UNICEF is recruiting a Health Officer, to be based in Quelimane, Mozambique.
Duties
- The position will support the Child Health and Nutrition team to advance the complex engagement to accelerate integrated action in Zambézia, the province with the greatest burden of under-five morality. Zambézia has been prioritized in next country programme as a province with poor outcomes across all sectors affecting the well-being of children
- The incumbent will lead child survival efforts to form better plans, implementation and monitoring in the provincial health sector, fostering links for greater, synergistic investment to reduce bottlenecks for access, demand and quality of RMNCH services
Requisites
- A University Degree in public health/nutrition, pediatric health, 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 sciences is required
- A minimum of two 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 international level and/or in a developing country is required. Experience in health/nutrition program/project development in UN system agency or organization is an asset
- Fluency in Portuguese and English
- Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity, Communication, Working with People, Drive for Results, Formulating strategies and concepts, Analyzing, Learning and researching, Planning and organising, Applying technical expertise
Notes
- Only applications received through our e-recruitment platform will be considered
How to Apply