Immunization Specialist, P3, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 122,798 USD and 160,794 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.

For every child, support.

UNICEF works with and for disadvantaged children and adolescents across 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories. Our ambition is to get each entire country, and the entire Pacific Region, to work together - as one - on behalf of its most vulnerable children. Explore the different areas of our work in the link provided here https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/what-we-do

How can you make a difference?

The Immunization Specialist is accountable for professional leadership in and contribution to the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and administration of the Immunization programme in conjunction with Child Survival and Development, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition components within the country programme, to achieve the UNICEF's immunization plus goals and objectives for the country.

She/he is accountable for ensuring UNICEF’s support for the Immunization programme, and promoting gender equality, with an emphasis on gender disaggregation, gender disparity identification, and gender mainstreaming.

Key End-Results include 1. Timely sectoral analysis, input, support and coordination contribute to the Situation Analysis with consistent integration of sex-disaggregated data and its periodic update for effective project planning, development and management. 2. Quality contributions are made to the development and implementation of Immunization strategies and approaches through participation and collaboration with internal and external partners. 3. Work plan objectives are strategically established, and technical support is effectively provided, and planned results are timely delivered through the exercise of strong technical leadership. 4. Project implementation progress is monitored for adjustment, acceleration and improvement of program delivery and sustainability. 5. Technical support is provided to the government and NGOs at all stages of the programme implementation, including capacity building of government personnel and other stakeholders. 6. The capacities of Country Office staff are strengthened through effective capacity building in the design, implementation, and monitoring of the Immunization programme. 7. UNICEF and Government accountability is ensured for supply and non-supply assistance and disbursement of programme funds for the immunization programme. 8. Effective partnership and collaboration is achieved and maintained for advocacy, technical cooperation, programme coordination, information sharing and knowledge management. 9. The most relevant and strategic information is provided to support the Immunization Programme through an integrated child survival monitoring system. 10. All required programme reports are timely prepared in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures. 11. Emergency preparedness is maintained, and emergency response is effectively coordinated. 12. Other assigned duties and responsibilities are effectively performed.

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

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Child Development, Child Health, Nutrition, Epidemiology, Public Administration, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines. *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• Five years of progressive work experience at the national and international levels in planning, programme design, programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health/Immunization programmes. Professional work experience in a technical expert position related to child survival & health care.
• Developing country work experience (for IP) or field work experience (for NO)
• Background/familiarity with Emergency.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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.

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to delivering the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable male candidates from industrial countries are encouraged to apply

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/ assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.

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/.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and advance to the next stage of the selection proc

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.

The VA is open to all (internal and external candidates).