IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications indicated above reflects your personal device's system settings. IMPORTANT NOTE: This recruitment might be filled by using the Fast Track Process.OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The incumbent will manage WHO programmes on epidemic and emergency preparedness and response, providing technical assistance and expertise to the health authorities and other relevant stakeholders, in order to strengthen national preparedness, response, and core capacities under International Health Regulation (IHR), for emerging infectious diseases.This will contribute to the mission of WHO Health Emergencies (WHE), which is to help countries, and to coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.
WHO provides guidance and technical support in organizing the humanitarian health response following multi-hazard emergencies and in revitalizing the capacity of the health sector to rebuild and recover from multi-hazard emergencies in an appropriate and sustainable manner.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The incumbent will perform all or part of the following, and other related responsibilities as required by the needs of the office.
● Work in coordination with technical focal points at the regional and headquarters levels, under the guidance of the head of the WHO country office.
● Provide expert, technical guidance to national authorities in, and coordinate all aspects of the WHO Health Emergencies (WHE) programme, at the country level, to enhance the national capability in preparedness and response to emerging infectious diseases, outbreaks, and health emergencies from all hazards.
● Technically guide and ensure the concerted approach of WHO in the areas of emergency risk management, country preparedness and International Health Regulations, risk & situation assessments, and infectious hazards management.
● Collaborate with and guide relevant ministries and other stakeholders to undertake gap analyses in relevant areas of work for emergency preparedness and management and lead the development/revision of national strategies and a national multi-hazard, health emergency preparedness and response plan.
● Utilize high level expertise to prepare a national risk profile, assessing and mapping existing and emerging national health risks as well as populations vulnerable to, or affected by, prioritized risks, their coping capacities and health needs.
● Lead the identification of resource needs and funding gaps for health-sector risk reduction, preparedness, and response for vulnerable / affected populations, advocating with and mobilizing required resources from partners and donors.
● Lead the assessment of capacities and national, competency development systems, and recommend, plan, and oversee the implementation of appropriate measures and training for strengthening core capacities under International Health Regulations (2005) including to manage identified risks; effectively monitor and evaluate processes, outcomes and the impact of response and recovery interventions.
● Advise and support the national health authorities and partners in the establishment or strengthening of emergency health care systems to ensure the provision of a range of critical emergency health care services.
● Lead the knowledge capture from policy, strategic and field interventions, and ensure its dissemination to respective target audiences
● Represent WHO in inter-agency meetings and external forums related to WHO epidemics and emergency preparedness and response.
Education
Essential: Advanced university degree (master’s level) in a relevant field (such as medicine, epidemiology or public health).
Desirable: Training in applied epidemiology
Experience
Essential:
● A minimum of ten years of work experience relevant to the position (in public health, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of epidemic and emergency preparedness and response activities in a developing country and/or at regional level), a significant part of this to have been obtained at an international level.
● Experience required in strengthening country capacities and response to emergencies and disasters, including infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters or complex emergencies.
● Experience in facilitating multi-sectoral partnerships for health policy and strategic and operational interventions in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery especially in a developing country setting.
Desirable:
● Experience with United Nations funds and programmes.
● A track record in consensus building and enlisting cooperation by diverse national stakeholders.
Skills
WHO Competencies
Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Producing results
Moving forward in a changing environment
Creating an empowering and motivating environment
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
REMUNERATION
WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 92,731 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 3980 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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