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Sudan, surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan, positioned next to East, West, South and North Africa, is surrounded by complex conflicts in an unpredictable, volatile and rapidly evolving region. Sudan is by size the third biggest country in Africa, with a diverse population of around 42 million people. Sudan’s children make up half of the total population, and the past two decades have seen their lives significantly improve: fewer girls and boys are dying before their fifth birthday, primary school attendance is increasing, immunization coverage is high and the country remains polio free. Still, millions of children continue to suffer from protracted conflict in Darfur, the Kordofans, and Blue Nile, from seasonal natural disasters, malnutrition and disease outbreaks, and from under-investment in basic social services. More than three million of Sudan’s school aged children are not in the classroom. UNICEF has been in Sudan since 1952 and continues with a presence in 12 of Sudan’s 18 states.
How can you make a difference?
Purpose of the post:
Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Health Manager, an Emergency Health Officer is urgently needed to support UNICEF Health and Nutrition Section to respond to Health emergencies including outbreaks of diseases.
Key responsibilitiesinclude the following:
1. Coordinate with the Health team to provide timely and quality sectoral analysis, and contribute to the provision of evidence-based input for the preparation of Sudan’s Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and the development of Sudan’s Humanitarian Response Plans (HRP) and their periodic updates through the Health Cluster.
2. Technical support is provided to government and non-government organizations at all stages of the humanitarian planning cycle, including capacity building support for UNICEF Health response.
3. Support regular strategic monitoring of the humanitarian response for Health through collaboration with Field Teams to ensure timely receipt of all Needs Assessments, analysis and provision of feedback and technical assistance for development of timely response actions.
4. Key emergency response plans for Health and objectives for newly affected (Internal Displaced Populations and Refugees) are effectively established, performance is managed, and planned results are timely delivered through exercise of efficient technical assistance.
5. Government and partners accountability is ensured for supply and non-supply assistance within Health emergency response.
6. Effective partnership and collaboration are achieved and maintained ensuring timely and comprehensive emergency Health response among IDPs, refugees and newly accessible populations.
7. All required emergency reports, updates and briefs including the quarterly SITREP are timely prepared in coordination with the Health team and in compliance with established guidelines and procedures.
8. Coordinate with Field Offices and Health sub-units to ensure that emergency preparedness is maintained and that supplies are pre-positioned ahead of rainy season and other disruptive major natural and man-made events.
9. In collaboration with other colleagues, establish effective information and reporting systems for emergency Health response with segregated data of vulnerable population type to help in tracking the progress of delivery against targets and benchmarks.
10. Undertakes field visits to monitor and support UNICEF emergency response for Health and provide on-site capacity building and mentoring to field teams, government and NGO partners.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- A Bachelor’s degree in Health, development, social sciences or related technical field.
- A minimum of two years ofrelevant professional experience in Health programs in emergencies. Additional years of experience will be considered an asset.
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency programmes.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic or a local language is an asset.
- Good communication and advocacy skills and an ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with the skills of developing good peer relationships.
- Analytical, monitoring, decision-making and teamwork skills
- Computer skills including various office applications.
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.
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:
Female applicants are particularly encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
More Information
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