Health Policy Advisor (Universal Health Coverage)

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Health Policy Adviser, Position no 418893

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Universal Health Coverage Partnership (UHC-P) aims at supporting WHO Member States in the development and implementation of health system strategies for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The UHC-P started in 2011 with seven countries and progressively expanded to sixty six countries in 2018, and more than one hundred fifteen countries are being supported through the 4th round of UHC-P; this round spans from July 2019 to end of 2022 and has the following priority areas: i) strengthening health systems through improving governance, access to medicines and health products, distribution and skills of health workforce, health financing, health management information systems and service delivery; ii) enabling health systems to integrate and improve performance of all levels of non-communicable disease prevention, management and care with focus on areas mentioned under (i); (iii) supporting the International Health Partnership for Universal Health Coverage 2030 (UHC2030) to coordinate policy dialogue and alignment between all stakeholders at country, regional and global levels; (iv) strengthening health systems to ensure durable capacities for risk reduction, surveillance and management of health risks.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:1. Organize the initiatives for partnering with stakeholders to ensure alliance and result-oriented National Health Policies, Strategies and Plans (NHPSP).

2. Consolidate regular bottom-up participatory mechanisms to assess strengths and weaknesses of the health system and promote the priority setting process. 3. Provide technical input to the development of National UHC Roadmap, health systems analytical report, and political economy analysis of UHC in the country.

3. Contribute substantively on the recommendations for health system components, including but not limited to governance, access to medicines and health products, distribution and skills of health workforce, health financing, health management information systems and service delivery.

4. Provide technical input in designing the country health policy dialogue process, its schedule and its agreed mechanisms including the provision of public information on health policy matters and organize annual reviews, at the critical stages of the national planning cycle.

5. Work with governments and national stakeholders (at federal and state levels) on the production of strategic intelligence on the policy environment which includes stakeholders' positions and interests, their capacities for meaningful sector policy dialogue and on a regular policy assessment for the annual reviews.

6. Support the development of consensus on a monitoring and evaluation framework for the NHPSP and develop mechanisms to effectively and regularly monitor its indicators including annual reviews preparation and inter-country peer-reviews.

7. Coordinate production of quarterly and annual implementation reports as essential components of the progress reviews.Represent WHO in meetings and relevant missions as appropriate.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in medicine or public health or a health-related field. Desirable: Master's degree in public health.

Experience

Essential: At least two years of experience in health systems strengthening, Health policy and planning at the national level. Desirable: Relevant work experience with UN or other international organizations.

Skills

• Sound skills in planning, monitoring and evaluating health systems.

• Sound skills in health policy analysis for universal health coverage.

• Ability to interact and liaise effectively with multiple interests at the political level at the regional, inter-country and country levels. Demonstrated ability to innovate, integrate, synthesize and communicate complex concepts and ideas verbally and in writing.

• Ability to plan, analyze data and design studies.

WHO Competencies

Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model:

https://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Producing results Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Local language. Desirable:

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 38,376 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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

• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line through Stellis. For assessment of your application, please ensure that: 1 -Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated; 2- All required details regarding your qualifications, education, training and experience are provided; 3- Your experience records are entered in detail with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. Kindly note that CVs/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are not accessible.

• 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's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.

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

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.