Engagement Officer

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 111,152 USD and 145,545 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (the Programme) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations. The Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems division (WSE) is responsible to build a system of collaborative intelligence enabling better decisions to avert and manage public health threats and risks. Its goal is to enable, strengthen and support countries, regional and global actors inverting and managing public health threats and risks through collaborative problem solving and decision-making for short-term action and long-term policies, informed by better data and analytics. The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence is a new office of WHO, located in Berlin. It works with partners to enable the generation of public health relevant information to provide timely actionable insights and improve decision making to prepare for, avert and respond to public health threats. It also aims to reduce fragmentation and inefficiency by creating an ecosystem that promotes collaboration across multiple professional disciplines, sectors, and initiatives; and empower decision makers, public health professionals, and civil society to make informed public health decisions.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Within the framework of the delegated authority, the Engagement Officer is assigned all or part of the following duties which are performed according to needs:

Contributes to the development and implementation of engagement frameworks and key messages for the Hub's work for key stakeholders, including, especially in the initial start-up phase, the German government and its partners, the scientific community, WHO Offices, Ministries of Health, health partners, donors and the general public. Provides guidance and support in conducting engagement assessment and analysis on the promotion of the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence initiative and other public health intelligence activities.

Develops engagement products (e.g. briefing notes, website and social media content, etc.) to meet the information needs of donors and other stakeholders. Supports WHO regional (and as needed, country) offices, and relevant HQ departments, to be able to communicate about the Hub.

Promotes the Hub's work through appropriate platforms, media queries/pitches, and ADG's and Directors interviews/briefings.

In cooperation with and under the guidance of the Engagement Officer, III Unit, support the organization of conferences and for a to promote and build public health intelligence capacity across sectors and stakeholders. Support the establishment and growth of the Public Health Intelligence community. Performs all other related duties as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: A first-level university degree in health promotion, public or international relations, journalism, political science, or another related field from an accredited or recognized institute. Desirable:

Experience

Essential: Minimum 5 years' experience at national and international levels with successful track record in advocacy or partnership management (preferably in a public health setting). Demonstrated experience in developing and coordinating ad-hoc and routine engagement and network strategies and activities for large projects targeting media and stakeholders spanning national governments and international and regional organizations (both IGOs and NGOs). Desirable: Experience producing multimedia content. Experience working with WHO or other UN Agencies.

Skills

Excellent English writing skills, especially in the area of scientific writing and other forms of communication. Proven ability to multitask, prioritize, research and write to short deadlines. Sound advocacy skills complemented by the ability to plan and evaluate situations and propose innovative communications options. Demonstrable interest in the broad area of public health, or health in general.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Producing results Moving forward in a changing environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of German. Intermediate knowledge of WHO languages.

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 62,692 (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 1505 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.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• 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.

• *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.