Health Specialist at UNICEF, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Deadline: 15 May 2022

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Health Specialist in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Health Specialist will perform the following functions:

• 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

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology, or another relevant technical field.
• Minimum 5 year’s of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public health planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness.
• Experience in working in immunization is required.
• Experience in managing large programs with donors is an asset.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English and Bengali is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese,
• French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Nationality of Bangladesh

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit UNICEF.