A career opportunity awaits at UNICEF — they are hiring a Immunization Specialist in Mogadishu. The ideal candidate will have 8 - 9 years of professional experience in the Health/wash field. Submit your application by Aug, 12 to be considered for this role.
Job no:
594797
Contract type:
Temporary Appointment
Duty Station
Mogadishu
Location:
Somalia
Categories:
Health
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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How can you make a difference?
You as Immunization Specialist provide strategic leadership and technical support on immunization programmes, ensuring their integration within Primary Health Care (PHC) and strengthening health systems to deliver effective, equitable, and sustainable immunization services. You manage and coordinate the Immunization/EPI team, oversee programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and results achievement, and promote integrated approaches across health programmes. You provide technical guidance and operational support throughout the programme cycle, applying results-based management (RBM) principles to strengthen PHC, build resilient health systems, and improve health outcomes for children and communities.
- Key function, accountabilities and related duties/tasks
- Programme development and planning
- Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
- Technical support and thought leadership
- Advocacy, networking and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
About Mogadishu
Mogadishu, known locally as Muqdisho, is the capital of Somalia and the country's largest city. It serves as the political, economic, and cultural heart of the nation. The city hosts the headquarters of numerous UN agencies, international NGOs, and government institutions, offering diverse career opportunities for development and humanitarian professionals.
Ereyada Soomaaliga (Somali Keywords): Shaqo Cusub • Caafimaad & Nadaafadda • Caafimaad • Biyaha & Nadaafadda • Shaqo Muqdisho • Shaqo Buuxda