Health Policy Advisor (Universal Health Coverage) – (1903900)
Grade: P4
Contractual Arrangement: Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Contract duration: 12 Months
Job Posting: Aug 20, 2019, 12:27:07 PM
Closing Date: Sep 10, 2019, 9:59:00 PM
Primary Location: Tanzania, United Republic of-Dar-es-Salaam
Organization: AF_TZA Tanzania
Schedule: Full-time
- Integrated service delivery and Human resources to provide technical advice and expertise for the development of integrated people-centred services for communities and referral for optimal use of resources by all programmes; to accelerate progress towards universal coverage of safe and quality health services; to assist the country to develop and manage a competent and motivated health workforce that can deliver integrated people-centred services. 2. Coordination of health partners and better alignment of funding mechanisms from Global Health Initiatives: ensure that all stakeholders are aligned with the national priorities and plans; they use common M&E and review mechanisms aiming at strengthening one national health system.
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Protection Associate at UN High Commissioner for Refugees
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Protection Associate reports to the Protection Officer. He/she monitors protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards and provides functional protection support to information management and programme staff.
The Protection Associate is expected to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern and identify opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational responses in all sectors. He/she contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and liaises externally with authorities and partners on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor.
The Protection Associate also ensures that persons of concern are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.
Accountability
Responsibility
Essential Minimum Qualifications & Professional Experience
The Protection Associate reports to the Protection Officer. He/she monitors protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards and provides functional protection support to information management and programme staff.
The Protection Associate is expected to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern and identify opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational responses in all sectors. He/she contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and liaises externally with authorities and partners on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor.
The Protection Associate also ensures that persons of concern are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.
Accountability
- The protection of populations of concern is met through the application of International and National Law, relevant UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles.
- Protection activities are guided by the UNHCR country protection strategy.
- The participation of persons of concern is facilitated through continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory, rights and community based approaches.
Responsibility
- Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment.
- Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
- Assist in providing comments on existing and draft legislation related to persons of concern.
- Provide advice on protection issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.
- Assist in conducting eligibility and status determination for persons of concern.
- Contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness.
- Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy.
- Contribute to a country-level education plan as part of the protection strategy.
- Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.
- Manage individual protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection. Monitor, and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.
- Assist in identifying durable solutions for the largest possible number of persons of concern through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
- Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
- Contribute to effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems.
- Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures.
- Prioritize persons of concern for interview, counselling and propose protection support for individual cases.
- Enforce compliance of local implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.
- Enforce compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures.
Essential Minimum Qualifications & Professional Experience
- Education: Completion of secondary school. Additional certificate/training in International Law, Political Science or related field is required.
- Job experience: Relevant to the function: 6 years.
- Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language.
- Good computer skills.
- Completed Protection Learning Programme.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested applicants should express their interest by completing the attached Personal History Form and the Supplementary form if needed in full. Please note that submission of the Personal History Form which is not signed may render the application ineligible for consideration. Please quote the Vacancy Notice Number and Position title.
The Expression of Interest for the position should be sent only by Email to:
Admin/Finance Officer
UNHCR Sub Office Kibondo
Email: tankbva@unhcr.org
Due to the volume of applications only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Shortlisted Candidates will be required to sit for a written test
Qualified female and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Interested applicants should express their interest by completing the attached Personal History Form and the Supplementary form if needed in full. Please note that submission of the Personal History Form which is not signed may render the application ineligible for consideration. Please quote the Vacancy Notice Number and Position title.
The Expression of Interest for the position should be sent only by Email to:
Admin/Finance Officer
UNHCR Sub Office Kibondo
Email: tankbva@unhcr.org
Due to the volume of applications only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Shortlisted Candidates will be required to sit for a written test
Qualified female and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate at UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate(KBO/VA/2019/016)-Tanzanian nationals only
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer with the overall supervision of the Head of Field Office Kibondo. The incumbent will support in operationalizing the strategic vision to align livelihoods and economic inclusion efforts with the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), which underscores the need to mobilize additional actors and to adopt a whole-of-society approach to strengthen refugee self-reliance and help ease pressure on host countries.
The Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate will collaborate closely with UNHCR livelihoods partners, government agencies, private sector and financial services providers as well as other relevant stakeholders to enhance the economic inclusion and improve self-reliance of both persons of concern (PoCs) to UNHCR and host community members. The incumbent will also be expected to deliberately explore opportunities of collaboration with other UNHCR cross cutting areas such as protection, education, cash, partnerships, research and analytics, SGBV, solutions, complementary pathways and more. To document good practices, results and to generate knowledge, the Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate will work closely with the supervisor to build on UNHCR databases and support regular information sharing and coordination among different humanitarian, developmental and governmental stakeholders. S/he will assist to mobilize refugees of different age, gender and background and to ensure that all stakeholders well understand the potential of economic inclusion of refugees and host community members, and to help communicate opportunities to PoCs.
All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Responsibility
Education & Professional Work Experience
Experience in facilitating the economic inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, ideally in varied field contexts. Experience in working in partnership with private sector, NGOs, UN organisations, and government authorities in sub-sectors relevant to livelihood programming, e.g. microfinance, employment, entrepreneurship, private sector development, local economic development, poverty reduction, agriculture, livestock, vocational and technical education and training, etc.
Desirable qualifications
Prior exposure to UNHCR refugee operations and functions relating to office administration and programme activities. Knowledge about latest development in the livelihoods sector, including broader UN processes on the SDGs and the Global Compact on Refugees. Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to functions of the position.
Language Requirements
Knowledge of English
The Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer with the overall supervision of the Head of Field Office Kibondo. The incumbent will support in operationalizing the strategic vision to align livelihoods and economic inclusion efforts with the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), which underscores the need to mobilize additional actors and to adopt a whole-of-society approach to strengthen refugee self-reliance and help ease pressure on host countries.
The Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate will collaborate closely with UNHCR livelihoods partners, government agencies, private sector and financial services providers as well as other relevant stakeholders to enhance the economic inclusion and improve self-reliance of both persons of concern (PoCs) to UNHCR and host community members. The incumbent will also be expected to deliberately explore opportunities of collaboration with other UNHCR cross cutting areas such as protection, education, cash, partnerships, research and analytics, SGBV, solutions, complementary pathways and more. To document good practices, results and to generate knowledge, the Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Associate will work closely with the supervisor to build on UNHCR databases and support regular information sharing and coordination among different humanitarian, developmental and governmental stakeholders. S/he will assist to mobilize refugees of different age, gender and background and to ensure that all stakeholders well understand the potential of economic inclusion of refugees and host community members, and to help communicate opportunities to PoCs.
All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Responsibility
- Explore partnerships with relevant stakeholders to enhance economic inclusion of PoCs to UNHCR. This includes working with economic development agencies to adapt their programmes to become inclusive of PoCs to UNHCR, working with the private sector to enhance inclusion of UNHCR PoC in their labour force and supply chains, working with financial service providers to enhance financial inclusion, and working with public and private sector service providers to include PoCs to UNHCR in supporting services (business development, micro-finance, training, saving accounts, poverty alleviation and social protection, etc.).
- Work with the multi-functional team, more specifically with the Protection Unit, to collect information about the legal framework for the right to work and rights at work.
- Support the implementation of socioeconomic and wealth ranking surveys to inform targeting, monitoring and facilitation of the engagement of development programmes.
- Participate in necessary assessments in collaboration with relevant private and public stakeholders, including impact assessments on local economies and surveys that help to inform interventions and identify investment and funding opportunities that enhance the economic inclusion of PoCs to UNHCR.
