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Job Title: Health Consultant (newborn)
Job ID: 527162
Work Type: Temporary Appointment
Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:
- Rapid assessment, data analysis and Mapping
- Desk-review research, literature review, Analysis, Requirements gathering calls and virtual meetings.
- Newborn health policy, programming, and service delivery with innovative and proven approaches.
- Technical assistance on newborn health and management of the three major killers of newborns – intrapartum related complication, newborn infections and preterm births in supported States.
- Support States to implement PSBI in selected LGAs
- Support States to implement Kangaroo Mother care in selected LGAs
- Support states in the scale up of CHX for cord care
- Support states in the implementation of their annual workplan as concerns newborn health
- Support States in the implementation of quality of care in selected States.
- Support states to develop investment plans for the SENAP
- Provide technical support to NEMCHIC and SEMCHIC
- Guide the emergency approach to addressing newborn issues and fast-tracking CBNC and ENCC
- Primary health care and newborn
- Integration of newborn health interventions into the 1 PHC/ward in selected States
- Creation of functional newborn resuscitation corners in PHC
- Creation of KMC corners in PHC.
- Capacity building for HCWs on CBNC and ENCC.
- Using existing tools, facilitate capacity building.
- Develop a draft framework for implementation of ENCC at the facility level and CBNC at the community level.
6. Develop framework to address gaps and implement newborn service delivery through CBNC.
- Finalize draft framework for ENCC and CBNC implementation including investment plan.
- Extraction of existing operational plan for newborn/develop AOP if non-existent.
- Implementation and Result tracking on newborn
- Tracking of Global, National and State indicators.
- Field test of AOP.
- Strengthening of partnership and networking
- Strengthen on-going partnership with professional associations and academic institutions (NISOMN, PAN, SOGON…etc.) and create new ones on newborn issues.
- Documentation and reporting
- Prepare and submit quarterly reports.
- Document best practices and lessons learnt
- Contribute to the development of publications for peer-reviewed journals.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- An Advanced University Degree in public health/nutrition, paediatrics, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology or other health related science is required.
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in public health/nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal and neonatal health care, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness, at the national and/or international level some of which preferably in a developing country is required. Relevant experience in health/nutrition program/project development and management in any UN system agency or organization is an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset
- Knowledge of use of LiST and or other analysis tools
- Knowledge of DHIS 2.0 platform for health data collection and collation.
- Ability to make timely and quality judgments and decisions and very good training skills.
- Computer skills, including internet navigation and various office applications.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organization.
- Willingness to travel to remote LGAs and communities
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 competencies required for this post are….
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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:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Opening Date Thu Oct 17 2019 10:00:00 GMT+0100 (West Africa Standard Time) W. Central Africa Standard Time
Closing Date Thu Oct 31 2019 23:55:00 GMT+0100 (West Africa Standard Time)
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