UNICEF South Africa Jobs 2023 Vacancies at UNICEF Careers Portal 

UNICEF Jobs in South Africa record 2023 Job Description

UNICEF South Africa is technically supporting the nationwide division of well being to reinforce all facets of the routine immunization system and in the end decrease again the quantity of zero-dose youngsters. In June 2022, UNICEF South Africa supported the DOH in analyzing routine administrative information to doc the current standing of the zero-dose youngsters inside the nation. extra information evaluation was additionally achieved to get hold of out the place zero-dose communities are prevalent (extreme proportion and extreme numbers of youngsters) inside the nation.

sadly, zero-dose youngsters ought to not solely disadvantaged of the prospect to get hold of immunization; in lots of circumstances, they miss out on completely different life-saving interventions too, resembling progress monitoring, amongst others. furthermore, threats of outbreaks, resembling a end result of the continued measles and polio outbreaks in neighboring international places, is liable to be exacerbated by the problem of zero-dose communities. This failure to equitably ship immunization providers to all communities, particularly the disadvantaged and marginalized ones, requires an pressing response. efficient interventions are potential if the federal authorities and its companions can decide potential the purpose why youngsters ought to not getting vaccinated.

UNICEF South Africa proposes to work with the DOH to buy extra insights to know views of diverse stakeholders, resembling caregivers, well being staff and completely different willpower-makers, on the provision and demand limitations particular to recognized zero-dose communities as properly as to their views on what strategies is liable to be important to diminish again the limitations and enhance immunization safety and equity.

The work will embody a chosen focus on filling in current gaps in information relating to particular current limitations, as properly as to on compiling potential options proposed by beneficiaries and native stakeholders resembling well being staff, native leaders or neighborhood members themselves.

In collaboration with the UNICEF South Africa well being Specialist, the advertising and marketing consultant, will assist the nationwide division of well being to undertake assessments of each current and demand limitations to childhood immunization in 4 districts which have been recognized by UNICEF and the nationwide division of well being as being amongst the diverse 20 inside the nation with both the very best proportion or largest numbers of ‘zero dose’ youngsters.

SCOPE of labor:

1. assist the nationwide division of well being and UNICEF South Africa in reviewing the research protocol collectively with information assortment devices and consent varieties
1.1. assist the evaluation of proposals from potential institutions
1.2. Contribute to the dialogue on the scope and the methodology of the research
1.three. evaluation the research protocol collectively with sharing any related literature
1.4. evaluation the information assortment devices and consent varieties

2. assist the conduct of the research, report and manuscript progress
2.1. evaluation the teaching supplies for discipline staff
2.2. Advise on the information evaluation plan
2.three. evaluation the analysed information and advise on the documentation of the findings and formulation of actionable strategies
2.4. evaluation the report and the PowerPoint
2.5. assist the event and evaluation of a manuscript for submission to a peer reviewed journal

To qualify as an advocate for every youngster you must have…

minimal skills required:

Social science evaluation, Qualitative evaluation
self-discipline: Public well being

information/expertise/abilities required:
not decrease than 10 years’ expertise offering technical assist and management in implementation evaluation, qualitative evaluation at a regional, nationwide or provincial stage.