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.
For every child, health
Uganda is one of the over 190 countries and territories around the world where we work to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination place in a child’s path.Together with the Government of Uganda and partners we work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the objectives of the Uganda National Development Plan, and the planned outcomes of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework.
Visit this link for more information on working with UNICEF Uganda. https://youtu.be/1n3WU86XUQA
How can you make a difference?
Under the guidance of the Health Specialist, responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of child health activities, to ensure the survival, well-being of children and mothers, and affected community in the country.
Major Duties and Accountabilities;
- Undertakes field visits to monitor integrated community case management(iCCM) of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea activities in districts, as well as conducts periodic programme reviews with government counterparts and other partners. Identify necessary action for program adjustments. Provides technical advice and assistance to government officials, UNICEF regional staff and other partners in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of iCCM projects.
- Provide technical assistance and guidance at national and district level for effective implementation of health emergency activities including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health emergency preparedness and response activities to ensure the survival and well-being of children and women and affected communities in Uganda.
- Prepare Child Survival and Development documents, ensuring effective strategies for scaling up child health activities including iCCM in UNICEF supported districts, ensuring effective national level support to districts especially in UNICEF category 1 and 2 districts. Develop annual plans of action; support the documentation of UNICEF interventions and prepare donor reports.
- Establishes contact with partners at national and district level to keep abreast of health emergency situations in Uganda. Frequently analyze data on health emergency trends in Uganda to guide effective program development, implementation and monitoring.
- Prepares briefings, Situation Reports and project progress reports for the decision-making process and information purposes for UNICEF management, donors, partners and allies.
- Plays a lead coordination role in discussions with government or other local authorities, partners (especially UNHCR) and allies, to advocate and/or assist counterparts in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of emergency assistance and coordination.
- Support National capacity building for child health interventions and health emergencies preparedness to recurrent risks such as disease outbreaks, refugee influxes, and epidemics and provides training and/or briefing.
- Meet with national and international agencies and partners covering the management of child health interventions in Uganda. Participate in meetings with ministries responsible for project review, and follow up on implementation of recommendations and agreements.
- Works with zonal offices to facilitate the establishment of child health interventions, health emergency interventions including district task forces a part of District Disaster Management Committees as agreed with Government. Monitors the appropriate and effective use of UNICEF resources/inputs.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- A University degree in Medicine and Advanced university degree in Public Health
- Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in programme management, monitoring and evaluation.
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 Leading and Supervising, Formulating Strategies and Concepts,Analyzing,Relating and Networking,Persuading and Influencing,Creating and Innovating
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:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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