National Professional Officer (Labs)

Contract

This is a NO-A 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 1 years of experience, depending on education. More about NO-A contracts.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To enhance the capacity of public health laboratories, health facilities' laboratories, and blood transfusion services. To provide support to the Ministry of Health and Population to develop laboratory policies and strategies and build capacity for the delivery of the health response to Communicable Diseases.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Provide technical support to the development of national laboratory policy and laboratory strategic plan.
2. Provide a technical input to the development of laboratory quality manual, Standard Operating Procedures SOPs, and guidelines for use in central public health laboratory.
3. Support the development of Information, Education and Communication materials for advocacy purposes on PHLs and health facilities laboratory's critical role in the early detection and verification of pathogens and communicable diseases in addition to IEC materials on blood banks and transfusion.
4. Technically review program reports, proposals, and other documents relevant to the program and make recommendations on best practice.
5. Support validation of diagnostics and the roll-out of WHO diagnostic guidelines.
6. Arrange for and compile materials for the training courses for public health and health facilities laboratories' personnel and other internal and external partners on proper specimen collection, packaging, transportation, and shipment using standard biosafety and bio-security measures.
7. Conduct regular field visits to report on the performance of public health laboratories and suggest areas to strengthen the laboratories' capacity for detection a diagnosis of common and epidemic pathogens.
8. Undertake any other relevant duties as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in health sciences, laboratory sciences or relevant areas. Desirable: Postgraduate degree or training in microbiology and molecular biology.

Experience

Essential: Minimum of one year experience in planning, managing, and implementing laboratory investigations including experience. Desirable: Experience working on public health laboratory functions, planning implementation and monitoring of activities at a national level work plan such as an annual national laboratory work plan. Prior experience in planning and conducting training activities.

Skills

• Broad knowledge of principles, practices, methodology and techniques in public health, clinical laboratory, surveillance, communicable disease control, International Health Regulations (IHR) including teaching and advisory techniques at the international level.
• Relevant skills and work experiences on laboratory testing, laboratory training, clinical laboratory management.
• Skills in establishment and or implementation of laboratory Quality Management Systems.
• Very good interpersonal skills.
• Have ability to quickly acquire, a working knowledge of essential WHO procedures, policies and rules and regulations that support WHO's presence in countries.

WHO Competencies

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

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Excellent knowledge of English. Excellent knowledge of Arabic. Desirable: Knowledge of French.

Other Skills (e.g., IT) Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at EGP 500,214 (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 under relevant sections. 3- Your experience records are properly entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time.

• Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/enhanced-who-global-competency-model

• 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.