Hardship LevelC
Family TypeFamily
Family TypeFamily
Residential location (if applicable)
GradeGS6
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeGeneral Service
ReasonRegular > Regular Assignment
Target Start Date2025-05-19
Deadline for ApplicationsMay 30, 2025
Standard Job Description
Public Health Associate
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The Public Health Associate is a member of a multidisciplinary team and contributes to ensuring that UNHCR's public health programmes meet minimum UNHCR and global health standards in order to minimise avoidable morbidity and mortality among forcibly displaced and stateless persons and towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Public health programmes include primary health care, secondary health care, sexual and reproductive health (including HIV), nutrition, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). The incumbent provides effective guidance and support to partners on UNHCRโs responses in public health.
S/he will contribute to advancing the concepts found in UNHCRโs Global Public Health Strategy as well as the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and the mainstreaming/inclusion of refugees into national health programmes and systems.
The Public Health Associate is usually supervised by a more senior public health staff or in the absence thereof, by operations/programmes staff.
All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCRโs core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Duties
Assist the implementation of public health programmes with partners and health authorities in a multi-sectoral and coordinated manner.
Assist efforts towards public health programming towards greater inclusion and access of refugees to national health systems.
Participate in relevant coordination and collaboration structures as requested.
Participate in emergency responses to new refugee influxes and disease outbreaks.
Support gathering information for relevant assessments and identification of needs.
Work closely with programme and other units as applicable in programme planning and monitoring.
Support intersectoral collaboration throughout all stages of programme cycle between public health, and other sectoral areas to promote synergies and maximise impact.
Assist in the use of the relevant UNHCR Health Information System suite of tools and surveys to support in analysis, interpretation, reporting and use of public health data.
Assist in capacity strengthening of partners to ensure the technical integrity of public health programmes.
Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making is risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
Perform other related duties as required.
For positions in country operations
Assist in efforts to enhance the technical integrity of health care services and that they are based on Ministry of Health, UNHCR and/or internationally recognized and most up-to-date standards and policies.
Assist in the process of preparing and processing medicine and medical supply orders with partners.
Assist in ensuring community engagement and community participation in health programming.
Monitor and support compliance with UNHCR Public Health Administrative Instruction/standard operating procedures.
For positions in regional bureaux
Assist in the coordination of public health programmes across the regional bureau and with country operations including assimilation and documentation of better practice/lessons learnt for dissemination.
Support effective collaborative approaches across the departments in the bureaux and with HQ.
Minimum QualificationsYears of Experience / Degree Level
For G6 - 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
Field(s) of Education
Not applicable.
Certificates and/or Licenses
Medicine; Nursing; Public Health; Epidemiology;
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Relevant Job Experience
Essential
Experience in public health programming as well as understanding of health systems and health system building blocks. Experience with data collection and analysis in position(s) where the ability to draft clear, concise documentation was essential.
Desirable
Experience in public health emergency preparedness and response. Experience in humanitarian settings. Experience with coordination and stakeholder engagement to achieve public health goals. Experience with health information systems. Experience with the provision of quality-assured medicines and medical supplies.
Functional Skills
PM-Project monitoring and evaluation
PH-Public Health Epidemiology
MD- HIV/AIDS situation management
MD-Reproductive Health
PH-Community Health - Health Data Collection/Analysis/Interpretation
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
Competency Requirements
All jobs at UNHCR require six core competencies and may also require managerial competencies and/or cross-functional competencies. The six core competencies are listed below.
Core Competencies
Accountability
Communication
Organizational Awareness
Teamwork & Collaboration
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Client & Result Orientation
Cross-Functional Competencies
Planning & Organizing
Stakeholder Management
Technological Awareness
All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination, and abuse of power.
As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.
This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.
Desired Candidate Profile Desired candidateโs Profile
The incumbent of this position reports to the Head of Office based in Kirehe and is expected to provide day-to-day oversight & and technical guidance on all matters related to Public Health programme in Mahama Camp.
The incumbent will ensure monitoring of the performance of Health Partner(s) and health centres in Mahama camp providing quality health services within the AoR in accordance with (inter)national guidelines and protocols and well as monitoring of the quality and effectiveness of health services within Mahama camp, report findings and address issues to the supervisor for follow up.
Conduct coordination function and capacity building on Public Health, for health partners and government health care staff as well as community-based structures, in collaboration with relevant partners
Incumbent should have experience in health Programme planning, monitoring, and evaluation together with UNHCR health partners to effectively address issues of public health functions, based on the principles of public health and Primary Health care in the refugee camps and transit centres, as well as in the areas of return for returnees.Required languages (expected Overall ability is at least B2 level):
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Desired languages
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Operational context
Occupational Safety and Health Considerations:
To view occupational safety and health considerations for this duty station, please visit this link:
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Additional Qualifications
SkillsMD-HIV/AIDS situation management, MD-Reproductive Health, PH-Community Health-Health Data Collection/Analysis/Interpretation, PH- Public Health Epidemiology, PM-Project monitoring and evaluation
Education
CertificationsEpidemiology - Other, Medicine - Other, Nursing - Other, Public Health - Other
Work Experience
CompetenciesAccountability, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Organizational awareness, Planning & organizing, Stakeholder management, Teamwork & collaboration, Technological awareness
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Functional clearanceThis position doesn't require a functional clearance