National Professional Officer (Health Emergencies)

Contract

This is a NO-B contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To reduce avoidable mortality, morbidity and disability in emergencies and to work together in partnership to harmonize efforts & use available resource efficiently for the benefit of the affected people in order to provide coordinated best possible health response. WHO Health Emergency (WHE) brings together and enhances WHO's operational, technical and normative capacities in outbreaks, emergencies and risk analysis to address all-health health hazards across the risk management cycle in a predictable, capable, dependable, adaptable and accountable manner. WHE is designed to operate within the broader humanitarian and emergency management architecture in support of people at risk of, or affected by, outbreaks and emergencies, consistent with ways that strengthen local and national capabilities.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the overall guidance of the WHO Representative to Bhutan, the incumbent shall perform the following job responsibilities:

1. Provide technical support in strengthening Member States' capacities including preparedness for managing health security, information management and risk assessments, infectious hazard management and emergencies in the country:

• Provide technical support in implementing, monitoring and evaluation of IHR (2005) core capacities through the implementation of APSED III;
• Strengthen disaster risk management for health including disaster preparedness and response;
• Provide guidance on the development and implementation of national action plans; and
• Provide support in the management of infectious hazards, enhanced surveillance and response for the control of influenza including pandemic preparedness.

2. Contribute and participate in regional/global event-based surveillance analysis and joint risk assessment including timely information sharing;

3. With guidance by the WR, manage outbreaks and emergencies through the principles of an Incident Management System (IMS) and ensure application of established technical guidance and standards of IMS functions;

4. Provide technical support to develop guidelines, plans, strategy and IEC materials for best public health practices in emergencies;

5.Organize trainings, workshops, meetings and simulation exercises on comprehensive Emergency Risk Management for health and disaster management officials;

6. Maintain liaison with Ministry of Health, Department of Disaster Management and other relevant ministries, UN bodies, development partners, I/NGOs and other stakeholders for information management and coordination;

7. Monitor all matters related to procurement of emergency drugs and medical supplies, anticipate needs and take follow-up actions as and when necessary;

8. Carry out advocacy for the functionality of health facilities in order to ensure quality health services following any disasters;

9. Assist in conducting needs assessment, identify critical gaps and provide assistance to fill up the assessed gaps for disaster risk reduction;

10. Participate & assist in facilitating in various types of meetings, workshops, trainings and drills related to emergency risk management;

11. Foster strong country-level emergency-related partnerships: build and coordinate partner networks and coordinate response partners during graded and protracted events; and

12. Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in emergency or related field. Desirable: Master's degree in public health. Training in field epidemiology.

Experience

Essential: Atleast 2 years' experience in managing health emergencies at national and international level. Desirable: Experience in WHO, other UN Agencies or in a large multi-national or international organization. Familiarity with Government policies, priorities, structure and procedures on implementation of activities related to Health Emergencies.

Skills

1. Thorough knowledge of WHO goals, policies, rules and regulations, structure and functions.

2. Knowledge of programme planning, monitoring and evaluation process.

3. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Very good interpersonal skills.

4. Demonstrated ability and skills to manage high profile and sensitive/classified information.

WHO Competencies

1. Teamwork 2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences 3. Communication 4. Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond 5. Moving forward in a changing environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at BTN 854,685 (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.

• 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.

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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.

• 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.