Public Health Specialist

Job categories Health
Vacancy code VA/2024/B5505/29188
Department/office AR, SAMCO, Sri Lanka
Duty station Colombo, Sri Lanka
Contract type Local ICA Specialist
Contract level LICA Specialist-10
Duration Ongoing
Application period 04-Nov-2024 to 17-Nov-2024


Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

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South Asia Multi County Office:

The South Asia Multi-Country Office (SAMCO) oversees the development and implementation of projects in 7 countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. SAMCO offers expertise in infrastructure, procurement, human resource management, and fund management. All the project offices have local technical experts and strong partnerships with the governments in each country.



UNOPS Sri Lanka Country Office 

UNOPS in Sri Lanka is based in Colombo and is responsible for helping the Government of Sri Lanka and partner organizations deliver social and economic rehabilitation in areas affected by the 2004 tsunami and decades of armed conflict. UNOPS in Sri Lanka helps partners achieve their project goals in sectors including physical infrastructure, the environment and poverty mitigation.

UNOPS has supported Sri Lanka’s development since 1998, expanding operations in 2005 to support the post-tsunami response and reconstruction process. Within the organization’s mandate in project management, infrastructure, and procurement, UNOPS Sri Lanka implements customized socio-economic development projects that benefit vulnerable people and develop national capacities. Achievements in Sri Lanka include the development of sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure, procurement services & capacity building, and project management in education, fisheries, roads, health, water supply systems; flood control and sanitation, and integrated solid waste management sectors. UNOPS works closely with Government counterparts and communities to ensure increased ownership, sustainability, and accountability of Projects. 

UNOPS Sri Lanka facilitated over $22 million worth of procurement of COVID-19 protection equipment and services in partnership with the World Bank, the Government of Japan, and the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund. Currently, UNOPS completed the procurement of US$5 million in essential pharmaceuticals  to strengthen the Sri Lanka health system during the medicine shortage crisis. Currently, UNOPS is implementing a digital health transformation project along with the Ministry of Health under funding from the Global Fund. 


The Public Health Specialist is expected to work closely and under the direct su...

Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and ex...

Education:  A Master’s Degree in Health, Epidemiology and Soci...

Contract type:  ICA (Individual Contractor Agreement) Contract level:&...

This vacancy is designed to specifically recruit professionals who are nationals...
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