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  • Posted: Mar 23, 2018
    Deadline: Apr 8, 2018
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    UNICEF contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria with a mandate to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF’s Nigeria country programme: Aims to accelerate the realization of the rights of all c...
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    Communication for Development (Polio) Specialist, NOC

    Job Number: 511865
    Location: Maiduguri, Borno
    Work Type : Fixed Term Staff

    Summary of key Functions/Accountabilities
    Support to Strategy Design And Development Of C4D Activities With Focus on Polio Eradication:

    • Conduct and/or participate in comprehensive C4D/polio situation analysis of social, cultural, economic and political issues in the country/region, including through national/subnational working groups or committees. Assess/synthesize qualitative and quantitative information, data and evidence to support the establishment of comprehensive and evidence-based information for developing and planning the C4D component of the Country Program of Cooperation (and UNDAF).
    • Participate in field office and country program planning and reviews to contribute to discussions on the underlying and contextual issues to be addressed (e.g. policies, gender/children inequality, cultural/social behavior etc) to ensure the successful and sustainable delivery of program results and provide technical recommendations on approaches, strategies and plans of action for C4D to promote behavioral and social change.
    • Prepare or provide quality assurance on materials and related documentations for C4D strategies and plans (as a component of the CO and/or UNDAF Programs) to ensure optimum impact, scale and sustainability of achievements/results.
    • Collaborate/consult with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to ensure synergy, integration, coherence, and harmonization of C4D activities with UNICEF MTSP, CO global communications and advocacy activities and UN System development activities and initiatives at the CO level, including in humanitarian response.

    Implementation Of C4D/Polio Eradication Activities:

    • Provide leadership to the UNICEF Polio Eradication Communication team within Maiduguri field office. Participate and represent UNICEF at state Emergency Operation Coordination Centre (EOC) for Polio eradication. Participate in joint planning, implementation and evaluation of all Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) activities including (Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs), Routine Immunization (RI) and surveillance activities.
    • Collaborate with, advise and/or consult internal partners and external partners to design C4D strategies, including formulation, production and testing materials and/or to organize C4D events and activities to ensure engagement and participation of key audiences, and maximum outreach and impact on behavioral and social change, including in humanitarian response.
    • Confirm/verify the technical quality, consistency and relevancy of communications strategies, including materials that are developed, produced and disseminated to target audience (e.g. individuals, comm unities, government officials, partners, media etc). Recommend appropriate multiple media formats (e.g. print, digital/social media, TV/Radio, Web, community networks, etc.). Oversee the production and implementation of multi-media initiatives for compliance with targets and plans that integrate the latest evidence.
    • Carry out C4D/polio advocacy activities with/for a wide range of constituents, stakeholders, partners, communities, etc. to encourage/promote engagement and dialogue, inclusion, self determination and participation in mobilizing social, political, behavioral and cultural change to achieve sustainable program results on children and women’s rights, equity and wellbeing. Develop/select materials and other communication tools for C4D events.
    • Identify, establish and maintain active interaction/relations with media, academia and other strategic partners to communicate/advocate UNICEF's competencies and achievements to ensure their engagement, interests and support in promoting social/political engagement for political action on children's rights, and measurable changes in social and behavioral outcomes.
    • Conduct and/or participate in M & E and Evaluation exercises, including country program previews, meetings and mid-term/annual reviews to assess/report on efficacy/outcome of C4D on UNICEF and CO Strategic Plans/Goals. Recommend timely action to ensure the achievement of results as planned and allocated.
    • Integrate/disseminate lessons learned in development planning and improvements.

    Technical and Operational Support:

    • Collaborate with internal CO, RO and/or RO colleagues to contribute to the development of strategies, approaches, policies and the planning of C4D social and resource mobilization initiatives in support of programs/projects implementation and delivery of results, including humanitarian response but with more focus on Polio eradication.
    • Participate in FO and CO strategic discussions to collaborate on policy and agenda setting for C4D/polio advocacy and investments and related external relations and resource mobilization initiatives.
    • Participate in budget planning and management of program funds and prepare financial plan for C4D/polio initiatives. Monitor/track the use of resources as planned and verify compliance with organizational guidelines, rules and regulations and standards of ethics and transparency.

    Advocacy, Networking and Partnership Building:

    • Identify, build and maintain partnerships through networking and proactive collaboration with strategic partners, e.g. academia; social networks; celebrities, journalist, media, all sectors/levels of (socially aware) society and critical audience to reinforce cooperation and/or pursue opportunities for C4D/polio advocacy to promote UNICEF mission and goals for child rights, social equity and inclusiveness.
    • Collaborate with internal global/regional communication partners to harmonize, link and/or coordinate messaging and use of multiple media and communication platforms to enhance C4D outreach including in humanitarian contexts.
    • Participate in organizational and/or inter-agency (UNCT; National UN Communication for Development Roundtable) discussions and planning to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues in the UNDAF planning and preparation of C4D advocacy and resource mobilization initiatives including emergencies.

    Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building:

    • Implement innovative practices, approaches and latest technology on multiple media and social/digital platforms and networks for C4D that are appropriate/available for the FO context and audience
    • Institutionalize/share best practices and knowledge learned/products with global/local partners and stakeholders to build capacity of practitioners, and disseminate these products to key audiences including donors and partners.
    • Organize/implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders/partners (government and non-government) in C4D planning, implementation and evaluation in support of programs/projects including in humanitarian settings.

    Impact of Results

    • The strategic and effective development and implementation of C4D advocacy initiatives and products directly impact on the ability of UNICEF to promote social, political and economic action and changes in behaviors, social attitudes, beliefs, harmful social norms and actions by communities, individuals and society on children's right, survival and wellbeing
    • This in turn contributes to enhancing the ability of UNICEF to fulfill its mission to achieve sustainable, locally-owned and concrete results in improving the survival, development and wellbeing of children in the country and achieving the global polio eradication objective.

    Competencies and level of proficiency required (based on UNICEF Professional Competency Profiles/ratings)
    Core Values:

    • Commitment
    • Diversity and inclusion
    • Integrity

    Core Competencies:

    • Communication (III)
    • Working with people (II)
    • Drive for results (II)

    Functional Competencies:

    • Leading and supervising (I)
    • Formulating strategies/concepts (II)
    • Relating and networking (II)
    • Persuading and influencing (II)
    • Applying technical expertise (II)
    • Entrepreneurial thinking (II)

    Recruitment Qualifications
    Education:

    • An Advanced University Degree in Social and Behavioral Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication & Public Relations, Public Health.

    Experience:

    • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in areas of social development program planning, communications for development, public advocacy and/or related areas at the international and/or large organization some of which preferably were served in a developing country is required
    • Relevant experience in related areas in a UN system agency or organization or working for Polio or immunization programs is an asset.

    Language Requirements:

    • Fluency in English and Hausa is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset

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    Child Protection Officer - NOB

    Job Number: 511870
    Location: Maiduguri, Borno
    Work Type: Fixed Term Staff

    Responsibilities

    Support to programme development and planning:

    • Conduct and update the situation analysis for the development, design and management of child protection related programmes/projects. Research and report on development trends (e.g. economic, social, health) and data for use in programme development, management, monitoring, evaluation and delivery of results.
    • Contribute to the development and establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning through research, analysis and reporting of child protection and other related information for development planning and priority and goal setting.
    • Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical, programme, operational, and administrative transactions, preparing related materials and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating of results.
    • Prepare required programme documentations, materials and data to facilitate the programme review and approval process.

    Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results:

    • Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss implementation issues, provide solutions, recommendations and/or to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and/or decisions. Keep records of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.
    • Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts to assess programmes/projects, and to report on required action/interventions at the higher level of programme management.
    • Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verifying compliance with approved allocations, organizational rules, regulations, procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on critical issues and findings to ensure timely resolution by management and stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution.
    • Prepare regular and mandated sectoral programme/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.

    Technical and operational support to programme implementation:

    • Conduct regular programme field visits and surveys and exchange information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support. Take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.
    • Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices in child protection, to support programme implementation.

    Networking and partnership building:

    • Build and sustain close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain results on child protection.
    • Participate in inter-agency meetings/events on programming to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of child protection programmes/projects, and to integrate and harmonize UNICEF position and strategies with UNDAF development and planning processes.
    • Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs for fund raising and partnership development purposes.
    • Draft communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support fund raising for child protection programmes.

    Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:

    • Identify, capture, synthesize, and share lessons learned for knowledge development and to build the capacity of stakeholders.
    • Apply innovative approaches and promote good practices to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.
    • Research and report on best and cutting edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems.
    • Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders.

    Impact of Results

    • The efficiency and efficacy of support provided by the Child Protection Officer to programme preparation, planning and implementation, contributes to the achievement of sustainable results to create a protective environment for children against harm and all forms of violence, and ensures their survival, development and well-being in society. Success in child protection programmes and projects in turn contributes to maintaining and enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide programme services for mothers and children that promotes greater social equality in the country.

