Health Officer, NO-2, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Entry Medical & Health Programme & Policy

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 over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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For every child, health.

The Health Officer reports to Health Specialist for supervision. The Officer provides professional, technical and operational assistance throughout the programming process for the Health Programme within the Country Programme. This includes tasks from development planning to the delivery of results, such as preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative program activities. These activities facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting of results for child health and immunization programme.

How can you make a difference?

1. Support to program development and planning

• Conduct/update situation analysis for the health sector for development, design and management of Primary Health Care and Public Health Emergencies (PHC/PHE) programs. Research and report on development trends (e.g., political social, economic, health) for higher management’s use to enhance program management, efficiency and delivery of results.
  • Manage implementation of the projects on “Prevention and reduction of Child Rheumatic heart disease, in Mongolia” and “Strengthening of pandemic prevention, preparedness and response capacities through one health approach in Mongolia”
• Contribute to the development and establishment of programme goals, objectives and strategies and results-based planning through analysis of health needs and areas for intervention and submission of recommendations for priority and goal setting, including providing inputs to donor proposals.
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical program transactions, preparing materials and 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 programme review and approval process.

2. Enhancing program efficiency, effectiveness and coverage through technical and operational support to programme implementation and follow-ups.

• Supervise the implementation of the PHC strengthening, acceleration and integration activities, as well as pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPR) activities; Undertakes field visits to districts and sub-districts (aimag and soum resp.) for monitoring and supervision of the relevant project activities and to improve their implementation. and supervise the work of the project staff, short term consultants, if any, as required.
• Enhance efficiency and effectiveness through implementation follow-on, including monitoring UNICEF inputs, local conditions and resources, flow of supply and non-supply assistance.
• Prepare reports on the results of the field visits and progress of PHC strengthening and resilience building, including in donor reporting.
• Support planning, review and analytical sessions with public finance management (PFM), supply systems management, Emergency preparedness and response teams and experts.
• Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners, as well as 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.

3. Networking and partnership building

• Build and sustain effective partnerships and close working relationships with health sector government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to enhance programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to deliver concrete and sustainable results.
• Draft communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships/alliances, and support fund raising for health programmes.
• Participate in appropriate inter-agency coordination mechanisms, such as humanitarian clusters and UNSDCF result groups on health programmes to collaborate with inter-agency partners/ colleagues on operational planning and preparation of health programmes and projects, and to integrate and harmonize UNICEF’s position and strategies with the UNSDCF development and planning process.
• Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs for fund raising and partnership development purposes.

4. 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.

Impact of Results

The efficiency and efficacy of support provided by the Health Officer to programme preparation, planning and implementation of health programmes/projects facilitates the delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the Health Programme that directly impacts the improvement of the health of the most marginalized and vulnerable women and children in the country, and this in turn contributes to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to continue to provide programme services to protect the rights of children, promote greater social equality to enable children to survive, develop and reach their full potential in society.

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

Education:

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: medicine, public health, health management, health sciences, or other relevant health sciences.
• Advanced university degree in the above subjects will be considered as an asset.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in public health/community health planning and management and/or in relevant areas of immunization, maternal, neonatal and child health care, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness, at the international level and/or in another developing country is required.
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development in UN system agency or organization is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Mongolian language is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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