National Professional Officer (Immunization & Surveillance)

Contract

This is a NO-C 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 7,318 USD.

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Position number 422951

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To reduce childhood morbidity and mortality attributable to vaccine preventable diseases and achieve immunization targets through implementing routine immunization and supplementary immunization activities, expanding immunization beyond infancy, and introducing new and under utilized vaccines with ensuring equitable access of all communities and individuals to vaccines of assured quality.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will perform the following duties: Provide technical advice to low coverage countries for developing and implementing locally suitable strategies and plans of action for improving access to and uptake of immunization services for hard to reachand chronically under-reached populations Conduct periodic review of immunization programmes, identify gaps and missed opportunities for vaccination and support developing plan of action to addressthem.Provide technical support and guidance for immunization data collection, data analysis, interpretation and using the data for identifying gaps in immunization services Develop relevant training material and conduct training activities to relevant staff on appropriate strategies for delivering immunization services to hard-to-reach populations Collaborate with the partners and stakeholders to harmonize recommendations on policies,strategies, planning and implementation of activities related to strengthening immunization systems in countries with large number of unvaccinated children.Provide technical support for planning and implementation of measles/rubella supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs). Support implementation and monitoring of measles case-based laboratory surveillance. Perform other related duties as required or instructed,including provision of support to other areas of work and teams within the department, as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University Degree in Medicine, Public Health or any health related science. Desirable: Master's degree inMedicine, Public Health or health-related science.Training in data management and/or EPI-related field.

Experience

Essential: At least 5 years of relevant work experience in strengthening immunization programmes at national level.Field experience in developing EPI operational plans, strengthening immunization programmes in low coverage countries. Desirable: Experience in immunization data analysis, interpretation using data for action.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in analyzing vaccine preventable diseases and EPI-related data, synthesizing information and presenting clear and concise conclusions and recommendations for decision making. Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of principles, practices, methodology and techniques of planning of immunization programmes at senior level Excellent capacity for conducting training and advocacy

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond Moving forward in a changing environment

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

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Arabic. Desirable:

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at LYD 49,944 (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.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

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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.

• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line. For assessment of your application, please ensure that your profile on Stellis is updated; all experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. Kindly note that CV/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are not accessible.