Health Specialist - Adolescent Health

About

UNICEF seeks a Health Specialist (Adolescent Health) at P-4 level in its Nairobi-based Centre of Excellence within the Global Programme Division. The role provides strategic leadership, technical expertise and programmatic guidance to strengthen adolescent-responsive health systems and services, working with governments, development partners and UNICEF regional and country offices. Applicants need an advanced relevant degree, at least eight years of progressively responsible relevant experience, and proficient English. Job grade: P-4. Terms of service: Fixed Term Appointment. Reference: #00133499. Duty station: Nairobi - Kenya COE.

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on UNICEF Careers.

Responsibilities

• Capacity Development & Institutional Strengthening.
• Quality Improvement at Scale.
• Policy Reform & Systems Transformation.
• Evidence, Data & Knowledge for Action.
• Equitable Access.
• Programme Management & Results Monitoring.
• Strategic Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and Grant Management.
• Global Advocacy, Knowledge Leadership and Cross-Sectoral Collaboration.

Qualifications

• Education: An advanced university degree in public health, global health, adolescent health, health systems and services, epidemiology, health policy and management, medicine.
• Work Experience: A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience in adolescent health, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH), health systems strengthening, primary health care, public health, or related fields is required.
• Skills: Strategic thinking ability to develop and operationalize frameworks and guidance.
• Strong partnership-building and coordination skills across sectors and institutions.
• Communication skills for advocacy, technical writing, and presentation.
• Language Requirements: Knowledge of English language at a Proficient level is required.
• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language.
• Demonstrated experience in the design, implementation, management and monitoring of adolescent health programmes, including one or more of the following areas: Sexual and reproductive health, mental health and psychosocial support, school health, communicable/non-communicable diseases, substance use
• Proven experience providing technical and strategic support to governments, UN agencies, development partners and country programmes, including policy development, programme planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and knowledge generation.
• Demonstrated experience supporting health systems strengthening and service delivery across primary health care, school, community and digital platforms.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-country grants, programme budgets and donor-funded initiatives, including strategic planning, resource allocation, financial oversight, performance monitoring, donor reporting and partnership management.
• Experience supervising professional staff, consultants and/or multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience supporting programmes in low- and middle-income countries, including humanitarian and fragile settings.