National Contractor: Provincial Technical Support on Malaria Elimination for NTT & Maluku - for Indonesians only

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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, Health

Under the supervision of Health Officers in Kupang and Ambon with guidance from respective Field and Jakarta Health Specialist, the individual contractors will provide technical support on accelerating malaria elimination in the two provinces.

Duration: 11.5 months

Duty Station: Kupang & Ambon (2 contractors)

Kindly indicate your preference of Duty Station in your application letter

How can you make a difference?

The contractor will focus on the below tasks during the course of the assignment:

1. Strengthening malaria surveillance
2. Ensuring compliance to standard protocol in malaria diagnosis and treatment in public and private health facilities, including integrated malaria program
3. Facilitating capacity improvement of malaria program management towards malaria elimination including evidence based integrated planning for funding allocation and prioritization of targeted area for malaria interventions; strengthened monitoring evaluation; improved strategic analysis capacity; and fostering innovation; and accountability process of malaria funding
4. Strengthening community system in malaria control and prevention including the management of Village Malaria Cadres, village-based malaria control, community engagement, behavior change communication, and community-based vector control.
5. Strengthening and ensuring sustainability of supportive environment for malaria control towards elimination through stakeholders mapping, cross-sectors advocacy, development or finalization of local regulation and increased budget commitment
6. Contribute in ensuring the continuation of malaria services and other Essential Health Services during COVID 19 Pandemic.
7. Conduct final analysis on malaria situation of respective district.

Please refer to the Term of Reference attached for detail breakdowns of the above tasks.

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

• Medical Doctor or degree in health or health related subject.
• At least 2 years of experience in the field of public health.
• Experience with government, health systems and administration regulations
• Experience in malaria program is an advantage
• Experience in Eastern Indonesia is an advantage
• Pro-active and resourceful, good communication skills in negotiating and liaising with counterparts and partners.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies :

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically

• Works collaboratively with other

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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.

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either: a role with direct contact with children, works directly with child, is a safeguarding response role or has been assessed as an elevated risk role for child safeguarding. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including criminal background checks) applies

Remarks:

The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your profile to ensure accuracy and completeness. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. This vacancy is open for Indonesians only.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.