Date of last update: 20/10/2021 2021-10-20
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For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is also the world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries. As a global authority UNICEF is able to influence decision makers at the global level and turn the most innovative ideas into reality.
More than 13,000 staff work with UNICEF, with approximately 85 per located in the field in 190 countries. Seven regional offices and over 124 country offices worldwide, 34 national committees, a research centre in Florence, a supply division in Copenhagen, a shared services centre in Budapest and offices in Berlin, Brussels, Seoul and Tokyo, and UNICEF headquarters in New York and Geneva work on helping children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence.
We employ committed professional to work in our five focus areas: Child Survival and Development, Basic Education and Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS, Child Protection and Policy Advocacy and Partnerships. We also employ staff with expertise in administration and finance, human resources, information technology, supply and logistics as well as external relations and communication. UNICEF's presence in humanitarian crises means that we also seek experts in emergency preparedness and response.
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UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, Health
Reports to Regional Chief of Health and HIV/AIDS/Regional health advisor to support 14 country offices in the region on a broad range of areas including health systems, practically in the areas of integrated maternal, newborn health, prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/Hepatitis B and syphilis and adolescent health.
How can you make a difference?
The incumbent is accountable for technical assistance, regional coordination and partnership building in the development, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and supportive oversight for strengthening health systems and UHC for children, focusing on the areas of integrated maternal and newborn health, prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/Hepatitis B and Syphilis and adolescent health, which are defined in the latest EAP regional operation plan and EAP's country programmes.
Under the overall guidance of Reginal Health Advisor, the incumbent acts as a regional focal person on HIV/AIDS, and are accountable for HIV sectoral review, the UNAIDS UBRAF Joint Programme Monitoring System (JPMS) regional and country reports, country offices thematic OR report, regular analysis/synthesis of good practices with accurate and complete monitoring and analysis, and the timely preparation.
The incumbent is accountable for contributing to achievements of the EAPRO reginal headlines and UNICEF's strategic plan, and for realizing the UNICEF programme to promote gender equality, with an emphasis on gender disaggregation, gender disparity identification and gender mainstreaming.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
1. Regional and country situation analysis, regional programme development and planning
2. Regional programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Oversight and technical assistances to country programme implementations in the region
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Reimagination thought leadership and knowledge management
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have?
Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...
Core Competencies
Functional Competencies
Analyzing (3)
Deciding and Initiating action (2)
Applying technical expertise (3)
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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Macro-area: South / East Asia and Pacific
Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years
Area of work Definition: Health and Nutrition
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations