JOB DETAILS

Scope of work.

The Community health and integrated immunization specialist will report to the Health Specialist in UNICEF Zanzibar Fielf Office with technical support provided by the Health specialists for Integrated PHC, Immunization and Community Health Specialists in Dar es Salaam. The specialist will contribute to leadership in the designing, development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of UNICEF’s Health program on Zanzibar, inclusive but not limited to community health and immunization. The specialist will work closely with other health section colleagues to achieve the section’s outcomes stipulated on the country document but also collaborate with other sections especially the SBC section and nutrition to promote community mobilization and program integration to achieve UNICEF’s goals and objectives for the country. He/she will support and embrace the health system strengthening building blocks which form the basis of the sustainable and scalable programs. Specific areas of the scope of work are outlined below.

1. Support to programme development and planning

Lead the development, planning and budgeting of strategic PHC activities for the Zanzibar Field Office, with specific focus on community health and immunization. He/she will contribute to the designing and integration of Health specific Early Childhood Development interventions across all service delivery platforms.

2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

Manage and monitor activities to ensure realisation of results through collaboration with other UNICEF sections especially the SBC section and nutrition to ensure integration.

3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation

Make quality contributions to the development and implementation of PHC with focus on Integrated health services at health facilities, Outreach and community based through strong collaboration with internal and external partners. Provide technical support to government and NGOs at the national and subnational levels. The specialist will work closely with MoH and expected to spend at least 50% of the time physically at the Ministry of Health to provide technical and advisory assistance in planning, capacity development, implementation and monitoring, to facilitate effective mplementation and increase access to health services to children and mothers.

4.Networking and partnership building

Builds strong partnership with government and NGOs to realise the rights of children and ensure strategic and effective program implementation.

5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Contributes to the identification of new approaches for improving program delivery with emphasis on project management, evaluation, and community participation based on the Human Rights framework and cross-sector approach.

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Minimum requirements:

Education:

Advanced university degree (minimum Master’s level or MD) in Medicine, Public Health, Child Health, Community Health or other field relevant to Primary health care programming

Work Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience at the national or international level in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of primary health care/immunization/community health programmes.

• Proven expertise in managing, monitoring, and evaluating health program implementation
• Proven work relations with national, regional, district and sub-district government structures on Tanzania mainland and/or Zanzibar
• Experience in Primary Health care and community health program.
• Knowledge of the principles of immunization programmes.

Skills:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent facilitation skills, negotiation skills, and oral and written communication skills.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Swahili is required.

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

• Background/familiarity with Emergency programming.
• Experience of working with and engaging CHWs is an asset.
• Strong analytical skills and research experience