UNOPS Vacancies For Medical Practitioners


Posted on: Tue 13-08-2013

UNOPS helps its partners in the UN system meet the worlds needs for building peace, recovering from disasters and creating sustainable developement. UNOPS is known for its ability to implement complex projects in all types of environments around the globe. In Delta state UNOPS is implementing 'The Niger Delta Job Creation And Conflict Prevention Initiative' Which aims at mitigating the violence in the Niger Delta through job creation and conflit prevention initiatives to the vulnerable unemployed youths in the region. The project is within the States Governments Human Capital Developement, Peace, Security, and job creation agenda and is jointly funded by the Delta state Government, UN Developement Project (UNDP) and Shell Petroleum Developement Corporation (SPDC).
This specific project covers a variety of sectors including training of beneficiaries in livelihood, vocational skills developement, job creation, mind set change and conflict prevention initiatives. To acheive this, UNOPS alongside the partners are setting up benefiting vocational training centres in Egbokodo, Warri, delta state and would require the services of suitably qualified individuals for the following positions:
 
 
.  MEDICAL OFFICER
Vacancy Reference Code UNOPS/VA/2013-013
 
Key Responsibilities:
The medical officer is responsible for managing the various aspects of the healthcare facility in the centre
 
Qualification/Experience
. A degree in Medical Physiotherapy or Nursing from a recognised institution
. Not less than  3 years cognitive working experience
 
 
. STAFF NURSE (X4)
Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2013/2015
 
Key Responsibilities:
The staff would provide support to the medical centre in overseing patient care
 
Qualifications/Experience:
. BSC/N.R.N/N.R/M In Nursing
. 3 years cognitive experience
 
 
. Health Assistant (x2)
Vacancy Reference Code UNOPS/VA/2013-016
 
Key Responsibility
The Incumbent would assist the Medical Officer and Staff Nurses in patient care and records keeping
 
Qualifications/Experience
. A certificate in Health Technology or Community Health from a recognised institution
. Not more than 3 years working experience
 
 
 
Method of application:
. All interested candidates are expected to submit their applications containing a letter of interest, CV and the United Nations Personal History Form (P11) to the following email:
 
[email protected]
 
Deadline: 31/08/2013
 
. Candidates must ensure that the subject line of the email application includes the position tittle and vacancy reference. eg Application: Staff Nurse UNOPS/VA/2013/2015.
Failure to meet this requirement will lead to an automatic disqualification.
 
. Only short listed candidates would be contacted and no other correspondence will be entered into with the applicants.
 
. For more details on recruitment, candidates are advised to visit UNOPS website: www.unops.org and navigate to "who we need"
 
. The UN Personal History Form (P11) can also be obtained from the UNOPS website: http://www.unops.org/english/whoweneed/pages/default.aspx
 
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION
 
. Renumeration: Recruitment for the above stated position is for the Delta state Gorvernment and successfull candidates once employed shall be subject to the best salary scale obtainable at Delta State institutions with an additional Special Duty Allowances (SDA)- 30% of Gross salary. Candidates will not be recruited not subject to UN Contract Agreement.
 
. Interested and suitably qaulified candidates working with the Delta State Government Educational Institutions are encouraged to apply . Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
 
. Succesful candidates currently working with the delta state institutions would be placed on secondment and will benefit from the SDA.
 
. Other succesful candidates not working with the Delta State Government will be placed at a level commensurate with their qualifications and experiences and will also benefit from the SDA as addition to their Gross Salary.
 
UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life saving, peace building, humanitarian and developement operations, I have seen many examples of how these activities help surferring people in troubled parts of the world.
Ban Ki-moon, U.N Secretary General



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