Health Specialist at UNICEF, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Deadline: 26 December 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 in UHC through PHC and health financing
• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results in UHC through PHC and health financing
• Technical and operational support to programme implementation in UHC through PHC and health financing
• Networking and partnership building in UHC through PHC and health financing
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building in UHC through PHC and health financing

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, epidemiology, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management
• Degree or diploma in health economics is an asset
• MA 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
• Experience in health financing 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 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.