Health Officer

The Health Officer provides professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the Health Programme within the Country Programme. Responsibilities include programme development, planning, management, monitoring, delivery of results, and partnership building.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Health Administration, Public Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, pediatric health, family health, global health, health policy, health management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, epidemiology and any other related fields.
• At Least 2 Years of Relevant Professional Experience in Health, Health and Nutrition, Health Care, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, Immunization, Health Programme Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Capacity Building, Partnership Development, Health Emergency Preparedness, or Other Related Fields is Required.
• Experience in Public Health, Programme Management, Monitoring Evaluation, Maternal Child Health, Epidemiology, and Partnership Building is required.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is desirable.
• Knowledge of Health Emergency Preparedness, Humanitarian Response, Immunization Programmes, Donor Engagement, UN System Experience, and Developing Country Experience is considered an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Health Programme Management
• Public Health
• Maternal and Child Health
• Epidemiology
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Capacity Building
• Partnership Development
• Health Emergency Preparedness
• Immunization Programmes
• Donor Engagement Strategies
• Health Policy
• Health Administration
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Health Care
• Global Health
• Health Management
• Environmental Health
• Biostatistics
• Humanitarian Response
• Program Development

Languages

English, Arabic