Vacancy: UNICEF Nigeria - Health Specialist, NOC (Supplemental Immunization Activities – SIA)

Post Title: Health Specialist, NOC (Supplemental Immunization Activities – SIA)  
Vacancy number: VN-NGR-07-2013 
Contract Type: Fixed Term  Duration: 2 years  
Location: Multiple duty stations in Nigeria 

UNICEF Nigeria seeks the services of an experienced Health Specialist who will be accountable for contributing to the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Supplemental Immunization Activities (SIA) component of the immunization programme in conjunction with Child Survival & Development, Maternal & Child Heaith. Health and Nutrition components within the country programme.

Minimum Qualifications & Competencies

1. Advanced university degree in Public Health, Paediatric Health. Child Development. Child Heaith, Nutrition, EpidemiOlogy, Public Administration. SOCial Poiicy, Social Development, Community Development or other relevant disciplines.
2. Five years of professional work experience in planning. programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of healthilmmunizalion programmes. Professional work. experience related to child survival & health care. Working experience, backgroundifamiliarity with Emergency, an asset.
3. Fluency in English, Knowledge of local working language of the duty station an asset.
4. Commitment, diversity and Inclusion and Integrity
5. Communication,  Working with People and Drive for Results
6. Applying Technical Expertise, Planning, setting standards and monitoring work
7. Team Leadership, managing resources, influencing and good judgement.

Method of Application

If you are interested in this position and meets the requirements. please send a cover letter onepage summary statement that describes how your experience and qualificatons relate to the post and a scanned PDF copy of the completed and signed UN Personal History Form (which can be downloaded from www.unicef.org/nigeria/about_3345.html 

to nrecruit@unicef.org by close of business on Tuesday, 21 January 2014.

Please put the position title you are applying for on the subject line of your email. 

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