Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) Officer

Contract

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Objective of the programme

The mission of the WHO Emergencies Program (The Programme) 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:

Under the overall guidance of the Head of Sub-Office in WHO Cox’s Bazar emergency Sub-office and direct supervision of the Public Health Officer, the incumbent will be the focal for Healthcare Waste Management, as well as broader environmental health activities in the camps and host communities. The Officer shall be responsible for undertaking following responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise for Health Care Waste Management and related technical areas, identify priorities, evaluate gaps and develop action plans to support emergency response.
• Monitor and report progress on Healthcare Waste Management as well as broader environmental health activities (including WASH) within the health facilities in the context of the incident management system.
• Support comprehensive environmental health related assessments, including WASH assessment in health facilities, water quality assessments and propose action plans for improvement.
• Provide support to the health partners on Health Care Waste Management, including WASH, proactively co-design and support the implementation of plans to build up or rehabilitate emergency health facilities.
• Provide support for implementation of Infection Prevention and control activities for the health facilities, and especially during emergencies and outbreaks.
• Support training and conduct of Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT), which includes Health Care Waste Management, in health facilities in compliance with Sphere and WHO Standards.
• Participate as a resource person in training/orientation programmes in the related areas for capacity building and organize such programmes as required.
• Ensure timely and technically correct implementation of WHO HCWM projects as assigned by the functional supervisor
• Ensure smooth collaboration with operational partners (including Government, UN, INGOs, NGOs and other actors) for timely and sustainable implementation of activities.
• Perform any other related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

Essential: First degree i.e. MBBS, Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering from a recognized university. AND

Desirable: Training in Health Care Waste Management.

Experience:

Essential:

At least 5 years of experience in Environmental Health (includes Healthcare Waste Management and WASH)

Desirable:

• At least two years of experience in applying WASH policies, Water and sanitation programming procedures and tools in low resource settings, and outbreaks and or health emergency response.
• Experience in collaboration with national authorities on environmental health, including WASH.
• Minimum 2 (two) years of working experience within the INGO and UN System will be an advantage.

Competencies****:

• Communication
• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Teamwork
• Producing result

Languages:

Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English

Knowledge of Bangla, Chittagonian, Rohingya.

Duty Station: Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Computer Literacy:

Proficient in using computer software applications (MS Office) to produce reports, prepare correspondences, compose e-mails, and create multimedia presentations.

Salary & others benefits****:

WHO offers locally competitive packages such as:

• Monthly salary: BDT 153,695.00 (SSA- 8, Step I) (non-negotiable)
• Insurance, Leave and Holidays as per WHO rules.

Additional Information

• This Vacancy Notice may be used to fill similar positions at the same level.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test and interviews will be used as a form of screening
• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
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• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
• This post is subject to local recruitment and will be filled by persons recruited in the local commuting area of the duty station.
• 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.
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• Any extension of appointment would be subject to programmatic requirements, performance of the incumbent and availability of funds.
• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.