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About the Job

UNICEF Nigeria
UNICEF advocates for children’s rights and supports meeting basic needs and expanding opportunities for children to reach their full potential.

Role summary
The Health Manager reports to the Chief of Health and HIV and supports management of the Maternal, Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) portfolio. Lead management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of MNCAH outputs within the country programme, providing technical guidance and operational support using results-based management (RBM) approaches.

Key functions
- Programme development and planning
- Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
- Advisory services and technical support
- Advocacy, networking and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Minimum requirements
- Education: Master’s (or equivalent) in public health or related health fields (e.g., pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, family health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy/management, etc.)
- Experience: 8+ years professional experience in public health planning/management, MNCH, communicable diseases (HIV/TB/malaria), or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness
- Skills: Monitoring & Evaluation, strategic planning, advocacy, programme management, partnership building
- Language: Fluency in English

Desirable
- Another UN language or local language
- Experience with global health initiatives (Global Fund, GFF, GAVI)
- Executive education in management/innovation/gender
- UN system experience; country-level experience in fragile/humanitarian contexts

How to apply
Apply via UNICEF careers site: https://jobs.unicef.org/ (search for Health Manager, P-4).

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