    Competencies and level of proficiency required (based on UNICEF Professional Competency Profiles)
    Core Values:

    • Commitment
    • Diversity and inclusion
    • Integrity

    Core Competencies:

    • Communication (I)
    • Working with people (II)
    • Drive for results (I)

    Functional Competencies:

    • Formulating strategies and concepts (I)
    • Analyzing (II)
    • Applying technical expertise (II)
    • Learning and researching (II)
    • Planning and organizing (II)

    Recruitments
    Education:

    • A university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.

    Experience:

    • A minimum of two years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required.
    • Experience in emergency response is essential.
    • Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
    • Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
    • Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.

    Language Requirements:

    • Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

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    Social Policy Specialist - NOC

    Job Number:  511868
    Location: Abuja
    Work Type: Fixed Term Staff

    Responsibilities
    Improving data on child poverty & vulnerability and increased use for policy and programme action:

    • Supports the collection, analysis and user-friendly presentation of data on multidimensional and monetary child poverty, including strengthening national capacity to collect routinely, report and use data for policy decision-making.
    • Provides timely, regular data-driven analysis for effective prioritization, planning, and development; facilitates results-based management for planning, adjusting, and scaling-up specific social policy initiatives to reduce child poverty.
    • Analyzes the macroeconomic context and its impact on social development, emerging issues and social policy concerns, as well as implications for children, and proposes and promotes appropriate responses in respect of such issues and concerns, including government resource allocation policies and the effect of social welfare policies on the rights of children.

    Strengthening social protection coverage and impact for children:

    • Supports the development of social protection policies, legislation and programmes with attention to increasing coverage of and impact on children, with special attention the most marginalized.  Identifies, generates and presents evidence to support this goal in collaboration with partners.
    • Promotes strengthening of integrated social protection systems, providing technical support to partners to improve the design of cash transfers and child grants and improve linkages with other social protection interventions such as health insurance, public works and social care services as well as complementary services and intervention related to nutrition, health, education, water and sanitation, child protection and HIV.
    • Undertakes improved monitoring and research around social protection impact on child outcomes, and use of data and research findings for strengthening programme results.

    Improving use of public financial resources for children:

    • Undertakes budget analysis to inform UNICEF advocacy and technical assistance to Ministries of Finance, planning commissions and social sector ministries to improve equitable allocations for essential services for children. Works with sector colleagues to build capacity to undertake costing and cost effectiveness analysis on priority interventions to help inform policy decisions on child-focused investments.
    • Supports the identification of policy options for improved domestic financing of child-sensitive social protection interventions.
    • Undertakes, and builds capacity of partners for, improved monitoring and tracking of public expenditure to support transparency, accountability and effective financial flows for essential service delivery, including through support to district level planning, budgeting and public financial management as well as facilitating community participation.

    Strengthening capacity of local governments to plan, budget, consult on and monitor child-focused social services:

    • Where national decentralization processes are taking place, collaborates with central and local authorities to improve policies, planning, budgeting, consultation and accountability processes so that decisions and child-focused service delivery more closely respond to the needs of local communities.
    • Collaborates with the central and local authorities to strengthen capacity on quality data collection, analysis for policy development, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring of essential social services, with emphasis on community participation and accountability.

    Strengthened advocacy and partnerships for child-sensitive social policy:

    • Supports correct and compelling use of data and evidence on the situation of children and coverage and impact of child focused services in support of the social policy programme and the country programme overall. 
    • Establishes effective partnerships with the Government, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN agencies to support sustained and proactive commitment to the Convention of the Rights of the Child and to achieve global UN agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals.
    • Identifies other critical partners, promotes awareness and builds capacity of partners, and actively facilitates effective collaboration within the UN family.

    UNICEF Programme Management:

    • Manages and coordinates technical support around child poverty, social protection, public finance and governance ensuring it is well planned, monitored, and implemented in a timely fashion so as to adequately support scale-up and delivery. Ensures risk analysis and risk mitigation are embedded into overall management of the support, in close consultation with UNICEF programme sections, Cooperating Partners, and governments.
    • Supports and contributes to effective and efficient planning, management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the country programme.
    • Ensures that the social planning project enhances policy dialogue, planning, supervision, technical advice, management, training, research and support; and that the monitoring and evaluation component strengthens monitoring and evaluation of the social sectors and provides support to sectoral and decentralized information systems.

    Impact of Results

    • The strategic and effective advocacy, planning and formulation of social policy programs/projects and the achievement of sustainable results, contributes to achievement of goals and objectives to create a protective environment for children and thus ensure their survival, development and well-being in society. Achievements in social policy programs and projects in turn contribute to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide program services for mothers and children that promotes greater social equality in the country.

