Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 01, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Key activities & duties
• Lead UNICEF’s cholera preparedness and response activities internally and contribute to health, WASH, and other cluster/sectoral coordination mechanisms for cholera response.
• Represent UNICEF in rapid needs assessments for cholera with WHO and other response partners.
• Lead the development of UNICEF’s cholera response strategy and action planning processes and collaborate with the health and WASH cluster/sector and other key sectors. Ensure that the response plan includes considerations for other sectors like education, child protection
• Provide technical support to UNICEF and partners for the development/adaptation of protocols, guidelines and training materials for surveillance and laboratory, case management, establishment/management of cholera treatment centers, community-based interventions, social and behavior change and community engagement, and forecasting, procuring and distribution of cholera related commodities, equipment and supplies.
• Develop behavior change communication materials for cholera prevention and care with WASH, communications for development (C4D) and other relevant sectors.
• Provide technical support for the risk assessment and deployment of oral cholera vaccines (OCV) in close collaboration with WHO, CDC and other technical agencies.
• Manage UNICEF’s relations with its partners, taking administrative actions such as renewing PCAs.
• Oversee project supply chain in coordination with UNICEF supply and operations staff to provide diarrheal disease essential drugs and materials to government and NGO partners.
• Monitor the coverage of cholera interventions among the beneficiary population and share information for internal communication and external coordination.
• Contribute to information systems and products related to the cholera response.
• Contribute to resource mobilization efforts including preparation of emergency funding appeals for UNICEF and health cluster/sector mechanisms.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education-
• Advanced university degree in public health or other relevant health discipline. Specialization in infectious diseases/communicable disease control is an asset.

Work Experience-
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in planning and implementing cholera prevention and control.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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Cholera Specialist -P3/NOC, Rapid Response

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