Programme Manager (HIV & RMNCH), P4, Lilongwe, Malawi

Overview

Lead the HIV/AIDS and MNCH programme to improve child health outcomes.

You have:

• An advanced university degree in fields like public health, pediatrics, global health, or related.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in HIV and MNCH planning and management.
• Relevant experience in UN system agency organization for HIV and MNCH.
• Experience in resource mobilization at high levels is needed.
• Fluency in English, both strong verbal and written skills, is essential.
• Background in maternal and child health is required.
• Familiarity with Global Fund and PEPFAR funding and programmes would be an asset.

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 127,722 USD and 164,671 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, *health…***

UNICEF Malawi Country Programme (2019-2023) is aligned with the Government of Malawi’s Growth and Development Strategy (MDGS III) and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). The programme supports the Government of Malawi to meet its commitment to respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights in line with international conventions and standards. The country programme is guided by the principles of children’s rights, equity, gender equality, inclusion and resilience, and supports evidence-based, integrative and innovative programming. The vision is that ‘all girls and boys in Malawi, especially the most disadvantaged and deprived, realize their rights’. The programme focuses on: early childhood (parenting, high-impact social services, early stimulation and learning), middle childhood and adolescence (learning, multi-sectoral services, active citizenship), communities (decentralized services and systems, community ownership, social norms), programme effectiveness (monitoring, evaluation, HACT, Innovation, Social Protection and Social Policy and External Communication. The programme is based on ‘leaving no child behind’, realizing ‘rights for all children in Malawi’ in a life cycle approach. Cross sectoral collaboration, convergence towards the child and innovations are the key strategies for achieving results for children.

The HIV/AIDS and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Programme in Malawi aims to improve the quality of newborn care and achieve elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and ensure Adolescent Girl and Young Women (AGYW) are equipped with capacity and skills to handle their sexual reproductive health and HIV issues. As Programme Manager, you will drive and coordinate UNICEF’s support and delivery of an integrated effort at achieving HIV free and healthy newborns, ensuring that all pregnant and breastfeeding women are able to access and/or continue prenatal, delivery and post- natal care, and that appropriate treatment, care and support is available for all women living with HIV, their children and partners.

How can you make a difference?

The Malawi Country Office offers an exciting and rewarding career opportunity for you to join our dynamic Health and HIV team where you will be responsible for coordination, leadership and management of HIV/AIDS and newborn care as well as support the Section Chief on the overall management of the section. In your role, you will be under the overall guidance and supervision of the Chief of Health and HIV.

This job presents a unique and significant opportunity for a qualified, vibrant, motivated and committed person to contribute to the overall achievement of transformative results for children by delivering on the following key responsibility areas, but not limited to:

1. Managerial leadership of HIV/AIDS and MNH interventions
2. Programme development, planning, management, monitoring, and delivery of results
3. Advisory services and technical support
4. Advocacy, networking, and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

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

Education:

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology or health related sciences.

Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in HIV and MNCH planning and management and/or in relevant areas of health care, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness, at international level, which preferably in a developing country is required.
• Relevant experience in HIV and MNCH programme/project development and management in any UN system agency organization is an asset.
• Experience in resource mobilization and partnership building at high level is needed
• Experience in cross sectoral collaboration is an added value.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as a strong asset.

Technical knowledge and skills:

• Background and specific experience on maternal and child health is required.
• Background and/or familiarity with emergency is considered as an asset.
• Specific experience and expertise on national and subnational HIV and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) programming is essential.
• Familiarity with Global Fund and PEPFAR funding and programmes would be an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in English, both strong verbal and written skills, is essential.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

Core Competencies

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
• 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)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

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.

Remarks:

The 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/.

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.

The vacancy announcement is open to internal UNICEF staff only, i.e. UNICEF staff holding permanent, continuing and fixed term appointments (excluding JPO’s). Priority consideration will firstly be given to staff on the 2021 mobility list, staff displaced from previous mobility exercises, staff on abolished post and staff returning to service and on SHA. Furthermore, applications from suitable female candidates as well as suitable persons living with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

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