Immunization Officer, NO-2, Manila, 364 Days

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, a fair chance

UNICEF has been an active partner of the Government of the Philippines and civil society in realizing the rights of every Filipino child, in line with priorities to achieve the SDGs. UNICEF efforts have been focused on the most vulnerable regions identified by the Government of the Philippines Development Plan, particularly in the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. To ensure that interventions are sustainable and scaled up, UNICEF will support both the national and local government units (LGUs) as the main instruments of delivering services and building systems. The level of engagement with government institutions will consider capacities, economies of scale and sector issues.

UNICEF Philippines has two offices. One office is based in Manila and a field office in Cotabato City, the second largest city in Mindanao, Southern Philippines, with some 300,000 population. The city is the regional administrative centre of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and over 80 percent of the population is Muslim. Mindanao is both conflict-affected and prone to frequent earthquakes and typhoons.

Visit this link for more information on Philippine Country Office: https://www.unicef.org/philippines/

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Immunization Specialist, the Immunization Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance 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.

The Immunization Officer contributes to the achievement of concrete and sustainable results in area of health according to the plans, allocation, result-based management approaches and methodology and UNICEF Philippines Country Programme Cycle 8 under output 1.2 of outcome one (Survive and Thrive).

The Immunization Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Support to program development, planning and review, monitoring and delivery of results

• Ensures the availability of accurate, complete and up-to-date information required for effective Immunization programme and project design, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation. Drafts sound Immunization programme budgets for review by the supervisor, ensuring accuracy and appropriateness of data and coding. Draft updated project status reports.
• Assembles and provides updated data and information on the national immunization programme and on financial/administrative status for monitoring, analysis and analysis. Analyses the programme status and recommends appropriate adjustments as necessary.
• Support the immunization specialist in the preparation, and documentation, of quarterly, mid-year and end-year reviews of the immunization component of the output 1.2.
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes to ensure integration, coherence, and harmonization of programmes/projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.
• As required, develop quality proposals and donor reports, toolkits, and programme policy papers related to emergency preparedness and response.
• Regularly analyse the data from the field, to contribute to the reviews and planning for emergencies including outbreaks.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with global, regional, and national stakeholders in immunization programming.

2. Upstream activities

• Technical support to the National Immunization Program in the development of policies including the development of the national immunization strategic plan.
• Support the development of equity assessment and bottleneck analysis in the priority regions.
• Technical assistance in the development of guidelines, policies and training materials on routine immunization, training need analysis, and expansion of the Reaching Every Purok (REP) strategy.
• Support to DOH-Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) in the assessment of RCCE strategies for scale-up and TA in studies/research to improve demand generation for immunization.
• Support the conduct of the Effective Vaccine Management Assessment and the development and implementation of an EVM Improvement Plan with a robust M and E framework.
• Technical Assistance in the assessment of training needs and development of training packages with government and WHO and identifying appropriate mechanisms for roll out and follow up after training.
• Provide support to the PCO team in the implementation and monitoring of programs/projects from different donors including financial utilization.

3. Downstream activities

• Support in the scale-up of the Reaching Purok Strategy in UNICEF-supported areas

• Provide strategic support at the subnational level for the monitoring of immunization activities and provide mentoring to improve program implementation. Prepares reports on the results of the field visits and the progress of vaccination coverage.

• Support the conduct of relevant orientation, workshop and learning/development activities of immunization managers, and health workers (vaccinators, cold chain staff, community health volunteers) on the various aspects of EPI including the use of the appropriate/standard training guidelines.
• Provide technical assistance in the development, implementation and monitoring of RCCE activities to support improvements in immunization outcomes.
• Support field visits including Programmatic Visits to project sites for government, donors and other partners, providing necessary information for briefing on the project. Participates in the study of the project status and evaluation as required.

4. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

• Collaborate with the PCO health team to ensure timely, efficient, rigorously, and transparently monitor, evaluation and reporting on immunization program support and related Health programs as needed.
• Contribute to the preparation of relevant sections of the annual Health sector status reports.
• Support development and submission of quality donor reports.
• Submit transparent and timely reports to the Immunization Specialist.

5. Accountability

• Ensure related UNICEF, government, and non-government staff comply with UNICEF’s financial rules and policies.
• Collaborate with the Operations Section and Government authorities to maintain proper internal controls, support specific Health interventions and ensure accountability.
• Monitor and work closely with implementing partners to ensure UNICEF rules and policies are followed and provide support if necessary.

6. Knowledge management

• Support quality documentation of good practices, scale-up, innovations and lessons learned from the UNICEF-supported immunization programs/projects.
• Recommend avenues for dissemination of KM products to influence immunization programming and scale up good practices.

7. Partnerships and leveraging resources

• Maintain close working relationships with other related UNICEF sectors, particularly education, T4D, communication and supply.
• Coordinate with related UNICEF Regional Advisers and HQ Officers to ensure strategies are aligned with global and regional strategies.
• Establish active and participatory partnerships with related Health sector stakeholders (Government, WHO, other UN agencies, NGOs, and bilateral agencies) and interact with them at different stages of Health programme implementation.

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

• A University degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Health, Public Health, Global/International Health, Health Policy & Management, Environmental Health, Family Health, Health Research, Biostatistics, Socio-medical Sciences, Epidemiology, Health Education, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Medicine, Nursing, or a field relevant to international public health development assistance or related fields. Postgraduate degree in Public Health is an advantage.
• Minimum of two (2) years of academic and/or four (4) years of professional experience in some or all the following areas is important. Public Health or International Health, Health Emergencies or Environmental Health, Health development program management, Health policy and management, Health Research, Knowledge management, Epidemiology.
• Experience in health program/project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Experience working in a developing country/emergency is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written) and Filipino. Good written and spoken skills in the language of the humanitarian operation and knowledge of another UN language an asset.

How to apply

Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/ by 22 December 2023. Only applications sent through the e-recruitment portal will be considered.

By applying through our Talent Management System (TMS) you agree to our privacy statement which is in line with the Philippines’ Data Privacy Act. You are strongly advised to read carefully through the privacy statement before submitting your application.

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

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

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 benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. 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 promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable Male candidates are encouraged to apply.

[If Applicable] Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also 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 cancelled.

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.

Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government 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.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.