Publication Avis de Vacance Immunization Specialist NO C Final

7/23/2019 Publication Avis de Vacance Immunization Specialist NO C Final

1/3

UNICEF Senegal Country Ofice is recruiting:

Title: Immunization SpecialistGrade: NO C LevelDuration: 1 YearDuty Station: Dakar

Purpose o te postUnder the guidance o the Chie o Section !Child Survival and Development"#accounta$le or ormulation# design# planning# implementing# monitoring andevaluation o e%panded immunization interventions $ased on countr& anal&sisand needs 'ith a vie' to integrating e(uit& and gender e(ualit& across allaspects o the ne' countr& programme !)*1)+)*1,"-

!a"or Duties and responsa#ilities

$% Data&dri'en and resultsased (anage(ent

.articipate in regular data+driven situational anal&ses !includingepidemiological#gender e(ualit& and emergenc& assessments"/

.rovide technical and operational support to government and non+government partners 'ith scaling+up 0ealth interventions includingimmunization/

onitor developments at decentralized levels-

)% Do*nstrea( acti'ities

.rovide in+countr& technical and operational support to ensure immunizationinterventions !routine and campaigns" are 'ell implemented/

Contri$ute to the implementation o sectoral 'ork+plans or scaling+upassigned and speci2c 0ealth and immunization interventions/

Contri$ute to UNIC34 countr& o5ice6s readiness to deliver on theimmunization+related CCCs/

Conduct regular 2eld visits to monitor related programmes and participatein periodic programme revie's 'ith 7overnment counterparts and otherpartners 'ith particular emphasis on immunization or hard to reach and

under+served populations/ Document lessons learned o scaling+up 0ealth and immunization

interventions- Share good practices in gender e(ualit& programming# sharing good

practices at the national level- Other duties as assigned $& the head o the section

+% Upstrea( acti'ities: .rovide speci2c technical e%pertise on health policies and immunization

interventions including advocac& in gender# e(uit& and e(ualit emergenc&preparedness and response# as appropriate and as de2ned $& supervisors

Drat relevant part o the UNIC34 contri$ution to polic& such .8S.# NationalCS plan and National Strategic 0ealth .lan

8epresent UNIC34 in the technical inter agenc& coordination committee 8epresent UNIC34 in all inter agenc& 'orking group on immunization


2/3

Other duties as assigned $& the supervisors

,% !onitoring- e'aluation and reporting

Colla$orate 'ith 0ealth specialist to timel e5icientl rigorousl& andtransparentl& monitor# evaluate and report on related 0ealth programs/

Contri$ute to the preparation o relevant sections o the annual 0ealthsector status reports/ Su$mit transparent and timel& reports to the chie o the 0ealth section-

.% /ccounta#ility

3nsure related UNIC34# government and non+government sta5 compl& 'ithUNIC346s 2nancial rules including emergenc& ast+track procedures/

In close colla$oration 'ith Operations and Suppl& sta5# regularl& monitorand report on use o related supplies and other resources donated to thegovernment and non+government partners/

Colla$orate 'ith the Operations Section and 7overnment authorities tomaintain sound internal controls# supportive o speci2c 0ealth interventionsas 'ell as to ensure accounta$ilit&-

0% 1no*ledge (anage(ent Document lessons learned-

2% Partnersips and le'eraging resources aintain close 'orking relationships 'ith other related UNIC34 sectors#

particularl& nutrition# 0I9# ;S0# and communication/ Coordinate 'ith related UNIC34 8egional ;dvisers and 0< O5icers to

ensure strategies are aligned 'ith glo$al and regional strategies/ 3sta$lish active and participator& partnerships 'ith related 0ealth sector

stakeholders !7overnment# 0O# other UN agencies# N7Os and $ilateralagencies" and interact 'ith them at di5erent stages o programmeimplementation-

Education

;dvanced degree in pu$lic health 'ith demonstrated understanding oimmunization programs# including routine and campaigns and at the communit&level-

3or4 e5perience

;t least = &ears o relevant proessional 'ork e%perience in0ealth care management# pro>ect?program coordination andadministration# programming 'ith ocus on immunization at

national and district levels 3%perience 'ith $ehavior change communication !@CC" strategies

in support o immunization and health programs !interpersonaland communit& level communications" including communicationor routine immunization

Sound understanding o health care deliver& s&stem and 3.I2nancing

;$ilit& to prepare presentations and articles and donor reports

3%perience 'ith proposal development

4amiliar 'ith conducting surve&s and revie's

;$ilit& to successull& inAuence multiple stakeholders

;'areness o the technical support re(uired in health relatedemergenc& and humanitarian preparedness


3/3

Developing 2eld 'ork e%perience

;$ilit& to undertake 2eld travel

3%perience 'orking in the UN or other international developmentorganizations or at high national level in pu$lic health 'ith sounde%perience in 3.I training !suppl vaccines management"

;$ilit& to develop BO8 or additional e%pertise 3%perience in monitoring gender ine(ualities and in programming

interventions that reduce these ine(ualities

6anguage

4luenc& in 4rench# 'orking kno'ledge o 3nglish# and local language

Desira#le 4no*ledge:

no'ledge o the latest developments and technolog& in related 2elds-

;nal&tical# negotiating# communication and advocac& skills-

Supervisor& and managerial skills-

Leadership and team'ork a$ilities-

Computer skills# including internet navigation and various o5iceapplications-

Demonstrated a$ilit& to 'ork in a multi+cultural environment andesta$lish harmonious and e5ective 'orking relationships# $oth 'ithinand outside the organization-

/pplications

Candidates must $e national o Senegal and are asked to send their applications'ith:

- ; cover letter- ; curriculum 9itae- ; .11 orm completed and signed !.11 4orm 'ill $e uploaded rom

'''-unice-org?a$out?emplo&?inde%currentvacancies-htm "- Internal candidates should provide their t'o last .erormance 3valuation

8eports-

Onl& pre+selected candidates 'ill $e contacted and 'ill $e re(uired to send

certi2ed cop& o diplomas and certi2cates-

/pplications (ust #e sent to: dakarerecruitmentEunice-org

Deadline or applications: Friday ). Septe(#er )7$.

Fe(ale candidates are strongly encouraged- UNICEF is a non&s(o4ing

en'iron(ent%
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_currentvacancies.htmmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_currentvacancies.htm

Documents

Publication Avis de Vacance Immunization Specialist NO C Final