UNICEF Health Specialist Jobs 2023 – Zimbabwe NGO Jobs.
UNICEF Zimbabwe looking for “Health Specialist”.
Applicants with a degree in Advanced university degree may apply on or before September 12, 2023.
UNICEF is a Christian international relief and development agency working globally to end poverty and injuries and to restore hope in some of the world’s poorest communities. UNICEF have the vision to see 50 million people released from material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000 local churches. We operate in more than fifty countries around the world.
UNICEF Health Specialist Jobs 2023
The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on September 07, 2023 for qualified Zimbabwe’s to fill in the vacant post of Health Specialist to be based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
| Recruiter | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| Position | Health Specialist |
| Location | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced university degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | September 12, 2023 |
UNICEF Job Vacancy 2023
How can you make a difference?
UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated Health Specialist (Health Emergencies) for their Health & Nutrition team. Reporting to the Chief of Health & Nutrition, the Health Specialist supports the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for Global Health Security upstream and downstream works. S/He oversees planning, managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the programme progress on public health and humanitarian emergencies, within the country programme. The Health Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and 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. The specialist works in conjunction with other health and Nutrition staff to achieve UNICEF’s overall goals for maternal, newborn and child survival goals and objectives for the country. This must be done in full alignment with an ‘epidemic ready’ Primary Health Care approach to efficiently delivery concrete results at scale.
Position in Organization:
- Job no: 565645
- Contract type: Temporary Appointment
- Duty Station: Harare
- Level: NO-3
- Location: Zimbabwe
- Categories: Health
Qualification:
- Education: A medical degree with added advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health/nutrition, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology, or another relevant technical field.
- A minimum of five years of progressive professional experience in health emergency or humanitarian preparedness [Required].
- Strong experience in disease prevention and control, with specific expertise in outbreak preparedness and response [Required]
- Strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, make recommendations, and prepare well-written reports [Required].
- Experience working in complex coordination environments with multiple stakeholders. Specific experience working with other health organisations and the health cluster [Required]
- Sound knowledge of the IHR (2005) framework, and experience in contributing to/implementing IDSR, AARs, IARs, JEEs or related activities at the country level [Strong asset]
- Specific experience in managing emergency/epidemic preparedness and response in Zimbabwe or other settings [Strong asset]
- Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization and in a host government health system [Asset].
Language requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of a local language is an asset.
How to Apply UNICEF Health Specialist Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/565645
The Closing Date: September 12, 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unicef.org |
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