Job Title:Â Health Officer
Organisation:Â United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
Placement Organization: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Duty Station:Â Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well-supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board.
About UNICEF:
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
Context
This UNV assignment is part of UNICEF flagship Public Health Emergency initiative as part of the EVD response in Uganda. On 30 January 2025, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) declared an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD) after a case was confirmed positive by three laboratories. The confirmed case, designated as the index case, is a 32-year-old male nurse, an employee of Mulago National Referral Hospital who initially developed fever-like symptoms and starting on 19th January 2025 sought treatment at multiple health facilities, including Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga in Wakiso District, and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in Mbale City, as well as from a traditional healer. UNICEF is a key partner in the response, working closely with the Uganda Ministry of Health, WHO, CDC and other stakeholders and partners. The position is intended to provide public health technical support and coordination work at sub-national level including health facilities that manage patients across the country in line with identified or selected districts reporting and treating Ebola patients/cases. The national preparedness and response plan identified several challenges/gaps around RCCE, IPC/WASH, limited support for coordination at the sub-national level, weakness in MPHSS care, nutrition support in case management especially for children. Implementing to address key gaps will be a major contributor towards resilient/sustainable EPR hence, this position aims to strengthen capacities of sub-national coordination structures and health facilities with special focus on Regional Referral Hospitals and District hospitals as centers of excellence in the management of Ebola cases and continuity of essential service interventions for the delivery of optimal care both at facility and community level.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Â Â The Volunteer will be perform the tasks below;
- Support coordination of UNICEF response to the EVD outbreak in Uganda
- Provide technical support to the Ministry of Health at national and subnational level for efficient
- Represent UNICEF at coordination meetings with feedback to UNICEF Chief of Child Survival and Development.
- Provide technical support to MOH in preparations and development of response plans and workplans and their implementation
- Facilitate and support supplies distribution, reporting and end-user monitoring
- Monitor and provide support to community related trainings, community dialogues with UNICEF funding.
- Undertake field visits to health facilities and communities for needs assessment as guided by UNICEF.
- Participate in UNICEF TeT task force meetings as when scheduled.
- Share weekly and monthly field reports detailing issues around supported pillars as assigned.
- Submit project activity summary report with key achievements, challenges, and recommendations to address future gaps
- Provide any other support as may be needed by UNICEF
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Eligibility criteria
Age
Required experience
Nationality
- Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
- Assignment requirements
Relevant experience
Languages
- English, Level: Fluent, Required
Required education level
- Master degree or equivalent in public health, medicine and surgery, pharmacy, or similar area of study.
- A first-level university degree or equivalent in combination with relevant training and/or professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree
Competencies and values
- Accountability
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Creativity
- Judgement and decision-making
- Planning and organizing
- Professionalism
- Self-management
Skills and experience
- Experience in public health emergency preparedness and response or other relevant programmes at national and/or international level.
- Experience in Ebola response is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization;
- Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
- Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;
Area(s) of expertise
- Crisis and emergency response, Health
Driving license
How to Apply:
All candidates for the aforementioned United Nations Volunteers (UNV) job should apply online at the link below.
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Deadline: 11th March 2025
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