External Advert: Health Officer, NO-B, Kupang, Indonesia, for Indonesians only

Contract

This is a NO-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-2 contracts.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Health

Under the supervision of the Health Specialist (NOC), the NOB TA Health Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance related to routine immunization program, and COVID- 19 vaccination program throughout the programming process for the Health Programme within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results, by preparing, executing, managing, and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, and evaluating and reporting of results.

How can you make a difference?

1. Support to programme development and planning 2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results 3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation 4. Networking and partnership building 5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Please refer to the Term of Reference attached in the above link for detail breakdowns of the above key functions.

EXPECTED DELIVERABLES WITHIN 10 months: Routine Immunization Program in NTT, NTB and Kalimantan. 1. Coordination meeting with PHOs, Field Office and partners been facilitated, received technical assitance and documented. 2. Improved access to quality routine immunization services. 3. Improved effective vaccine and cold chain management. 4. Improved data quality assurance on routine immunization coverage. 5. Supported the sub national coordination with partners in developing of communication and demand generation strategy and costed plan for immunization. 6. Vaccine demand plans for provinces in regard of vaccine acceptance , sub national communication and demand generation strategy for immunization developed. 7. Training curricullum and IEC materials on immunization related developed, which enabled FO, PHOs, DHOs and partners in delivering them using innovative platforms. Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) 8. Assisted PHOs, FO and partners in designing, implementation and monitoring of the all aspects/ components of SIAs. Roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination program in NTT, NTB and Kalimantan in Indonesia 9. Led the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the COVID-19 vaccination program in NTT, NTB and Kalimantan; Worked with consultants and UNVs to Vaccine Introduction Readiness Assessment Tool (VIRAT). 10. Documented the lessons learned on immunization strategy & advocacy; supply side readiness; risk communication & communication readiness; data – monitoring and demand generation activities. 11. Supported the PHO and FO in increasing the utilization of immunization services through an enhanced strategic plan to advocate; ensure supply side readiness and risk communication & communication readiness; to improve quality data – monitoring; and to accelerate demand for immunization. 12. Served as the focal point for collaborative immunization/COVID-19 vaccine activities.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

- A university degree in one of the following fields is required: medicine; nursing; midwifery; public health; or another relevant technical field. - A minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in immunization program. - Good data analytical, program management skills, innovations & team works. - Familiarity with country, government structures and PHO partners preferred. - Self-starter and able to work independently with less supervision; relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset. - Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset. - Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies :

- Builds and Maintains Partnerships - Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness - Drive to achieve results for impact - Innovates and embraces change - Manages ambiguity and complexity - Thinks and acts strategically - Works collaboratively with others

TOR TA NOB Health Officer Kupang TMS.docx

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Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either: a role with direct contact with children, works directly with child, is a safeguarding response role or has been assessed as an elevated risk role for child safeguarding. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including criminal background checks) applies.

Remarks: The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your profile to ensure accuracy and completeness. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. For information on compensation and benefits provided by UNICEF, please see the following link: https://www.unicef.org/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

This vacancy is open for Indonesians only.