Avis de recrutement d’un spécialiste de la santé, Bujumbura, Burundi

 TOR NOC Health Specialist.pdf

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

The Health Specialist, with specific expertise on maternal and newborn health (MNH) programmes and humanitarian context, reports to the Head of Health/Nutrition Section, for guidance and general supervision. The Health Specialist supports the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the programme progress of the health programme (e.g. gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival/development) within the country programme. He/She will provide 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.

 

How can you make a difference?

1. Support to programme development and planning ;
2. Program management, monitoring and delivery of results ;
3. Technical and operational support to program implementation ;
4. Networking and partnership building ;
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.

 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

An advanced university degree in Health (Doctor of Medicine), a master’s in public health is an asset.

Experience :  

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the health field, including the coordination of maternal, newborn and child health programme ;
• Experience in a position of responsibility at the operational level (Health district / Hospital) ;
• Extensive experience in a bilateral and /or international cooperation project ;
• Relevant experience in inter-agency mechanisms for project coordination in maternal and child health ;
• Experience in conducting training, building capacity of partners and coordinating partners.

Language : Fluency in French and local language (Kirundi). Knowledge of English is an asset.

Computer skills : Word, Excel and Power Point.

 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results

To view our competency framework, please visit https://www.unicef.org/careers/media/1041/file/UNICEF%27s_Competency_Framework.pdf.

Click link above to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

 

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.