National Professional Officer (HIV), NO-B

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.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 3,026 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To develop highly functional and multi-faceted programmes that will provide support to the Member States in their efforts to prevent and treat HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI), viral hepatitis and HIV-associated opportunistic infections, especially HIV-TB co-infection by: guiding national strategies and policies towards increasing access to prevention, treatment and care; coordinating and leading efforts of partner agencies in order to achieve mutual goals; and ensure effective surveillance and information dissemination to inform programme and services improvement

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the supervision of the Technical Officer (HIV/STI/Hepatitis), the incumbent will:

1. Provide strategic and technical support to the Government of Indonesia in the area of delivery of HIV prevention, care and treatment services, including HIV-TB co-infection;

2. Collaborate with government counterparts in the MoH, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with respect to service delivery of HIV and HIV-TB co-infection;

3. Actively involve in planning and implementation of strategies and initiate activities for the delivery of good quality management of HIV and HIV-TB co-infection;

4. Advocate for and provide support to CSOs to develop strategies to rolling out prevention, care and treatment of HIV and HIV-TB co-infection beyond HIV testing;

5. Provide technical support in the development of project proposals for resource mobilization for HIV and HIV-TB co-infection;

6. Contribute to donor reports produced on a regular basis and on demand from for all levels of WHO, and other stakeholders;

7. Undertake any other tasks/duties as assigned by supervisors.

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in Medicine. Desirable: Postgraduate degree in medicine and/or public health or other relevant areas.

Experience

Essential: At least two years of professional experience in the development and implementation of health programmes at the national level with some experience in managing HIV/AIDS or TB prevention and control programme. Desirable: Experience of work in United Nations and/or other international organization

Skills

• Excellent knowledge of public health approach to HIV control in Indonesia and globally.
• Management experience, in particular, those related to roll out of prevention, care and treatment with specific experience WHO policies, rules and regulations, structure and functions.
• Thorough knowledge of programme planning, monitoring and evaluation process.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to adapt in multicultural environment, establish and maintain good working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive/classified information.
• Technical expertise and Overall attitude at work are also required mandatory competencies.

WHO Competencies

• 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.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at IDR 556,348,000 (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.

• 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.

• 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.