Country: Mozambique
Closing date: 17 Jul 2017
UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.
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UNICEF and partners in support to the Government of Mozambique are committed to address key challenges faced by children and women and help them fully realize their full rights. Those challenges include high vulnerability to poverty, high level of chronic malnutrition, high rates of child marriage and low access to quality social services. UNICEF is fully committed to guarantee the survival, development, protection and participation of Mozambican children.
Visit our country site at http://www.unicef.org.mz/en/
How can you make a difference?
You will have overall leadership for the policy dialogue with government and partners working on “HIV/AIDS” programmatic area, with a strong focus on PMTCT and treatment of paediatric AIDS. You will be the HIV/AIDS focal person for UNICEF, responsible for internal coordination of all the work done HIV/AIDS, as well as representing UNICEF in external fora, such as the UN joint working group on HIV/AIDS. You will therefore lead on HIV/AIDs policy dialogue, be responsible for programming in biomedical aspects of HIV/AIDS interventions, and expected to foster strong technical links in nutrition, MNCH, adolescents, and social protection programming.
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For every Child, you demonstrate…
Our core values of Commitment, Diversity, and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results, as well as functional competencies in Leading and supervising, Formulating strategies and concepts, Analyzing, Relating and networking, Deciding and initiating action, Persuading and influencing.
This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=505123