Health Specialist (Vaccine Preventable Disease Control) - Francophone, P-4 at UNICEF

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:


Technical Assistance for Disease Elimination and Control
Outbreak Preparedness and Response
Regional Coordination and Partner Engagement
Monitoring, Documentation, and Learning
Capacity Strengthening and System Support


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Minimum requirements


Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Public Health, Social Development or related technical field.
A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. This is applicable to internal (FT, Continuing and Permanent) staff only.
Work Experience: A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience in immunization, public health programme implementation, or emergency response, with a specific focus on vaccine-preventable disease elimination strategies (e.g., measles, rubella, MNT, cholera, yellow fever, meningitis) in low- and middle-income countries, is required. Familiarity with outbreak preparedness and response frameworks, including coordination with and understanding of WHO, Gavi, CDC, and other global partners is required.
Skills: Strategic Analysis, Program Management, Stakeholder Coordination, Priority Management, Written Communication, Interpersonal Negotiation.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English and French is required.


Desirables


Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Experience working in emergency settings or fragile/conflict-affected contexts.
Experience working with UNICEF, WHO, Gavi.
Experience representing UNICEF or similar organizations in regional/global technical working groups.
Familiarity with digital health tools for campaign planning and monitoring (e.g., ODK, eLMIS, campaign dashboards).
Knowledge of health system strengthening approaches.
Experience with Gavi processes related to funding applications for SIAs and outbreak response (e.g., measles and rubella follow-up campaigns, cholera preventive campaigns and vaccine stockpile requests).
Experience in strengthening national and subnational immunization capacities, including training frontline workers and health managers.
Demonstrated ability to promote south-south learning and support institutional development in health systems..
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.