Health Specialist (Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery) at UNICEF

UNICEF contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria with a mandate to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience8 years
LocationAbuja
Job FieldMedical / Healthcare

For Every Child, Good Health

In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children’s rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families.

How Can you Make a Difference?

The incumbent is accountable for professional leadership, technical support, and innovation in the development, planning, implementation, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, and oversight management of the covid-19 vaccine deployment efforts of the UNICEF Nigeria Country Office, with a health system strengthening approach, and ensuring its coherence with the overall Covid-19 preparedness and response efforts of the UNICEF Nigeria Country office.

You can make a difference through:

National strategies to scale-up Covid-19 vaccination (SCALES 2.0 and successive) are updated, scientifically sound, and efficient to deliver results at scale.
Quality contributions are made to the development and implementation of the immunization and Covid-19 vaccine deployment strategies and approaches through participation and collaboration and coordination with internal and external partnerships, ensuring the integration of services.
Harmonized work plans to scale-up Covid-19 vaccination, and integrated micro plans are reviewed, and implemented as per the chronogram, with support from partners and stakeholders.
A clear strategy to integrate Covid-19 vaccination is outlined and investments are addressed to strengthen Primary Health Care and routine immunization services, including social behavior change approaches use of innovation, and youth engagement.
Partners are engaged in Covid-19 vaccination, including CoVDP (COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership) partners, and in-country stakeholders, including Civil Society Organizations, NGOs, and the private sector.

To Qualify as an Advocate for Every Child you will Have

Advanced Degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Medicine, Public Health, Global / International Health, Health Policy and Management, Family Health, Socio-Medical Sciences, Epidemiology or other fields relevant to Public Health
Eight years of professional work experience at the national and international levels in the development, planning, programming, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and managing of public health programs (public health emergencies, disease control, health system strengthening, and/or immunization).
Professional work experience in a managerial position, or a technical expert position in public health (case management, communicable and non-communicable diseases, health system strengthening, Primary Health Care, public health emergencies, or similar)
Developing country work experience (for IP) or field work experience (for NO)
Background/familiarity with Emergency.
Experience of working in Covid-19 vaccine deployment at national levels will be desirable.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpins everything we do and how we do it.

UNICEF Competencies Required for this post are::

Nurtures, Leads, and Manages People (2)
Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
Works Collaboratively with others (2)
Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
Manages ambiguity and complexity (2).

Method of Application

Note

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
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.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions.
Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF.
UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.