Health Manager (Immunization, Health Systems and Health Emergencies), (P-4), FT, #00046937, Addis Ababa - Ethiopia, ESAR

UN Children's Fund - UNICEF

Staff Closes 08 Oct 2026 8 days left

Overview

The Health Manager provides strategic leadership and technical oversight for UNICEF Ethiopia’s health programme, focusing on immunization, primary health care, health systems strengthening, and health emergency preparedness and response to achieve equitable health outcomes for women and children.


Key Responsibilities
  • 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
Required Experience

At least 8 years of relevant work experience in public health programme planning and management is required, with demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: health systems strengthening, immunization system support, primary health care, maternal and newborn health, health emergency and humanitarian preparedness and response, vaccine-preventable disease outbreak response, and public health emergencies.

Qualifications

Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in public health, pediatric health, family health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, vaccinology, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical sciences, health education, epidemiology or another relevant field is required.

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in English is required.
Languages Preferred
Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Contract Duration
Not specified
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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