- Identify opportunities and innovative solutions to challenges identified in the assessment report for access to livelihood opportunities, finance and vocational and other skills training;
- Lead advocacy effort around livelihoods issues by maintaining updated information on issues and policy changes that may affect livelihood opportunities for refugees, and ongoing measures by the Government and other institutions
- In case UNHCR is implementing specific livelihoods activities, work closely with and provide technical assistance on livelihoods interventions to help ensure they are market-based, and that the role of UNHCR has been strategically determined in consideration of its comparative advantage vis-à-vis other partners.
- Liaise with partners and authorities on livelihoods related issues under the technical guidance of the supervisor.
- Prepare field reports and other relevant reports relating to livelihoods and make recommendations for interventions that enhance refugee economic inclusion to the designated officer.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Education & Professional Work Experience
- High school Diploma with certificate in Management, Economics, Financial Management, Agriculture or other relevant field.
- Minimum 6 years of job experience relevant to the function;
Experience in facilitating the economic inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, ideally in varied field contexts. Experience in working in partnership with private sector, NGOs, UN organisations, and government authorities in sub-sectors relevant to livelihood programming, e.g. microfinance, employment, entrepreneurship, private sector development, local economic development, poverty reduction, agriculture, livestock, vocational and technical education and training, etc.
Desirable qualifications
Prior exposure to UNHCR refugee operations and functions relating to office administration and programme activities. Knowledge about latest development in the livelihoods sector, including broader UN processes on the SDGs and the Global Compact on Refugees. Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to functions of the position.
Language Requirements
Knowledge of English
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested applicants should express their interest by completing UNHCR Personal History Form and the Supplementary form if needed in full. Please note that submission of the Personal History Form which is not signed may render the application ineligible for consideration. Please quote the Vacancy Notice Number and Position title.
The Expression of Interest for the position should only be sent only by Email to:
Admin/Finance Officer
UNHCR Sub Office Kibondo
Email: tankbva@unhcr.org
Due to the volume of applications only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Shortlisted Candidates will be required to sit for a written test
Former candidates who previously performed similar functions will be given priority for consideration.
Qualified female and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interested applicants should express their interest by completing UNHCR Personal History Form and the Supplementary form if needed in full. Please note that submission of the Personal History Form which is not signed may render the application ineligible for consideration. Please quote the Vacancy Notice Number and Position title.
The Expression of Interest for the position should only be sent only by Email to:
Admin/Finance Officer
UNHCR Sub Office Kibondo
Email: tankbva@unhcr.org
Due to the volume of applications only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Shortlisted Candidates will be required to sit for a written test
Former candidates who previously performed similar functions will be given priority for consideration.
Qualified female and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Position: Innovation Consultant -RapidPro
Job Number: 525647
Locations: Africa: Tanzania,Uni.Re
Work Type : Consultancy
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the
world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend
their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, [Protection]
PURPOSE
- Provide technical support in data analysis and visualization to ongoing initiatives (U-Report, eyes4D, and Generation Unlimited).
- Develop real-time visualization dashboards for analyzed Eyes4D initiative and U-Report demographic data.
- Support Generation Unlimited and Y4C projects to analyze and visualize data from prototypes.
SCOPE OF WORK
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Provide technical support in data analysis and visualization
to ongoing initiatives (U-Report, eyes4D, and Generation Unlimited)
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1.1 Provide input to U-Report mainland visualization and real-time data analysis of polls
1.2 Provide data analysis support on data migrated from
current RapidPro instance to another to identify potential gaps.
2. Development of visualization dashboards for analyzed Eyes4D initiative and U-Report demographic data (40%)
2.1 Develop a real-time dashboard for U-Report in Zanzibar
that fetches demographic data from RapidPro with trends and patterns.
2.2 Work with all stakeholders on Eyes4D to develop and deploy
a real-time dashboard tracking household level data entry submitted
through RapidPro including providing requisite training.
