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Health Specialist, NO-3, Temporary Position, Somalia, 364 days, Mogadiscio, Somalia, #00137465

UNICEF

Published

18 Sept 2026

Deadline

25 Sept 2026

The Health Specialist is accountable for providing technical assistance in the development of immunisation workplans, ensuring alignment with national health goals and targets in conjunction with Child Survival and Development,Maternal and Child Health, Health and Nutrition components within the country programme, to achieve the UNICEF'simmunization plus goals and objectives for the country.The Immunization Specialist will provide support to all the five field offices with more focus on Central-South Somalia tosupport the immunization programme and ongoing response activities for cVDPV2 outbreak and other vaccinepreventable diseases. Much more attention will also be required to reduce the zero-dose children burden in the country.As a key partner of Immunisation and Global Polio Eradication Initiative, UNICEF has the mandate to provide technicalassistance to the country through advocacy, coordination, planning implementation, and monitoring of immunizationprogrammes. The organization relies on highly trained and experienced personnel of staff and consultants to meet thisobligation.Accountable for ensuring the UNICEF Immunisation programme promotes gender equality, with an emphasis on genderdisaggregation, gender disparity identification and gender mainstreaming.