Health Specialist, NO-3, Fixed Term, (1 Year), Kabul, Afghanistan, #00062769

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For every child, the right to Health

How can you make a difference?

Key function, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

1. Support to programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Support to programme development and planning

• Support and contribute to the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis for the sector(s) to establish a strategic plan for development, design and management of MNCH  health related programmes. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery.
• Support the planning process and necessary revisions of the work plan based on the need using the EQUIST analyses / model to guide actions toward achieving the targeted effective coverage .
• Participate in strategic programme discussions on the planning of MNCH health programmes. Formulate, design and prepare a sector of the health programme proposal, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, the Country Programme, as well as coherence/integration with the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), regional strategies, and national priorities, plans and competencies.
• Establish specific programme goals, objectives, strategies, and implementation plans based on results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare required documentations for programme review, progress report and approval.
• Work closely and collabo...