Health Manager P-4 TA (6 months), Bunia

## Health Manager, Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo - Organization:UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund - Country:Democratic Republic of Congo - Office:UNICEF in Bunia Health Manager, P-4, TA (6 months) #138388, Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo - WCAR Position type:Temporary Appointment Location:Democratic Republic of Congo Division/Equivalent:Dakar (WCAR), Senegal School/Unit:Democratic Republic of Congo Department/Office:Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo Categories:Health, Emergency UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job - it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors. UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations. This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities. How can you make a difference? The Ebola virus disease (EVD) response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to face sustained community transmission, insufficiently documented transmission chains and operational gaps in community-based surveillance, alert investigation, contact follow-up, isolation, community engagement and continuity of essential services. Field observations also point to coordination challenges and delays in translating strategic guidance into action at health-zone and health-area levels. The response also requires more systematic integration of vaccination, information management, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), child protection and staff safety into operational planning and monitoring. Under the strategic leadership of the Chief of Health and the direct supervision of the Senior Project Coordinator, the Health Manager (Emergency - Ebola Response), P-4 will provide high-level technical and operational support to improve the quality, timeliness, convergence and accountability of UNICEF-supported interventions, with a strong presence in outbreak hotspots. Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks: - Coordination and Epidemiological monitoring - Community-based surveillance, case finding and contact follow-up - Holistic case management, including clinical care for pediatric Ebola patients - Continuity of essential health services - Community engagement and cross-sectoral convergence - Programme management, team supervision and partnerships If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: TOR - P4 Health Manager Ebola response (1).docx To qualify as a champion for every child you will have... Minimum requirements: - Education:An advanced university degree (Master's degree or higher) in medicine, complemented by postgraduate training in public health, epidemiology, infectious-disease control, tropical medicine or another relevant field. - Work Experience:At least eight (8) years of relevant professional experience in the planning, management and implementation of public-health emergency programmes at national and international levels. Demonstrated experience in outbreak response, including surveillance, alert investigation, contact follow-up, coordination and programme monitoring. Demonstrated ability to analyse epidemiological and operational data, formulate decision-oriented recommendations and communicate with technical, government and donor audiences. - Skills: Data Analysis, Epidemiology, Decision Making, strategic Communication, technical Reporting, Stakeholder Management. - Language Requirements:Fluency in French and English is required. - Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or Knowledge of Swahili or another language relevant to eastern DRC is an asset - Operational experience responding to Ebola or another viral haemorrhagic fever is strongly desired. - Experience in a complex, fragile or conflict-affected humanitarian setting, as well as within UNICEF, a United Nations agency, WHO, Africa CDC or an international public-health emergency response organization, is an asset. - Experience with outbreak vaccination, cold-chain management and/or continuity of essential services is an asset. - Training in field epidemiology is an asset. - Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values UNICEF competencies required for this post are... (1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote th