Senior Health Specialist – Community Health Delivery Partnership (P-5)

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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### For Every Child: Health and Opportunities

There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries.

This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

### UNICEF’s Strategic Plan

UNICEF’s current strategic plan revolves around ensuring that children survive, thrive, and transform. This entails an integrated and comprehensive approach for every child (0-19 years) and promoting a continuum of care along the life cycle.

For health and well-being, this requires a multi-sectoral approach with actions at the community level, tackling the “causes of the causes” of diseases and ill-health, and promoting the health and well-being of children. Community health and nutrition systems are a cornerstone for improving access to primary health care. When high-impact, high-quality interventions are delivered to the last mile in an equitable, cost-effective manner by government remunerated and institutionalized community health workers, and health systems are strengthened, the full benefits of the health-related SDGs can be realized.

### How Can You Make a Difference?

Under the supervision of the Associate Director, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health within the Health Programme Team, you will be responsible for the overall management of the partnerships around Community Health, their robust linkages with other sectoral and multi-sectoral partnerships, notably the Community Health Delivery Partnership (CHDP) at UNICEF.

This role involves fostering global, regional, and country-level partnerships to enhance investments in community health and nutrition/community-based primary health care, aligned with country priorities.

You will oversee day-to-day management and operations of these partnerships, including the CHDP, coordinate country and partner engagement, strengthen linkages with other initiatives, and support access to country-specific data for strategic decision-making. Additionally, you will coordinate technical support to governments in implementing their community health priorities and track progress in institutionalizing community health.

### To Qualify as an Advocate for Every Child

This role is vital in ensuring that the partnerships, including the CHDP, function as a robust global partnership platform for community health. The incumbent leads efforts to enhance the CHDP’s engagement with partner institutions and country stakeholders, strengthening its links with other global and regional networks.

They work closely with partners, including sister UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral partners, and private sector partners, to establish a long-term vision and governance mechanism for the platform.

Regular stakeholder convenings are held to align with country priorities, and data is used strategically to monitor progress and inform decisions. The role also includes preparing donor proposals and reports, ensuring compliance with guidelines, and providing necessary data for program analysis and annual reports.

### Minimum Requirements

**Education:**
– An Advanced University degree in Public Health (preferably with specialized training in health systems strengthening, public health planning, budgeting & costing, health promotion and education, or epidemiology or nutrition), Child Development, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or another relevant field is required.

**Work Experience:**
– A minimum of ten years of professional work experience at the national and international levels in community/primary health care, health planning, programming, implementation monitoring, and evaluation of health programs relevant to child survival, thrive, and transform agenda is required.
– Professional work experience in a managerial position or as a technical expert in community health and/or nutrition programming is highly desirable.
– Developing country work experience or fieldwork is an asset.
– Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.

**Language Requirements:**
– Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

### UNICEF Core Values

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.

Learn more about our [Values Charter].

### Additional Information

UNICEF offers a wide range of benefits to its staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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.

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

For more details, please visit our [Careers Page].