SEEKS EXPERIENCED HEALTH OFFICER

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.

Purpose of the Position

Accountable for planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluation of Health Programme(s) to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives.

Key expected results

  • Accurate information, data analysis, and documentation are timely made available to support situation analysis, sectoral input and reporting.
  • Technical assistance is provided to the development and implementation of integrated Health strategies and approaches through participation and collaboration with internal and external partners.
  • Work plan and objectives are effectively established and planned results are timely delivered through technical support and coordination in consultation with all relevant partners.
  • Project efficiency and effectiveness are enhanced through effective implementation follow-up.
  • Project implementation progress is monitored for adjustment and improvement of program delivery and sustainability. Gender sex aggregated data and inputs provided relevant to the Health Programme.
  • Transparency is ensured for supply and non-supply assistance and disbursement of programme funds for Health.
  • Effective partnership and working relationships are maintained for advocacy, technical coordination, information sharing and knowledge networking.
  • Up-to-date programme information is kept available and reports prepared and shared with relevant stakeholders as required to support the Health programme by the effective implementation of integrated monitoring system.
  • Emergency preparedness is maintained, and in emergencies, emergency responses with effective coordination are provided and in line with the core Commitments for children in Humanitarian Action, partnerships with the Health humanitarian actors strengthened within the Inter-Agency Standing committee.

Candidate profile:

  • Advanced university degree inHealth, Public Health, Global/International Health, Health Policy and Management, or a field relevant to international public health development assistance.
  • Five years of progressively responsible relevant work experience at national level in field programmes relevant to Health/Child Survival programmes.
  • Experience working in the UN or other international development organization or national level development assistance an asset. Background/familiarity with emergency situations. Experience with addressing gender disparities.
  • Excellent command of English and Spanish, both written and spoken.
  • Strong commitment to UNICEF’s mission and mandate.
  • National of Peru

If your competencies match the requirements of the post, complete the attached Personal History form in English and send your application to email:

Last date for receiving applications is 14 June 2015.Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

UNICEF is a non-smoking working environment.Applicants will be treated equally regardless of gender, religion, social status, age and health including HIV status.