Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: India
Closing date:
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How can you make a difference?
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in the world's thereby ensuring a better future for every child, this is the chance to make a difference. Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Health Specialist, Jaipur, the incumbent will be responsible for providing technical support to the Govt in ensuring capacity development on Routine Immunization at all levels. The person will be responsible for development of the CBI- RI modules and their roll out through the Govt review mechanism platforms.
The incumbent will also provide technical support to other elements of Immunization programme including cold chain and social behavior change communication.
Major duties and responsibilities:
Influencing Policy
Contributes to situational and Programme policy analysis and recommendation for shifts in management, risk allocation and coordination of service delivery related to Immunization service delivery with special focus on Capacity building initiative.Establishes and maintains regular contact with government officials, project/Programme implementing institutions at state and district levels; staff of training, academic and research institutions through joint visits, consultations, travel.Supports Government in defining the roadmap for Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Health & Adolescent (RMNCH+A) initiative, maternal health and particularly in the area of immunization.Building Partnerships
Collaborates with the state government, academic institutions, NGO Sector, private sector and other new partners to identify essential interventions and effective approaches necessary for improved planning, implementation, tracking and monitoring of Immunization Programme, with special focus on cold chain management, immunization on demand, out-reach services that effectively reach the unreached children, and effectiveness of VHND sessions and maternal health interventions in selected districts and implementation of special programs in the most vulnerable and affected areas.Provides technical assistance and evidence-based support to implementing partners including Medical Colleges, government partners like urban, rural development, Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), National Health Mission (NHM), tribal department and Civil Society and other Development Partners in the state.Programme Implementation
Supports the establishment/adaptation/refinement of measures for system strengthening and quality improvement to ensure continuity, effectiveness and sustainability of Immunization Programme and Maternal Child Health (MCH) programs with special focus in the low coverage and high priority districts including urban slums.Facilitates timely preparation of results based annual sector-and-project-specific work plans and activities. In the focus districts, support monitoring, implementation and review of the main thrusts of health sector Programme related to Immunization.Reviews and compiles quarterly and annual progress reports and input-output-outcome statistics and data analysis with specific reference to Immunization services, and provides recommendations for improving quality and coverage.Strengthen implementation of Maternal Child Health and Nuttrition Days ( MCHN Days) in select districts and most at risk vulnerable districts.Lead the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Capacity Building Initiative for Routine Immunization (CBI-RI) in the state of Madhya Pradesh.Strengthen the mechanism of Supportive Supervision in the state to improve Routine Immunization.Monitoring and Evaluation
Coordinates with government in conducting routine monitoring, and in strengthening and using MIS.Undertakes field visits to monitor programmes inputs (including cash and supply assistance, activities and outputs aiming at increased and more equitable coverage of routine immunization, as well as conducting periodic Programme reviews with government counterparts and other partners.Contributes to the preparation of the Situation Analysis, by compiling data, analyzing and evaluating information on Routine Immunization.Technical assistance to state and districts for monitoring and assessment of cold chain and vaccine logistics including Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) assessment, Alternate Vaccine Delivery Systems (AVDS) assessment and developing follow-up plans.Conduct regular monitoring of VHND implementation and strengthen use of MIS VHND. Develop & monitor quality indicators for results based monitoring for VHNDs.Capacity Building
Promotes intensive focus and innovative programming in select districts to bring about evidence for decision-making, improvements in coverage and quality of Immunization and VHND sessions.Supports community involvement in health care; promotes operations research. Offers assessment of supply needs and management support to Routine immunization services.Provides technical assistance to build capacity of state and districts in planning and implementing quality immunization services and Maternal Child Health (MCH) services.Assists government authorities and training institutions, to plan and organize capacity building programmes in Immunization services and launch of newer vaccines.Identifies training needs for the purpose of capacity building and sustainability of Programme/projects. Provides technical expertise as required, facilitates learning exchanges as well as policy influencing.Planning for the immunization and health services in the most at risk, vulnerable and affected areas with focus on low coverage districts.Supports/undertakes research that provides tracking on social inclusion in immunization service interventions.Facilitate the state, district, sub - district capacity building on newer vaccine introduction in the state.Lead and coordinate the capacity building Initiative in select districts as per UNICEF and NHM guidelines.Strengthen pre-service and in-service capacity building methodology for health workers at facility and community with focus on Routine Immunization.Coordination and convergence
