Full Time
Posted 4 years ago
TA Health Manager (Polio and Vaccine Management), P4 at the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
JOB TITLE: TA Health Manager (Polio and Vaccine Management), P4
Job Number: 532575
LOCATION: Abuja
Work Type: Temporary Appointment
How Can You Make a Difference?
- Under the direct guidance of the Senior Health Manager, Health Section, Abuja, the incumbent manages the supply, cold-chain, and logistics operations of the immunization program delivery including for Polio campaigns, services, supply and logistic, processes and systems, requiring advanced professional technical mastery and expertise in support of operations and programme objectives
- Accountable for effective planning, procurement, distribution, monitoring and inventory management of immunization program supplies, in support of the Health Section and, among other, polio eradication.
Requirements
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:
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- An Advanced University Degree (Master’s or higher) 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.
- A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in public health / Polio eradication planning and management and / or in relevant areas of maternal and neonatal health care, health emergency / humanitarian preparedness, at the international level some of which preferably in a developing country is required. Prior experience in vaccine management will be an added advantage.
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
- UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The functional competencies required for this post are:
- Leading and supervising (I)
- Formulating strategies and concepts (II)
- Analyzing (III)
- Relating and networking (II)
- Deciding and Initiating action (II)
- Applying technical expertise (III)
View our competency framework at: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
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Job Features
Job Category | Manager |
Deadline | 3rd August, 2020 |