/alliances for sustainable results and support fund raising for UNICEF and Country Office H&N programmes and emergency interventions.

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Promote critical thinking, innovative approaches, and good practices for sustainable H&N programme/project initiatives through advocacy and technical advisory services.
• Organize, plan, and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders to promote sustainable results on H&N and related programmes/projects.

Impact of Results

The strategic and effective advocacy, planning, and formulation of H&N programmes/projects and the achievement of sustainable results contributes to achievement of goals and objectives to create a protective environment for children. Achievements in H&N programmes and projects in turn contributes to maintaining and enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide programme services for mothers and children that promotes greater social equality in the country.

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

Minimum requirements:

[Include the vacancy requirements aligned to the category and level of the position. You can see examples in the branded VA example.]

• Education: Advanced university degree in one of the following areas is required: Pharmacist degree, public health degree is an asset

• Work Experience: - Over 5 years of experience in supply chain management, in managing EU projects or other partners involving procurement and distribution of primary health care drugs and/or specialized programs;
• Excellent knowledge of drug management software, good adaptation to NTIC;- Flexible and persevering personality, with an analytical mind;- Good organizational skills and common sense;
• Excellent writing and communication skills in French, English;- Good ability to work in a team; - Ability to manage stress;- Have a sense of responsibility;
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an added advantage;- Relevant experience in programme development in H&N related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an added advantage;- Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage;
• Language Requirements: Fluency in French and English are required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as 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…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

[add the 8^th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role]. 

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 measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, 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.

Visa residence requirements: i.e.: UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.]

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.

Eligible staff members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent contracts applying to IP TA positions in a duty station designated as L2/L3, may be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements, subject to approval by their Head of Office. The conditions of the temporary assignment will vary depending on the status of their post and relocation entitlements may be limited as per the relevant policies.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.