UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived youngsters. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 nations and territories, we work for each child, in all places, each day, to construct a greater world for everybody.
And we by no means hand over.
For each child, survival and improvement.
South Africa, a upper-middle-income nation, is making progress in healthcare, schooling entry and social inclusion. However, challenges persist in child rights, poverty, well being, malnutrition, HIV, high quality schooling and entry to wash water and sanitation that are compounded by humanitarian dangers from local weather change.
The aim for present Health and Nutrition Programme of UNICEF South Africa Country Office is that by 2025, women and boys, together with probably the most disadvantaged, obtain an built-in package deal of high quality and equitable MNCH, HIV/AIDS and vitamin care and providers.
As a Health Specialist, you’ll lead UNICEF’s work of supporting the Government to strengthen PHC.
How are you able to make a difference?
The Government of South Africa has renewed its dedication to enhance entry to healthcare, specializing in Primary Healthcare Service. The final goal of UNICEF’s well being programme is to contribute to well being system strengthening (HSS) by means of major well being care (PHC) oriented programming together with group primarily based major well being care.
The UNICEF South Africa Country Office affords an thrilling and rewarding profession alternative for you to affix our dynamic Health and vitamin staff the place you may be accountable for managing HSS mission.
Working below the general steering and supervision of the Chief of Health and Nutrition, the Health Specialist is anticipated to nurture shut collaboration with authorities companions on the nationwide and sub-national degree, UN companies, non-public sector, academia and improvement companions. The Health Specialist will even work carefully with the UNICEF South Africa colleagues accountable for Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS and different related sections to successfully drive the PHC agenda.
This place affords a novel alternative for a professional, motivated and dedicated particular person to make a big influence on youngsters’s well being and vitamin. By excelling professionally, you’ll contribute to the general achievement of transformative outcomes for youngsters by delivering on the next key accountability areas, however not restricted to:
- Support to programme improvement and planning
- Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes
- Technical and operational assist to programme implementation
- Networking and partnership constructing
- Innovation, data administration and capability constructing
To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…
Education:
- An superior college diploma in one of many following fields is required: public well being, well being coverage and/or administration, socio-medical, well being schooling, epidemiology, pediatric well being, household well being, well being analysis, or one other related technical discipline.
Experience:
- A minimal of 5 years of related skilled work expertise is required in public well being planning and administration, maternal and neonatal well being care, or well being emergency/humanitarian preparedness in South Africa.
Skills:
- Preference shall be given to candidates having demonstrated data of {and professional} expertise in eventually two of those areas: PHC, group well being system strengthening, well being financing, and advocacy.
Desirables:
- Relevant expertise in a UN system company is taken into account an asset.
Language:
- Fluency in English, each robust verbal and written expertise, are important.
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
UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to attain outcomes for influence (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 folks.
During the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.
UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, spiritual or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn 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 varied obstacles, might 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 staff with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-related assist necessities of candidates and staff 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 assist in finishing the web application, please submit your request by means 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 primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, spiritual or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
Remarks:
The place isn’t thought of an elevated threat position. However, UNICEF reserves the suitable to conduct additional vetting/evaluation throughout the scope of child safeguarding as applicable.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Appointments are additionally 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 shall be cancelled.
All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background check.
Government staff which are thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the suitable to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a medical clearance isn’t obtained, or essential inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an affordable interval for any motive.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.
To successfully contribute to the supply of outcomes for the youngsters of South Africa, the UNICEF South Africa Country Office operates inside a dynamic and results-oriented setting. We foster an atmosphere characterised by creativity, innovation, collaboration, teamwork, a dedication to skilled progress, and a secure workspace. Consequently, we’re actively looking for people who’re pushed to enact tangible change and devoted to serving South Africa’s youngsters with resourcefulness, resilience, agility, and a dedication to skilled excellence.
Health Specialist (NO-3) Pretoria, South Africa #129810 [Temp Appointment] Open for South Africa nationals only
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