Integrated Health Advisor at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Integrated Health Advisor

Location: Akwa Ibom

Project Goal

• The project is designed to enhance the health and wellbeing of children living with HIV and reduce HIV-related risk among uninfected children, adolescents, and young people through multisectoral coordination to provide a suite of social welfare and related services that mitigate the multiple layered vulnerabilities they face and in so doing contribute to sustained HIV epidemic control and resilience.
• The Integrated Health Advisor will be responsible for oversight over integration of MNCH into community health service delivery and facilitate service delivery for wrap round RMNCH+N services at the community level while ensuring a functional nexus with focal health facilities.
• He/she will also ensure adherence to TAConnects’ policies and donor regulations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Provide technical guidance and support to Nutrition and Integrated Health Community Officers
• Facilitate the co-design of community led programs through whole community approach, involvement and participation for ownership, strengthening community structures and resources for integrated service delivery at the community level
• Community system strengthening for integration and wrap-around of RMNCH+N, Malaria and nutrition services for OVC and their households
• Facilitate Service delivery for community MNCH services, Integrated nutrition services and seamless harmonization of OVC treatment and social services.
• Engage and strengthen community actors in the design and implementation of interventions leveraging its existing systems/programs to support community participation, mobilization and service delivery, including CLM.
• Leverage on experience to facilitate delivery of integrated health service at the community level.
• Strengthen the capacity of WDCs and CHIPS to improve community demand for OVC and RMNCH+N services and facilitate community ownership of programs.
• Strengthen functional bi-directional referrals through the hub and spoke model between community and primary health care facilities
• Improve operational efficiencies of PHC facilities and functionality of WDCs for strong facility community nexus to foster community ownership and improve OVC and RMNCH+N outcomes.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years working experience in the areas of OVC, RMNCH, Nutrition, family planning and community health systems strengthening.
• S/he must be familiar with the OVC, RMNCH+N and Community Health program landscape in Nigeria. Additional qualifications include:
• Experienced Public health professional or any other closely related health care professional; additional qualifications in public Health and other health related courses will be an advantage.
• Demonstrable expertise and experience working with SPHCDA, LGHA, CBO, CSO, and community structures and platforms.
• Strong data analytic skills and use will be an advantage
• Strong mentoring and IPC skills necessary for effective community engagement, mentoring and coordination among organizations within a consortium.
• Strong ability to multi-task and an astute team player will be highly desirable.
• Fluent in English, (written and oral communication).

Application Closing Date
7th February, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated Resume and a Cover Letter detailing their relevant experience to: hr@taconnect-ng.org using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.