Health Specialist (Paediatric HIV, Child Survival and Development) (P-3), Temporary Position, 364 days, Global Programme Division, #00137245, Nairobi, Kenya
Job Description
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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For every child, the right to a Future
How can you make a difference?
Be part of a globally recognized effort to end one of the most urgent public health challenges affecting children today.
This role sits within UNICEF’s Global Programme Division (GPD) and the Health Practice – Child Survival and Development Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Nairobi. The CoEs are a dynamic, global platform designed to deliver high-quality, demand-driven technical assistance to UNICEF country and regional offices across priority areas such as health systems strengthening, policy reform, and scalable programme design.
Working at the intersection of global strategy and country-level impact, you will contribute to UNICEF’s HIV programme, which focuses on ending AIDS among children and adolescents. This includes advancing the triple elimination of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B, and scaling up integrated, equitable approaches to prevention, testing, treatment, and long-term care.
With the highest burden of paediatric HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, this role offers a unique opportunity to influence programmes at scale—supporting governments, partners, and communities to deliver life-saving services where they are needed ...
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