UNICEF SOMALIA VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT REF: UNSOM/2011/036
Title: Program Manager, Malaria
Category and Grade Level: P-4 Type of Contract: Temporal Appointment Length Of Contract: Six Months
Organization Unit: Programme (Fund Management Unit) Duty Station: UNICEF Somalia (USSC) Date of Issue: 10th August 2011 Closing date of Application: 17th August 2011
Qualified candidates are invited to apply for the post of Program Manager, Malaria, in the GFATM (Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria) section of UNICEF Somalia Support Center in Nairobi. The successful candidate will be offered a Temporal Appointment for six months.
Purpose of the Post:
The incumbent will manage and coordinate the implementation of the Round 6 programme. This entails corresponding with the GFATM Secretariat and the Local Funding Agent (LFA), developing workplans and budgets, supervising programme implementation, ensuring that partners and activities are well coordinated, and facilitating regular management and coordination meetings. It also involves liaising with local health authorities and the body that holds the CCM responsibilities, the Health Sector Committee of the Somali Support Secretariat as follows:
i) Represent UNICEF in it role as Principle Recipient by working in close coordination with the Health Sector Committee, International Organisations, the health authorities, NGOs, other UNICEF sections and other GFATM funded programmes ii) Ensure that programme activities for all implementing partners make significant progress to meet targets and deadlines as per the workplans Phase 1 and 2. iii) Ensure timely reporting on the progress of implementation, status of field monitoring and periodic reviews/evaluations, and any constraints in the project to the Health Sector Committee, the LFA and the GFATM as required; and liaise with the LFA, the GFATM and UNICEF Programme Funding Office for requests of disbursement to ensure continuity of the Programme.
Major duties and responsibilities:
Lead and coordinate UNICEF’s programming and implementation of malaria control including management of the GFATM Malaria grant. Amongst other, this requires collaboration with partners (UN, NGO, Government, and others) to formulate and develop strategies, methodologies and new approaches for improving programme delivery. Supervise the review of the national malaria strategy, M&E plan and their periodic updates.
Establish Malaria programme workplans, monitor compliance and provide training, support and guidance to the programme team in order to meet objectives. Guide and supervise professional and support staff. Ensure their training needs are met, and provide on-the-job training/coaching as required.
- Develop partnerships with local and international non-government organizations, community based institutions, religious groups, and health authorities. Guide and build the capacities of partners so that the goals of the programme are met and donor rules respected.
- Represent UNICEF in external Malaria technical meetings and donor meetings, ensuring that UNICEF’s core commitments to children are being addressed.
- Prepare programmatic budgets in line with donor conditions ensuring proper utilization and accountability, and that activities are within established plans of action, and the programme budget allotments. Take appropriate actions to optimize use of programme funds.
- Ensure integration of common approaches and strengthen synergies within health and across GFATM grants – particularly in the area of systems strengthening.
- Establish M&E plan for the programme and ensure that it is respected. Conduct field assessment visits and surveys to monitor and evaluate programme implementation and effectiveness, identify problems in institute timely remedial measures. Identify alternative courses of action to accelerate/improve programme delivery. In coordination and collaboration with other professional colleagues, establish and develop effective information and reporting systems to monitor and evaluate the impact of the programme and achievement of targeted goals.
- Develop supply plans and coordinate with Operations/Supply staff on Malaria supply and non-supply assistance activities.
Qualifications, Experience and competencies
• Advanced university degree in medicine or public health, preferably with emphasis on malaria control • Eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in programme formulation, planning, management and evaluation of health programmes, preferably large scale malaria programmes. • Fluency in English and another UN working language required. Knowledge of local working language of the duty station an asset. • Strong knowledge and experience in monitoring and evaluation of programmes in developing countries • Sound knowledge of the health sector surveillance system, data analysis and management would be an added advantage • Previous experience in Somalia and knowledge of the Somali Support Secretariat an added advantage • Experience with GFATM procedures, UNICEF systems, results-based programming and planning • Diplomacy. Strong negotiation and organizational skills. Ability to work under tight deadlines and in cross cultural environments • Good communication, writing and presentation skills
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications with updated UN Personal History Form (P.11), updated CV, copies of academic certificates to the following email address. UN staff are requested to provide at least two Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs). Please quote the vacancy number in your application.
Or email to: somaliahrvacancies@unicef.org
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted
QUALIFIED FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
UNICEF IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT
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