Epidemiologist

Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 134,636 USD and 173,585 USD.

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WHO policy for Fast Track Procedures for Emergencies

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Program is to help countries and to coordinate international action to prevent,prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1- Provide technical expertise for development and implementation of new policies and programmes related to prevention and control of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases of international public health concern.

2- Establish early warning systems for epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases for early detectionand response to public health events of national and international concern.

3- Conduct real-time analysis of outbreak intelligence data on infectious diseases, with other team members, for epidemic forecasting and detection.

4- Monitor and evaluate the core surveillance, alert and response capacities for event detection, verification and response in accordance with the core requirement for implementation of IHR 2005.

5- Collaborate withthe national health authorities to develop appropriate plan of action forbuilding the core surveillance, alert and response capacities in accordance with the requirement for IHR 2005.

6- Provide technical expertise to develop cross-border plans and programmes for strengthening epidemiological and laboratory surveillance system for prevention and controlof disease with epidemic and pandemic potentials in accordance with IHR 2005.

7-Develop surveillance guidelines, protocols, tools and standard operating procedures(SoPs) for detection, verification and response to public health events of national and international concern.

8- Conduct field investigation for outbreak verification, risk assessment and provide technical support for rapid public health response to public health emergencies emanating from known or unknown disease pathogens.

9-Develop project proposals for resource mobilization and to augment operations response toepidemics and pandemics.

10- In collaboration with the national health authorities develop infection prevention and control programmes in health care facilities, particularly focusing on health facilities preparedness and response to epidemics and pandemics.

11-Participate in the organization-wide event management system of WHO's alert and response operations to epidemics and pandemics.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Master's degree in epidemiology or public health or medicine with specialization in epidemiology. Desirable: Specialized training in public health programmes for control of communicable diseases, particularly high threat pathogens.

Experience

Essential: A minimum of seven years of relevant experience with proven international exposure particularly in the areas of quantitative infectious disease epidemiology, design and implementation of public health surveillance, risk assessment, and outbreak response in resource-limited settings. Desirable: Experiencein the areas of outbreak investigation and response for emerging andre-emerging infectious diseases, particularly in developing countries.

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge, competencyand professional skills on the public health aspects of infectious diseasecontrol, epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response with particular attention to application of an all-hazard approach in the context of the International Health Regulations and the use of descriptive epidemiology andprinciples of public health in communicable disease surveillance and response.
• Ability to process, analyze andinterpret epidemiological and event-based surveillance data for epidemic andpandemic risk assessment.
• Familiarity with the health problems in the Region.
• Demonstrable skills in the use of epidemiological and statistical software.
• Effective presentation and writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills forconducting training courses.

WHO Competencies

WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
• Ensuring the effective use of resources
• 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 75,602 (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 2627 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.