Job Title: Senior Health Manager (Polio)
For every child, health
In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children’s rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally – click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria: https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/
How can you make a difference?
The Senior Polio Programme Manager is responsible for leading national-level polio programme activities, providing guidance and support to teams at both federal and state levels. This role involves engaging with government counterparts and the national Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and leading UNICEF Nigeria Country Office efforts to stop cVPV2 transmission by 2025.
Reporting to the Chief of Health, the Senior Polio Programme Manager holds accountability for the overall leadership and management of the polio programme at the national level. This includes setting policy direction, conducting high-level advocacy with local authorities, and ensuring program integration. Additionally, the role requires active representation at the EOC and close collaboration with senior WHO officials and other stakeholders
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
1. Managerial Guidance, Policy Advice, and Coordination.
2. Knowledge Management and data.
3. Country Programme Development and Management.
4. Rights-Based and Results-Based Programme Management Approach.
5. Optimum Use of Programme Funds.
6. Programme Monitoring and Evaluations.
7. National and Local Capacity Building/Sustainability.
8. Rights Perspective and Advocacy at the National, Community, and Family Levels.
9. Advocacy, Communication, and Networking through Partnership and Collaboration.
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD Senior Health Manager (Polio), P5.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
Education:
- Advanced university degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines is required.
Work Experience:
- At least 10 years of relevant professional work experience at the national and international level in Programme development, polio programming, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, public health emergencies etc) is required.
Desirables:
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.
- Experience in management of technical support in health-related emergency and humanitarian preparedness and response.
- Experience in programme/project management and UN policies and strategy.
- Experience in coordination of emergency response especially in polio eradication and complex humanitarian environment is an asset.
- International and fieldwork experience is an asset.
- Background/familiarity with polio programme, and Public Health Emergency Response in a fast-changing environment.
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads, and manages people
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
Application Instructions
The application deadline is November 25th, 2024. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.
Website:
Official Job Website: https://unicef.org
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