Health Officer, NO2, Fixed Term Appointment, Sa'adah

FO, Yemen#12515
APPLY NOWJob no: 555528
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Sa'ada
Level: NO-2
Location: Yemen
Categories: Health
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged
children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a
better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, Health
In the 1970s UNICEF established presence in Yemen to respond to the urgent needs of children
in the poorest country in the Middle East. In 1991, Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights
of the Child and it was enacted immediately.  Since then the country has been making steady
progress for children until it plunged into a brutal conflict in 2015 but even before that, Yemen
needed large amounts of humanitarian assistance.
In collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and community
partners, UNICEF is working in all the governorates in Yemen to respond to the needs of
children throughout the country with a continuum of services to help children survive and grow
to their full potential through the following programmes:  Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene,  Basic Education, and Child protection.
For more on our work in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/
How can you make a difference?
To make a difference, the Health Officer will perform the following key functions\
accountabilities:

 Support to programme development and planning

 Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
 Technical and operational support to programme implementation
 Networking and partnership building
 Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

For more details on the Job Profile, hold CTRL & double-click:  Health Officer Level
2_Sa'adah FO#12515.doc
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
A university degree in one of the following fields is required: 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 another relevant technical field.
Experience:
A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is
required: public health/nutrition planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or
health emergency/humanitarian preparedness. Experience working in a developing country is
considered as an asset. Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered
as an asset.
Language:
Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese,
French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF competencies required for this post are:

 Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)

 Works Collaboratively with others (1)
 Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
 Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
 Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
 Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
 Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

View our competency framework

at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all
candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including
persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply and please take a look at some of our
entitlements for our female staff members:   Female Entitlements Edited2.jpg
While UNICEF seeks to recruit the best talent in the Yemeni labor market to be able to deliver
the best possible services for the children in Yemen, we would like to make it clear that we never
use any third party in any of the recruitment processes for all junior and senior positions
advertised. All received applications are treated with high level of transparency and
professionalism. Only applicants whose profiles meet the advertised job requirements will be
considered and only within the announced deadline.
‫ تود‬،‫في حين تسعى اليونيسف إلستقطاب أفضل الكوادر في السوق اليمنية^ لتتمكن من تقديم أفضل خدمة لألطفال في اليمن‬
‫ـا) كوسيط أو طرف ثالث في أي من عمليات التوظيف وفيما‬/‫التنويه إلى أنها ال تستعين بأي شخص أو جهة (قد يقدم نفسهـ‬
‫ تعمل‬،‫ منظمة الطفولة‬،‫ إن اليونيسف‬.‫ باستثناء اإلعالن عبر وسائل اإلعالم والمواقع اإلليكترونية‬،‫يخص جميع الوظائف‬
‫ وال يتم التواصل إال مع المتقدمين الذين توافقت مؤهالتهم وخبراتهم مع الوظائف المعلن‬.‫بمستوى عال من الشفافية والمهنية‬
‫عنها والتي تقدموا لها في الموعد المعلن‬.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must
reflect the diversity of those children. A diverse and inclusive workforce is part of UNICEF’s
DNA | UNICEF Careers, irrespective of their race\ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity,
sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal
characteristic.
We offer a Compensation, benefits and wellbeing | UNICEF Careers including parental leave,
breastfeeding breaks and UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation for job candidates and
personnel with disabilities | UNICEF Careers, UNCIEF strongly encourages the use of flexible
working arrangements.
“UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and
objectives of the United Nations, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment,
abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding
principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background
checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles”.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advanced to the next stage of the selection
process.
Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance.  Appointments may also be subject to
inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government
employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign
from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the
right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance
is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period
for any reason.
 
Advertised: 24 Sep 2022 Arab Standard Time
Deadline: 30 Sep 2022 Arab Standard Time
Back to search results