Medical Officer (Duty of Care Support), NOB, New Delhi (Post no. 117489) - This vacancy is open for Indian Nationals only

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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.

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Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. UNICEF has spent 70+ years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

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For Every Child, AN ADVOCATE:

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, nutrition, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

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The Medical officer (TA) will support the Covid-19 Coordinator (CoC) ICO (India Country Office) for managing the contract and duty of care support within the ICO. The incumbent will coordinate with various Doctors and external stakeholders for further strengthening duty of case support within the Delhi and field offices.

This temporary position (TA) will be based at New Delhi India Country Office, managing duties from Delhi. The Medical Officer reports directly to the Health Specialist, (Policy , Innovations monitoring and Planning), Delhi, under guidance of Chief of Health, India Country Office.

Summary of Key functions/accountabilities:

Within delegated authority from COVID-19 Coordinator, ICO, the Medical Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

Coordination of Clinical Care:

• Overall supervision, management, coordination and reporting of COVID-19 exposed, suspect or confirmed cases;
• Regular liaison with CoCs across Field Offices for management of cases;
• Follow up and tracking of the positive cases and direct contacts with support from PCCs (Patient-centered care);
• Refers staff to outside specialists/UN Doctors as necessary;
• Follows-up with outside specialists.
• Maintains and updates the COVID-19 tracker and systems for reporting of cases and for reporting of immunization amongst personnel

Office protocols for duty of care

• Participates in drafting and updating relevant office protocols for COVID-19 prevention and management for UNICEF personnel;
• Provides or supports organizing health education sessions for UNICEF personnel;
• Participate in drafting of various TORs/NFRs/Guidance notes for organising support for Duty of Care for Staff Member/Dependents;
• Act as COC in the absence of COC at the state and National Level;
• Perform/monitor contract management of all the contracts that are related to the duty of care support in India Country Office, in liaison with the HR and Operations teams.

Supervisory and Administration of support systems:

• Manage contracts for duty of Care and medical administrative services through Hospitals and other service providers to ensures availability of services and medical supplies and proper functioning of medical equipment;
• Provides appropriate training to Staff to address COVID management challenges at home and health facilities under the guidance COC ICO. He will support programs in order to maintain and develop the medical capabilities (e.g. health education, dedicated training related to the pertaining outbreak), health education, health promotion and prevention, first aid and CPR).

General:

• Performs other related duties as required.

Work implies frequent interaction with the following:

• Staff at large in field offices and ICO
• Staff within work unit
• Admin and Operations teams
• UN doctors and Staff counsellors
• All specialized agencies

Results Expected:

Implementation of preventive and medical actions and responses related to disease outbreak crisis and support the role of duty of care in ICO. Implementation of sound medical practices, training, prevention and treatment to ensure the physical and mental health of UN staff, and to promotion and maintenance of proper health care, including the prevention of health hazards, for these staff.

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

• MBBS or equivalent in medicine, including residency/internship in one of the medical specialties, preferably internal medicine, ICU, or family medicine.
• A minimum of two years of progressively responsible clinical experience in one of the areas of medicine. Six months experience at an Intensive Care Unit /Emergency is an asset.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of Hindi and/or other local language is desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Core values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust

• Accountability

  Competencies Areas

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships [ I ]

• Demonstrates Self and Ethical Awareness [ I ]
• Drive to Achieve Impactful Results [ I ]
• Innovates and Embraces Changes [ I ]
• Works Collaboratively with Others [ I ]
• Thinks and Acts Strategically [ I ]
• Manages Ambiguity and Complexity [ I ]

View our competency framework 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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

Remarks:

• This position is based in New Delhi (India).
• Selected applicant will have a 364 days Temporary Appointment contract.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.
• UNICEF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process including application, interview, meeting, traveling, processing, training etc. UNICEF is a nonsmoking working environment.

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