Immunization Specialist - Innovative Financing (P4), PG - Health (Immunization), NYHQ # 00124264 (Temporary Appointment 364days)

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 171,387 USD and 220,969 USD.

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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.

UNICEF is a leading agency of the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership (CoVDP), which was formed in January 2022. Within CoVDP, UNICEF is responsible for assisting countries with planning and budgeting for COVID-19 vaccine delivery as well as leading efforts to coordinate donor and development partner support for vaccine delivery activities, including initiatives to improve the harmonization of external resources for country delivery activities. Whilst significant amounts of external funding have been made available to countries to support their COVID-19 vaccination activities, anecdotal evidence suggests that there have been challenges affecting access to and utilization to these funds. Fragmentation of funding presents coordination challenges for governments; improving understanding of these issues is crucial, not only for the successful implementation of COVID-19 vaccine delivery, but also for better preparedness for future pandemics.

During 2023 and 2024, emphasis will be placed on guiding countries on how COVID-19 vaccine can optimally be delivered together with other primary health care services. UNICEF will implement activities as part of Canada’s Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE). Through CanGIVE, UNICEF aims to increase equitable access to and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines while concurrently contributing to health systems strengthening in 11 countries: Bangladesh, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tanzania. An important component of the CanGIVE project is to undertake implementation research to document impact, experiences and lessons learned as well as developing recommendations for reaching vulnerable groups with COVID-19 vaccine.

For every child, good health…..

The purpose of the job is three-fold: (i) To provide technical assistance on health economic and health systems studies undertaken in a selection of countries benefiting from the CanGIVE grant, (ii) to lead a project assessing factors affecting country prioritization of utilizing external financing for COVID-19 vaccine delivery, (iii) to expand current work on innovative approaches to domestic financing for immunization.

How can you make a difference?

Under the guidance of the Senior Health Advisor, the incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks:

Technical assistance to a selection of countries undertaking health economic studies as part of CanGIVE project

The incumbent should provide technical assistance and quality assurance to health economic and/or health systems studies undertaken alongside CanGIVE project activities. This could be a delivery costing study or assessment of financial bottlenecks for service delivery. Specific tasks include development of clear study objectives, contribution to drafting of study protocols, identification of implementation partners in selected countries, and monitoring and co-ordination of activities.

Assessment and documentation of factors affecting country prioritization of external COVID-19 vaccine delivery financing

Building upon UNICEF’s existing work on costing and financing for COVID-19 vaccine delivery, the incumbent should coordinate across relevant agencies and stakeholders to design and implement methodologies to evaluate the utilization of external funding for COVID-19 vaccine delivery in a selection of low-and-middle-income countries. The factors that affect government’s access, perceptions of access and prioritization of external funding should be documented in at least four countries, where the incumbent will be expected to lead the implementation of research activities in coordination with relevant stakeholders at country, regional and global levels.

Innovative approaches to domestic financing for immunization

UNICEF works in partnership with governments, technical institutions, and development partners to strengthen domestic financing for immunization services. This includes application of innovative approaches, such as problem-driven iterative adaptation to identify and address barriers to sustainable resourcing and timely and effective funding flows. It also entails reforms to funding flow and procurement mechanisms with the aim of maximizing efficiency and effectiveness for vaccines and essential medical supplies. The incumbent will provide technical support to country level activities and document cross-country themes and lessons learned.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in economics, health economics, public health is required.
• A minimum of 8 (eight) years of progressively responsible professional experience at international levels in health financing is required.
• Prior Experience/skills to understand the challenges related to costs and financing of immunization is desired.
• Knowledge and experience of government planning, budgeting, and reporting processing for immunization is an asset
• Competent in stakeholder engagement, coordination, and consensus-building
• Capacity development and strong analytical skill are desired.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability (CRITA), and sustainability

Please click Here to view UNICEF's core values and Here to view our competency framework.

UNICEF competencies required for this post are.

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

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 including 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, 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 promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, 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, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).

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.

“UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”

For more information on remuneration and benefits, please visit UNICEF’s Entitlements’ page. If you would like to find estimates for entitlements, you may use the online Salary Estimate Calculator

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