Acts as a resource person on maternal child health care services, especially immunization to colleagues and also optimize alternative opportunities for promotion of Immunization services.Assists in development of appropriate communication and information strategy to support and/or advocate development of Immunization services to enable more effective change in key care behaviors related to logistics, maintenance of cold chain and Vaccine Management.Coordinate with various development partners, key government counterparts like National Health Mission (NHM), Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), Medical Colleges, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), tribal, urban and rural department and media partners with focus on Routine Immunization, Cold Chain and newer vaccines monitoring in the Universal Immunization programme.Promote joint planning and monitoring of the outreach sessions to enhance coverage and improve quality.For every Child, you demonstrate…
Core Values (Required)
CareRespectIntegrityTrustAccountabilityCore Competencies (Required)
Communication [ II ]Working with People [ I ]Drive for Results [ I ]Functional Competencies (Required)
Formulating Strategies and Concepts [ I ]Analyzing [ II ]Applying Technical Expertise [ II ]Learning and Researching [ II ]Planning and Organizing [ II ]To view our competency framework, please click here.
To qualify as a championfor every child you will have…
Requirements of the position (QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES):-
Education:
A University Degree in medicine (M.B.B.S), public health/nutrition, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, health education, epidemiology or other health related sciences is required.Experience:
A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in public health/nutrition/ Immunization planning and management and/or in relevant areas of immunization, maternal, neonatal, and child health, health emergency/ humanitarian preparedness in a developing country is required.Experience in Immunization program/project development in UN system agency/government is an asset.Language Requirements:
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:
i. Specific Technical Knowledge Required
Professional technical Knowledge of theories, principles and methods in one of the following areas: Health, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, Immunization, Nursing, Family Health, HIV/AIDS, Social Work, Behavior Change, or a discipline relevant to international development assistance in Health/HIV/Nutrition and Immunization. ii. General knowledge of:
Methodology of Programme/project managementProgrammatic goals, visions, positions, policies and strategies for Health/ HIV and Immunization programmes Knowledge of global immunization and child health issues, specifically relating to children and women, and the current methods and approaches.Policies and strategy to address immunization and child health issues, including those relating to emergency, conflicts, disasters, and recovery. Emergency Programme policies, goals, strategies and approaches with focus on Immunization.Financial, supply and administrative rules and regulations.Rights-based and Results-based approach and programming. Mid-Term Strategic Plan UNICEF Programme policy, procedures and guidelines in the Manual.UNICEF Board endorsed policy papers and agency-wide programmes impacting on immunization & child survival results Knowledge and proficiency in the use of corporate office computer system applications and software, including LAN, email, word processing, spreadsheet, database, telecommunicationsiii. Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced
National Government development plans and policies Knowledge of local conditions and country legislation relevant to UNICEF programmes UN policies and strategy to address international humanitarian issues and the responses.UN common approaches to programmatic issues and UNICEF positionsUN security operations and guidelines.OTHER SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
Current knowledge of development issues, policies, as well as social programming policies and procedures in international development cooperation in the area of health.
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Remarks:
This vacancy is open to Indian Nationals only.This position is based in Jaipur (India).Selected applicant will have a 364 days Temporary Appointment contract.Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.UNICEF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process including application, interview, meeting, traveling, processing, training etc. UNICEF is a non-smoking working environment.For more information about UNICEF India, please refer to the link below: - http://unicef.in
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