    Competencies and level of proficiency required (based on UNICEF Professional Competency Profiles)
    Core Values:

    • Commitment
    • Diversity and inclusion
    • Integrity

    Core Competencies:

    • Communication (I)
    • Working with people (II)
    • Drive for results (I)

    Functional Competencies:

    • Formulating strategies and concepts (I)
    • Analyzing (II)
    • Applying technical expertise (II)
    • Learning and researching (II)
    • Planning and organizing (II).

    Recruitments
    Education:

    • Advanced university degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or other relevant disciplines.

    Experience:

    • Minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience is required.
    • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered a strong asset.
    • Experience in policy formulation and/or implementation in social protection or public finance in a sub-Saharan African country and preferably ECOWAS Countries, is highly desirable.

    Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset

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    Child Protection Specialist, NOC

    Job Number: 511869
    Location: Maiduguri
    Work Type : Fixed Term Staff

    Summary of Key Functions/Accountabilities

    • Support to programs/projects development and planning
    • Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
    • Technical and operational support to program implementation
    • Networking and partnership building
    • Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

    Detailed Key Functions/Accountabilities
    Support to program/project development and planning:

    • Support the preparation/design and conduct/update of situation analysis for the child protection programs/projects and/or sector to ensure that current comprehensive and evidence based data on child protection issues are available to guide UNICEF's strategic policy advocacy, intervention and development efforts on child rights and protection and to set program priorities, strategies, design and implementation plans. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance program management, efficiency and delivery.
    • Participate in strategic program discussion on the planning of child protection programs/projects. Formulate, design and prepare programs/projects proposal for the sector, ensuring alignment with the overall UNICEF's Strategic Plans and Country Program and coherence/integration with UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.
    • Establish specific goals, objectives and strategies and implementation plans for the sector/s using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare required documentations for program review and approval.
    • Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities/competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
    • Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and to ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of programs/projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.

    Program management, monitoring and delivery of results:

    • Plan and/or collaborate with internal and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurement to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in child protection programs.
    • Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
    • Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
    • Actively monitor programs/projects through field visits, surveys and/or exchange of information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
    • Monitor and verify the optimum/appropriate use of sectoral program resources (financial, administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity and ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
    • Prepare regular/mandated program/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of program progress.

    Technical and operational support to program implementation:

    • Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and country office partners/donors on interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices and approaches on child protection and related issues to support program management, implementation and delivery of results.
    • Arrange/coordinate availability of technical experts with Regional Office/HQ to ensure timely/appropriate support throughout the programming/projects process.
    • Participate in child protection program meetings including program development and contingency planning discussions on emergency preparedness in the country or other locations designated to provide technical and operational information, advice and support.
    • Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic program materials for management use, information and/or consideration.

    Networking and partnership building:

    • Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders and global partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results in child protection.
    • Prepare communication and information materials for CO program advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support fund raising for child protection programs and emergency interventions.
    • Participate and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on child protection and related issues to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of programs/projects ensuring organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDAF process in development planning and agenda setting.

    Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:

    • Apply/introduce innovative approaches and good practice to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable program results.
    • Keep abreast, research, benchmark and implement best practices in child protection management and information systems. Assess, institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.
    • Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programs and projects.
    • Organize and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results in child protection and related programs/projects.

    Impact of Results

    • The strategic and effective advocacy, planning and formulation of child protection programs/projects and the achievement of sustainable results, contributes to achievement of goals and objectives to create a protective environment for children against harm and all forms of violence and ensures their survival, development and well-being in society.
    • Achievements in child protection programs and projects in turn contribute to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide program services for mothers and children that promotes greater social equality in the country.

    Requirements/ Qualifications
    Education:

    • An Advanced University degree in International Development, Human Rights, Psychology, Sociology, International Law and other Social Science field is required.

    Experience:

    • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection and/other related areas at the international level some of which preferably were served in a developing country is required.
    • Relevant experience in child protection and related areas, program/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
    • Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.

    Language Requirements:

    • Fluency in English is required. 
    • Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset

    Competencies and level of proficiency required (based on UNICEF Professional Competency Profiles)
    Core Values:

    • Commitment
    • Diversity and inclusion
    • Integrity

    Core competencies:

    • Communication (II)
    • Working with people (II)
    • Drive for results (II)

    Functional Competencies:

    • Leading and supervising (I)
    • Formulating strategies and concepts (II)
    • Analyzing (III)
    • Relating and networking (II)
    • Deciding and Initiating action (II)
    • Applying technical expertise (III)

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    Maternal Newborn Child Health Consultant


    Job Number: 511870
    Locations:Taraba & Jigawa
    Work Type: Consultancy

    Background
    Nigeria represents less than 1% of the world's population, yet accounts for 10% of the global burden of infant, child and maternal mortality. Under 5 mortality in the North Zone of Nigeria is very high, with 43 per 1000 live births (LBs) in North central, 33/1000 LBS in the North East and 45/1000 LBS in the North West (MIC 2016).To reduce the childhood illnesses and death from vaccine preventable diseases and strengthen Routine Immunization and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health care in Jigawa and Taraba States, in 2014 the State Governments, Canadian Government and UNICEF went into partnership to address this.

