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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, a champion

UNICEF Mali is working in areas that lack basic social services and that are being affected by political instability. We are also supporting the government in improving child survival, development, and protection. Our work focuses on strengthening community resilience, building capacity, and advocating equitable policy. We are working with partners to improve health, nutrition, WASH access, and education.

We have been working on strengthening the national cold chain, increasing national vaccine storage capacity and equipping 574 community health centers with solar and electrical refrigerators. We are using innovative remote temperature monitoring systems to ensure vaccine quality, and have been training relevant personnel on vaccine technology.

UNICEF Mali has also been addressing child malnutrition, supporting treatment for severe acute malnutrition, and providing Vitamin A and deworming treatment to millions of children. We’re part of an innovative multi-sectoral effort to tackle stunting, which has helped to significantly lower levels of chronic malnutrition in the district of Yorosso.

Join our team and help create impact for every child.

How can you make a difference?

Within the overall UNICEF Mali Child Survival framework, the Health Manager will be accountable for delivering UNICEF’s Country Programme Health Sector results which are aligned with the government of Mali current ongoing Health System Reform, the new PRODESS IV (Programme de Développement Socio-Sanitaire (2019-2023) and UNICEF Strategic Plan 2016-2021.

The Health Manager is responsible for the professional leadership and management of UNICEF’s Health portfolio which includes the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH) including PMTCT and Paediatric HIV care and with a special attention to improving routine immunization. The Health Manager will also be responsible of strengthening the Primary Health Care delivery platforms toward Universal Health Coverage agenda with a focus on community health system.

The Health Manager reports to the Chief of Child Survival for guidance and general supervision. Who S/He will support in managing the health programme. As a manager of the Health team, S/He will lead , manage , develop , support and enable a competent team of professional staff.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Programme development and planning with timely and quality situation analysis, including its periodic update for informing effective support to government health sector planning and implementation, supporting community health system strengthening and underpinning developmental and humanitarian support, including in refugee/ host community settings.

2. Programme management, monitoring and evaluation for adjustment, acceleration and improvement of program delivery and sustainability of results.

3. Advisory services and technical and operational support to government and partners at all stages of the programme cooperation, including capacity building of Country Office staff.

4. Advocacy, networking and partnership building for integrated approaches and methodologies, including strengthening community health system, results-based approach within Human Rights and gender framework, ECD, Adolescent health programming.

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/nutrition planning and management, global/international health, health policy and/or management, MNCH, pediatric health, family health, health research, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology or another relevant technical field.
• Work Experience:A minimum of eight years of professional experience in public health planning and management and/or in relevant areas at national and international levels is required. Relevant experience in Primary Health Care, Community Health, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, Immunization program/project development and management and/ or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness is a solid asset.
• Language Proficiency: Fluency in French and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are:

• Leading and supervising
• Formulating strategies and concepts
• Analyzing
• Relating and networking
• Deciding and Initiating action
• Applying technical expertise

View our competency framework at:http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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.

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.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=518690