UNICEF works in over 190 nations and territories to avoid wasting youngsters’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by way of adolescence.
At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and happy with what we do. Promoting the rights of each child is not only a job – it’s a calling.
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For each child, well being
Job Context
The elementary mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, all over the place, in every thing the group does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing probably the most deprived and excluded youngsters and households, interprets this dedication to youngsters’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies that all youngsters have a chance to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any child has an unequal probability in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is rising proof that investing within the well being, training and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all youngsters the chance to meet their potential but in addition will result in sustained development and stability of nations. This is why the deal with fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in the direction of realizing the human rights of all youngsters, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whereas additionally supporting the equitable improvement of countries.
Purpose of the place: The Chief of Health studies to the Deputy Representative Programmes and is accountable for managing and main all levels of UNICEF’s engagement in child well being and well-being in India, applied by way of a community of 13 UNICEF Field Offices, from strategic planning and formulation to supply of outcomes. The Chief of Health leads and manages the Health Section and helps the broader UNICEF well being community together with establishing plans of motion to attain concrete and sustainable outcomes in response to plans, allocation, outcomes based-management approaches, and methodology (RBM), in addition to UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, requirements of efficiency, and accountability framework.
Summary of key features/accountabilities:
1. Managerial management
2. Programme improvement and planning
3. Programme administration, monitoring, and high quality management of outcomes
4. Advisory providers and technical help
5. Advocacy, networking, and partnership constructing
6. Innovation, data administration, and capability constructing
If you wish to know extra about this place, please evaluation the entire Job Description right here: [JD/TOR Chief Health, P5, FT, ICO]
To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…
Minimum necessities:
A minimal of ten years {of professional} expertise in a number of of the next areas, on the worldwide degree, is required: public well being planning and administration, world/worldwide well being, well being coverage and/or administration, maternal and neonatal well being care, or well being emergency/humanitarian preparedness is required.
- Demonstrated skill to supply sturdy programme, individuals and thought management, path and mentorship to a workforce of senior technical specialists working throughout completely different places of work and fostering a collaborative work setting. (required)
- Driving and managing programmatic change by offering strategic path and help to workforce members throughout transitions, guaranteeing alignment with new programmatic priorities and enabling profitable implementation throughout all ranges. (required)
- Experience main and managing giant Programmes and Teams is required.
Desirables:
- Strong technical experience and understanding of the (public) well being sector that’s transferrable to the context of India.
- Ability to assume past conventional service supply and make multi-sectoral linkages (e.g., with training, different channels)
- Demonstrated management expertise and expertise in managing numerous, matrix-style groups.
- Capacity to navigate advanced stakeholder dynamics and have interaction successfully at excessive ranges (e.g., with ministers)
- Openness to innovation and a forward-thinking strategy to evolving UNICEF’s function from downstream service supply to extra of a convening, partnering and catalyzing perform.
- Excellent communication and presentation expertise to successfully advocate for UNICEF’s priorities.
- Familiarity with the programming setting in India (or a comparable context) and the flexibility to hit the bottom working.
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
- Relevant expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.
NB: The UNICEF India Country Office will host an info session for candidates on Monday, 6 January, and Thursday, 9 January, 6:30-7:30 PM IST. Click here to register for the event and also you will obtain the assembly hyperlink as soon as the date and time have been confirmed. Session highlights embody:
– Discover the UNICEF India Country Office and its function in enhancing the well being and well-being of India’s youngsters.
– Engage with our passionate workforce and find out about India and our workplace tradition.
– Explore the Chief Health function, program priorities, and attain – and the impression you can also make.
For each Child, you reveal…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness
(3) Drive to attain outcomes for impression
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads and manages individuals.
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.
UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, no matter gender, nationality, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to develop into a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF affords paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks, and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. Click here to be taught extra about versatile work preparations, well-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embody those that have long-term bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with numerous boundaries, could hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to extend the variety of workers with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-related help necessities of candidates and workers with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you might be an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility help in finishing the net application, please submit your request by way of the accessibility electronic mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals below 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based mostly on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, non secular or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply extra info to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station is required for IP positions and will likely be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments might also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice will likely be canceled.
Remarks: This is a readvertisement to hunt a wider pool of candidates and candidates who’ve already utilized don’t have to Re-apply.
- This place relies in New Delhi, India.
- The emptiness is open to inside and exterior candidates.
- This place is open to Non-Indian Nationals solely.
- The chosen applicant could have an preliminary two (2) 12 months fixed-term contract, with the potential of extension, topic to passable efficiency.
- Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s lively dedication to variety and inclusion is vital to ship one of the best outcomes for youngsters. We strongly encourage purposes from candidates who’re nationals of low, lower-middle or upper-middle-income nations from non- and underrepresented areas (Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, West and Central Africa, and East Asia and the Pacific) and from candidates holding a level from a college in nations of the Global South. We significantly welcome purposes from ladies, transgender, gender non-conforming people, and individuals with disabilities.
Government workers who’re thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the suitable to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or essential inoculation necessities should not met, inside an affordable interval for any motive.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing payment at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF is not going to ask for candidates’ checking account info.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the degree of the publish within the related purposeful space, or an inside/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.
Additional details about working for UNICEF might be discovered here.
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