    Polio eradication is a corporate priority for UNICEF globally. Nigeria is one of the three remaining countries where polio is still endemic and UNICEF has committed itself in front of partners, donors, and national governments to continue the work on polio eradication until the goal is reached. With the declaration of polio as a public health emergency, UNICEF Nigeria is intensifying its efforts to ensure polio is stopped for good. As part of the ongoing efforts to stop polio, UNICEF and other partners are implementing a project in high risk polio LGAs with particular focus on underserved and hard to reach populations

    The project will not only deliver polio vaccines, but expand access to basic primary health care by supporting integrated primary health care mobile outreach activities in about 4,000 hardtoreach settlements in 6 States – Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Zamfara, Taraba and Jigawa States. In order to achieve this, UNICEF will a) hire, train, equip, supervise and monitor mobile health teams who will deliver integrated primary health care services to these settlements settlements in Niger, Jigawa, Zamfara, Taraba, Kaduna and Katsina States; and b) procure, deliver and track health commodities that form an integrated package of basic primary health care services for hardtoreach settlements in the 6 States. C) link the HTR to Main Primary Health Care Centers  d) Support the Implementation of Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) in hard to reach settlements

    The project will rapidly raise poliovirus immunity and help stop poliovirus transmission in Nigeria, while increasing coverage of basic maternal, newborn and child primary health care interventions in the hardtoreach communities. Baseline and end line assessments, with an endofproject evaluation, will show the costbenefits of using a mobileoutreach strategy to provide basic primary health care services to hardto reach communities. The project management and reporting will be embedded in the national and state polio Emergency Operations Centres.  All the above are successfully ongoing.

    Specific Objectives
    Under the direct supervision of the Technical officer in Abuja together with the health specialist in Bauchi field office; to work with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency; Emergency Operation Center (EOC), and other partners:

    • Ensure effective delivery and tracking of an integrated package of high impact, basic health services and commodities in quarterly mobile primary health care outreaches to preselected settlements in  LGAS Â in the State which will lead to:
    • reduced risk of poliovirus transmission and improve poliovirus immunity in 059 month old children in approximately preselected, hardtoreach and underserved communities in  >80% with at least 4 doses of polio vaccine.
    • Expanded coverage of selected, basic, high impact maternal, newborn and child health interventions  utilizing both Health facility and community platforms such as Community Health Influencers and Promotors (CHIPS)
    • benefits, challenges and lessons learnt in implementing integrated mobile outreaches so this may be applied to strengthening primary health care outreach in their respective States.

    Major Tasks to be Accomplished

    • The State Coordinator will report to the National Coordinator, HTR Health Specialist, Abuja and the UNICEF Health Specialist in Bauchi UNICEF Field Office.
    • The State Coordinator to be deployed to respective states will be responsible for coordination of MNCH activities with the state and polio emergency operations center (EOC) and state level logistics.
    • The Consultant will supervise the work of the  State HTR and ICCM team in the state and be responsible for implementation of the HTR state specific workplan linked to the One Main PHC and other Community structures
    • The Consultant will be a member of the state Emergency Operations Centre and work closely with partners in their respective States.
    • The Consultant is expected to travel up to about 15 days in a month to the clusters, settlements and health facilitates for the purposes of monitoring implementation of the project programme, supply and human resources.

    End Product: (e.g. final report, article, document etc):

    • Detailed monthly implementation workplan.
    • Weekly State HTR Data and report on agreed template.
    • Monthly data and progress report of HTR & ICCM implementation in the State, based on agreed reporting indicators.
    • Detailed and up to date supply distribution plan and monthly commodity utilization.
    • Reports of milestones achieved to advance MNCH implementation in their States.

    Minimum Qualifications

    • Advanced Degree in Health, Social Sciences, or Public Health and university degree or related technical field.
    • Five years experience working on child survival issues or health projects.
    • Fluency in oral  and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN working language an asset.
    • Knowledge of local working language of the duty station, an asset.
    • Knowledge of the latest developments and technology in related fields.
    • 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 multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organization.
    • Willingness to travel to remote settlements within the state
    • Initiative, passion and commitment to UNICEF mission and professional values.
    • A First University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
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    • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
    • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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