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

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

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.