2.3 Support Generation Unlimited teams on new ways of leveraging real-time data platforms for programme monitoring.
3. Support Generation Unlimited and Y4C projects to analyze and visualize data from prototypes (40%)
3.1 Support Generation Unlimited teams to refine prototypes of
their projects as per digital development principles working on data
analysis and visualization aspects.
3.2 Provide technical support in deployment of Generation
Unlimited and Y4C project prototypes and monitoring and troubleshooting
during piloting.
3.3 Provide input to ideation and brainstorming on GenU and Y4C projects.
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Position: TA Child Protection Specialist, NO-3, Mbeya, Tanzania (364 Days)
Job Number: 525733
Locations: Africa: Tanzania,Uni.Re
Work Type : Temporary Appointment
UNICEF
works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most
disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To
help them fulfill their potential.
Across
190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere,
every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.
For every child, Hope
UNICEF’s
engagement in and geographical focus on the Mbeya, Iringa, Njombe, and
Songwe (MINS) regions began in 2012 and was based on a vulnerability
analysis that specifically highlighted high levels of nutrition and HIV
deprivation. Children comprise between 45 and 50 per cent of the
population of MINS, with the total number of children in 2018 estimated
at 2.4 million. By 2030 the number of children is projected to reach 3.3
million. Over the past years, TCO health, nutrition, child protection,
WASH, and education programme sections have implemented two types of
interventions in MINS: (1) interventions aimed at achieving results for
children at MINS level; and (2) interventions implemented in MINS but
aimed at achieving nation-wide or central level results (pilots,
assessments, research).
How can you make a difference?
The
purpose of this position is to support districts/LGAs with
implementation of the child protection system across all three pillars
(and integrate into areas of convergence within UNICEF, such as early
childhood development and adolescence). Whereas the candidate will be
expected to support the response and enabling environment components of
the system, emphasis will be placed on supporting prevention activities,
including ensuring implementation of the NPA-VAWC Communication and
Outreach strategy, and social welfare case management.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Provide
technical support to community development officers in the
implementation of the prevention component of the child protection
system, including the implementation of the National Integrated
Communications and Outreach Strategy to End VAWC at the regional and
district level.
Provide technical support to social welfare officers on case management for children.
Provide
technical support to the Regional Secretariats (including Regional
Social Welfare Officers, Community Development Officers, Planning
Officers, District Medical Officer, et. al.) in understanding their
roles and responsibilities in coaching and mentoring their LGA
counterparts on implementation of the NPA-VAWC.
Support
LGAs to plan and budget for child protection system components of the
NPA-VAWC and include this in all LGA budget and planning processes.
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Position: TA Child Protection Specialist, NO-3, Mbeya, Tanzania (364 Days)
Job Number: 525733
Locations: Africa: Tanzania,Uni.Re
Work Type : Temporary Appointment
UNICEF
works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most
disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To
help them fulfill their potential.
Across
190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere,
every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.
For every child, Hope
UNICEF’s
engagement in and geographical focus on the Mbeya, Iringa, Njombe, and
Songwe (MINS) regions began in 2012 and was based on a vulnerability
analysis that specifically highlighted high levels of nutrition and HIV
deprivation. Children comprise between 45 and 50 per cent of the
population of MINS, with the total number of children in 2018 estimated
at 2.4 million. By 2030 the number of children is projected to reach 3.3
million. Over the past years, TCO health, nutrition, child protection,
WASH, and education programme sections have implemented two types of
interventions in MINS: (1) interventions aimed at achieving results for
children at MINS level; and (2) interventions implemented in MINS but
aimed at achieving nation-wide or central level results (pilots,
assessments, research).
How can you make a difference?
The
purpose of this position is to support districts/LGAs with
implementation of the child protection system across all three pillars
(and integrate into areas of convergence within UNICEF, such as early
childhood development and adolescence). Whereas the candidate will be
expected to support the response and enabling environment components of
the system, emphasis will be placed on supporting prevention activities,
including ensuring implementation of the NPA-VAWC Communication and
Outreach strategy, and social welfare case management.
