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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.

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This role is vital in ensuring that the partnerships including the CHDP functions 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, 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.

The incumbent mobilizes resources for community health, collaborating with key partners to advocate for increased investments in primary health care through strong community health systems. They engage with global and regional partnerships to enhance the CHDP’s linkages and coordinate investor dialogues to optimize resources for community health. The role involves reviewing existing health program funding mechanisms to better align resources and galvanizing efforts to establish a catalytic fund mechanism for CHDP priority countries. This position plays a crucial role in fostering collaboration, alignment, and resource optimization for primary health care at the community level.

The following minimum requirements:

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 community / primary health care, health planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health programmes relevant to child survival, thrive and transform agenda is required.

Desirables/Assets:

• Professional work experience in a managerial position, or a technical expert position in community health and/ or nutrition programming and other relevant technical areas of primary health care is highly desirable.
• Strong advocacy and communication skills are desired.
• Developing country work experience or field work is an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as 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.