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Purpose of the Consultancy:
Under the overall guidance of the Health Manager, P4 and direct supervision of the Health Specialist, NOC, Emergency Health Consultant will be accountable for effective technical and programme support to facilitate the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve strategic priorities and objectives and expansion of UNICEF Emergency Health interventions in North-East Nigeria. He/She will support the UNICEF Health Section in Borno Field Office by providing technical guidance and work with the relevant Government partners, as well as health partners to boost UNICEF emergency response in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States.

Key Assignments/Tasks:
Under the guidance of the Health Specialist, the consultant will be the overall supervisor of the 3rd party consultants in the three states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe and undertake the following tasks: * Formulate clinic goals, objectives and intervention strategies to improve access and quality of care.

• Development of weekly, monthly and quarterly work and travel plans of 3rd party consultants and ensure continuous deployment of 3rd party consultants in duty stations

• Provide update on the humanitarian situation and Integrated Primary health care services being provided for the IDPs both in the camps and health facilities in host communities.
• Identify gaps in the delivery of health services or emergency interventions, and recommends to the Health specialist the appropriate actions and innovative approaches to improve the situation.
• Work with Adamawa SPHCDA, Borno State MOH and SPHCDA, Yobe SMOH and SPHC
• Management Board and other health partners to ensure quality of health care is being provided in all the UNICEF supported health facilities in the IDP camps and host communities in Borno and Yobe States.
• Work in close collaboration with the SPHCDA, to support a primary health care package of preventive and curative activities, with regular presence on the field.
• Support the revitalizing and building the capacity of state health systems to deal with preparedness, mitigation and response to emergency health needs of IDPs in Camps and in the host communities.
• Participate in capacity building of emergency staff on health emergency response including disease outbreaks.
• Ensures that all statistical reports are accurate and submitted weekly, monthly, quarterly and as may be required and monitor closely morbidity and mortality trends together with all the other health indicators.
• Monitor, support and coordinate activities of various 3rd party field supervisors and facilitators.
• Deploy in a very short notice to support health intervention in the various Newly Liberated LGAs of Adamawa, Borno or Yobe States
• Perform any other emergency related duties (as required to strengthen SPHCDA's capacity to provide quality PHC services) which may be assigned by the Health Specialist Team Leader and the Health Specialist NOC.
• Support in field supervision and provide coaching and mentorship to field-based personnel.
• Support the collation and verification of data and its processing.
Key Deliverables:
Monthly report of accomplishment of tasks under section 3 above. The report shall include deployment of 3rd party consultants, provision of services at health facilities, improvement in quality of care and availability of data as well as reports for reporting to donors, partners and for UNICEF programme improvement.
Qualification, experience and skills required:
Minimum Requirements: * Education:
University degree in medicine or public health * Work Experience:
• Five years progressively responsible experience in designing, implementing and evaluating of humanitarian health programming.
• Sound knowledge of the humanitarian and development sector.
• Clear analytical skills and the ability to assimilate and process information on humanitarian and other issues
• Familiarity of the context of health programming in North-eastern Nigeria
• Competencies:
• Ability to make timely and quality judgments and decisions and very good training skills.
• Excellent computer and data analysis skills with ability to use internet navigation and various office applications (e.g. MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Epi-info or other relevant software).
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organization,
• Commitment to continuous learning for professional development.
• Patient with good negotiating and diplomatic skills and able to work in a multi-cultural setting and culturally sensitive environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organization.
• Energetic and able to work and live in insecure and hardship conditions when in the field
• Willingness to travel to remote regions of the country
• Initiative, passion and commitment to UNICEF's mission and professional values.
• Language Proficiency:
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.
• Knowledge of another UN working language and local language (Hausa, Kanuri, etc.) is an asset.
Working Conditions:
The consultant will work from UNICEF offices, with frequent contact with Adamawa, Borno and Yobe State SPHCDAs and other health departments. The consultant will report to UNICEF regularly. The work requires field work as per rules and regulation of state MoH, UNICEF, public, or Federal Government
Duration:
11.5 months from the date of signing of the contract.
Remarks:
Please submit your all inclusive financial and technical proposal along with the application. Application without these will not be entertained.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Note:
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.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, 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
Advertised: 06 Apr 2020 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Applications close: 13 Apr 2020 11:55 PM W. Central Africa Standard Time

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