Health Officer (NO-1), Lima-Peru

Employer: UN Children's Fund
Location; Lima Peru
Closing date: 19 Jan 2017

Job Level: NO-A

Position No. 100599

PURPOSE FOR THE JOB

The Health Officer function will be mainly focused on providing technical assistance for adaptation and implementation of models on comprehensive health care and nutrition for adolescents; and for inclusion of adolescents participation in management levels and mechanisms of health services.


KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS

Support to program development and planning
Research and analyze regional/national political, social and economic development trends. Collect, analyze, verify and synthesize information to facilitate program development, design and preparation.
Prepare technical reports and inputs for program preparation and documentation ensuring accuracy, timeliness and relevancy of information.
Facilitate the development/establishment of sectoral program goals, objectives and strategies and results-based planning through analysis of health needs and areas for intervention and submission of assessments for priority and goal setting.
Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing/administering a variety of technical program transactions, preparing materials/documentations and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support program planning, results based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating results.
Prepare required documentations/materials to facilitate the program review and approval process.

Program management, monitoring and delivery of results

Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to collect/analyze/share information on implementation issues, suggest solutions on routine program implementation and submit report to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decision. Keep record of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.


Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts and prepare minutes/reports on results for follow up action by higher management and other stakeholders.




Monitor and report on the use of sectoral program resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation/goals, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on issues identified to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders. Follow-up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution.

Prepare inputs for sectoral program/donor reporting.

Technical and operational support to program implementation

Undertake field visits and surveys and/or collect/share information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.

Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices on health and related issues to support program implementation, operations and delivery of results.

Networking and partnership building

Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with health sector government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to enhance program implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to deliver concrete and sustainable results.
Draft communication and information materials for CO program advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support fund raising for health programs.

Participate in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) on health programs to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of health programs/projects and to integrate and harmonize UNICEF position and strategies with the UNDAF development and planning process.
Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs for fund raising and partnership development purposes.

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Identify, capture, synthesize and share lessons learned for knowledge development and to build the capacity of stakeholders.
Apply innovative approaches and promote good practice to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable program results.
Assist with oversight of research and ensure results are available for use in knowledge products.

Participate as resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders.


QUALIFICATIONS

Education
University Degree in public health/nutrition, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology or other health related sciences is required.

Work Experience
A year of professional experience in public health/nutrition planning and management of adolescent health and/or in relevant areas of maternal and neonatal health care, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness, at the international level, UN system or in a developing country is required.


Languages:
Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

APPLICATIONS
Last date for receiving applications is 18 January 2017

Unicef is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious and ethnic backgrounds (particularly indigenous people), as well as persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.


HOW TO APPLY:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=502243

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