Health Specialist

Leads health-programme development, delivery, monitoring and reporting for a UNICEF country programme, with a systems-strengthening focus. The role provides technical guidance and management support for maternal, newborn and child health, while advancing evidence-informed policy engagement, government-led reforms, strategic partnerships and accountable health-service improvements at scale.

• Develop and prepare the health programme using a systems-strengthening approach
• Manage, implement, monitor, evaluate and report progress for a health-programme sector
• Provide technical and operational support to programme implementation
• Advance advocacy, policy, financing, planning and accountability for child and adolescent health
• Build networks and partnerships that influence health-system reforms
• Support innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Advanced university degree in public health, nutrition, paediatric or family health, health research, global health, health policy or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical studies, health education, epidemiology or a related technical field
• At least five years of professional experience in public health planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency and humanitarian preparedness
• Strong technical expertise in public health focused on maternal, newborn and child health
• Programme management skills including results-based management
• Proven upstream advocacy and evidence-based stakeholder engagement skills
• Open to nationals of India only

• MBBS with MD in Community Medicine
• Experience strengthening large-scale government health programmes and systems
• Experience in upstream advocacy, strategic communication, stakeholder convening, partner coordination or resource mobilization
• Experience with a UN system agency or organization
• Health emergency preparedness and response experience for the Guwahati position
• Experience working in a developing country

• Public health
• Programme management
• Results-based management
• Policy advocacy
• Health systems strengthening
• Stakeholder engagement