UNICEF recruits 01 Health Specialist (Health in Emergencies), P-3
Health Specialist (Health in Emergencies), P-3, Temporary Appointment, Buea, Cameroon #110311 (522528) 6 months
Job Number: 522528 | Vacancy Link
Locations: Africa: Cameroon
Work Type : Temporary Appointment
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.
Cameroon has been experiencing multiple humanitarian crises in the last 4 years, including the Lake Chad Basin crisis in the Far North, the CAR refugees crisis in the East and most recently the crisis in the South West and North Western regions.
The South-West and North-West crisis started at the end of 2016. Despite attempts at dialogue, protests from Anglophone labor organizations progressively turned into a political crisis with the central Government. This crisis took a new turn in 2017 when Anglophone leaders called for federalism or secession and secessionist armed groups have emerged. From this moment on, the political crisis morphed into an armed conflict between the secessionist groups and the Government of Cameroon.
The humanitarian country team in Cameroon launched an emergency response plan in May 2018. As a result of the armed violence in the South-West and North-West regions, 444,000 people remain internally displaced as of December 2018. As part of its emergency response in the Health sector, UNICEF is recruitment an emergency Health specialist.
For every child, Hope
Under the supervision of the Emergency Specialist, and in close collaboration with the Health Section, the Emergency Health Specialist will have primary responsibility for ensuring the implementation and monitoring of the emergency Health response in the North-West and South-West regions.
The Emergency Health Specialist will support the planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of the emergency Health program related to the crisis in the North-West and South-West regions.
Based on the UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) in emergencies and the Minimum Standards for Health in Humanitarian Action, the Emergency Health Specialist will carry out the following functions
How can you make a difference?
Under the supervision of the Emergency Specialist, and in close collaboration with the Health Section, the Emergency Health Specialist will have primary responsibility for ensuring the implementation and monitoring of the emergency Health response in the North-West and South-West regions.
The Emergency Health Specialist will support the planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of the emergency Health program related to the crisis in the North-West and South-West regions.
Based on the UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) in emergencies and the Minimum Standards for Health in Humanitarian Action, the Emergency Health Specialist will carry out the following functions:
1. Strategic advice and program management:
Lead and provide technical support to conduct health assessments in the North-West and South-West regions;
Identify key emerging issues and needs;
Propose strategic and operational guidance to the Field Operations and Health Departments to enhance the UNICEF emergency response in the North-West and South-West regions;
Monitor the health emergency response, keep track of key indicators (e.g. Humanitarian Performance Monitoring – HPM indicators) and provide timely and accurate information to the Field Operations and Health Departments;
Actively contribute to the writing of Health funding proposals.
2. Partnership:
Ensure that Partnerships with civil-society organizations are developed, reviewed, finalized and followed up (including budget and expenditure monitoring);
Provide technical support to UNICEF implementing partners and NGOs in developing and implementing the Health emergency response;
Monitor partnerships implementation and reporting in accordance with objectives and deliverables set out in the agreements;
Provide technical assistance to NGOs and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in the implementation of their activities.
3. Coordination (internal and external coordination):
Participate in UNICEF technical coordination meetings at the centralized (Yaoundé, when applicable) and decentralized levels (North-West and South-West regions if applicable);
Ensure that key information (e.g. strategic and emerging issues, needs) is shared on a timely and concise manner with the Field Operations and Health Departments, as well as with all other relevant departments (e.g. Protection and WASH departments);
Participate and represent UNICEF in the decentralized coordination Health fora (e.g. governmental fora, Health Sector group meetings, OCHA meetings);
In accordance with humanitarian principles and UNICEF’s mandate, ensure that UNICEF health emergency programs are well known by all the stakeholders in the North-West and South-West regions.
4. Field support (capacity building, support implementation of strategies, reporting)
• Identify core health advocacy concerns and share them with the Field Operations and Health Departments;
• Carry out other relevant duties that may be assigned by the Field Operations Department generally and in response to unforeseen emergencies;
• Provide weekly updates on the humanitarian response activities in the South-West and North-West regions, and other reports as requested
5. Other duties and responsibilities
• Carry out other relevant duties that may be assigned by the Field Operations Department generally and in response to unforeseen emergencies;
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) 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 [5]five of relevant professional experience in the humanitarian context with UN and/or NGO in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required. Work experience in the North West and South West regions in Cameroon will be an added advantage.
Fluency in English is required, French language is an added advantage. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The competencies required for this post are;
Communication
Working with people
Drive for results
Analyzing
Applying Technical Expertise
View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
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.
* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.
* Please note that this is a non-family duty station.
* Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance, any clearance required, the grant of a visa, and completion of any other pre-employment criteria that UNICEF may establish. Candidates may not be further considered or offer of employment may be withdrawn if these conditions are unlikely to be met before the date for commencement of service.
Closing Date Wed May 29 2019 23:55:00 GMT+0100 (Afr. centrale Ouest)