Coordinator (Noncommunicable Diseases and Determinants-NDD)

Contract

This is a P-6 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 10 years of experience, depending on education. More about P-6 contracts.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Protect, prevent and reduce the exposure to major NCD risk factors, mental health, nutrition and environmental health problems; while promoting e-health and well-being of the population and addressing social determinants of health. Strengthen effective national health system response to NCDs, mental health, nutrition and environmental health problems; including through multi-sectoral and health in all policies approach. Intensify evidence-based policy development and programmatic design and practices using strategic information systems and research to address NCDs, mental health, nutrition and environmental health problems. Build institutional capacity to manage chronic illness, disability as results of NCDs, mental illness and injuries as well as preventive approaches.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the direct supervision of Director, HPN, the incumbent will assume responsibility as follows:

1. Coordinate and provide support to technical units on developing and implementing activities related to the Department's overall goal of containing the burden of risk factors including tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol, NCDs such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, NCD surveillance, policies and plans for NCDs and global and regional initiatives, nutrition and environmental health problems in the South-East Asia Region.

2. Manage the Regional NCD programme in collaboration with other departments, WCOs and HQ by:

• Ensuring effective coordination between the different areas of NCDs - policies, risk factors, management and surveillance across relevant technical units and departments in the regional office.
• Propose new and support existing initiatives on NCD risk factors, control and management towards achievement of regional priorities and goals.
• Collaborate and support NCD program within countries of the region.
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant technical units in HQ, global and regional partners on advancing prevention and control of NCDs in the region.
• Resource mobilization at regional and country level.

3. Monitoring and documenting program implementation at regional and country level:

• Technical support to the Director in program and human resource management within the department.

3. Lead and manage inter-sectoral and in-departmental collaboration.

4. Promote efficient and well-coordinated responses by HPN technical units to requests for technical support from WCOs and national health authorities.

5. Advocacy and effective communication with key stakeholders and partners for accelerating progress on prevention and control of NCDs in the region.

6. Represent WHO at international, regional and national meetings related to programme areas.

7. Support the Director in ensuring high standard HPN technical documents, reports and guidelines.

8. Maintain and increase collaboration with other departments and other partner agencies related to building institutional capacity to manage chronic illness, disability as results of NCDs, mental illness and injuries as well as preventive approaches.

9. Act as Department Director during his/her absence and perform any other duties as may be assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Degree in Medicine and Postgraduate Degree in Public Health. Desirable: Postgraduate qualification in noncommunicable diseases.

Experience

Essential: At least 15 years of experience in the development and implementation of public health programmes, including considerable similar experience obtained in an international context. Desirable: International working experience in the area of health. Working experience with WHO an asset.

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of WHO values, policies, mission, goals and regulations.
• In-depth knowledge of international public health issues and health systems management. High level of technical and managerial competence for planning, direction and evaluation of health development programmes. Excellent knowledge of programme analysis.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent relations with officials at all levels. Ability to exercise sound professional judgement. Ability to coordinate and motivate staff of various backgrounds.
• Good interpersonal skills. Demonstrated excellence in scientific writing in the form ofpublications and papers in national and international journals.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
• Promoting WHO’s position in health leadership
• 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 103,660 (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 3084 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

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level.

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.

• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.

• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.