Health Specialist (NO-3) at UNICEF

This position offers a unique opportunity for a qualified, motivated and committed individual to make a significant impact on children’s health and nutrition. By excelling professionally, you will contribute to the overall achievement of transformative results for children by delivering on the following key responsibility areas, but not limited to: 

• Support to programme development and planning
• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
• Technical and operational support to programme implementation
• Networking and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

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

Education:

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required:  public health, health policy and/or management, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology, pediatric health, family health, health research, or another relevant technical field.

Experience:

• A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience is required in public health planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness in South Africa.

Skills: 

• Preference will be given to candidates having demonstrated knowledge of and professional experience in at last two of these areas: PHC, community health system strengthening, health financing, and advocacy.

Desirables:

• Relevant experience in a UN system agency is considered an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in English, both strong verbal and written skills, are essential.