Emergency Health Specialist - UNICEF Somalia

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Emergency Health Specialist L4 TA – 6 months

Under the supervision of the Chief health, the incumbent will be responsible for the overall planning and management of UNICEF’s health response to the emergency and crisis

Programme Coordination
• Undertake and assist with the assessment and analysis of the emergency and crisis situation in the Somalia affecting children and women with a view to designing appropriate priorities for UNICEF health interventions.
• Identify partners for implementation
• Represent UNICEF in the cluster coordination meetings
• Support the development of programmatic and reporting tools and approaches that can be mainstreamed across partner operations.
• Ensure and enhance program quality by providing detailed technical input and innovations to service delivery and activities
• Organize periodic meetings with all partners Project Administration
• Manage UNICEF’s relations with its partners, taking administrative actions such as renewing partner contracts Project Cooperation Agreements (PCA), managing program finances,
• Oversee project supply chain in coordination with UNICEF operations staff. Information Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Work with Information Management colleague to refine key information systems and products related to the response
• In close consultation with the M&E team, contribute to the office M&E mechanism
• Responsible for results tracking and improvement of monitoring systems. Advocacy and fundraising
• Help draft donor reports and project proposals related to the response and draft donor updates
• Contribute to drafting of press releases as deemed necessary
• Working with the communication unit, ensure visibility of UNICEF’s action in health Requirements
• Advanced university degree in social sciences or public health or related field
• A minimum of eight ( years of progressively responsible experience in planning and implementing health programmes
• Experience in emergencies required
• Oral and written skills in English is required
• Judgment, maturity, ability to work in a team, cope under stressful and difficult conditions, and political/cultural sensitivity
• Current knowledge of development issues, policies, as well as social programming policies and procedures in international development cooperation
• Good analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills. Ability to synthesize and present complex information to external partners and media
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