National Professional Officer - Tuberculosis

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 3,476 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To reduce sickness and death caused by Tuberclosis (TB) dramatically reduce the burden of TB by 2015 inline with the Millennium Development Goals and the Stop TB Partnership targets, by guiding the National TB program in policy develpment and technical operations, helping health care staff working in TB control to develop the technical and managerial skills to implement, evaluate and improve TB control, monitoring and surveillance of TB.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

- To support NTP in implementation ofGFATM activities.- Assist in promoting mainstreaming of NTP with country office programs and regional technical advisors.- Attend related meeting, seminars, workshops as requested by WR and report on the outcomes of such gathering.- Initiate periodic progress reports and assist the NTP on monitoring and evaluating progress.- Maintain contacts and exchanges with international orgranization and liaison between WR's office and various implementing partners of GFATM for which WHO is the sub-recipient.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University Degree in Medicine or Public Health Desirable: A Master Degree in Public Health

Experience

Essential: At least 2 years of progressive experience in related field Desirable: Experience in working in the area of TB control and prevention with an experience in WHO to have knowledge of its rules, regulations, procedures and practices

Skills

- Broad knowledge of Stop TB strategy , policies and interventions.- Ability to work well under pressure.Ability to adopt and working harmoniously with people from divers cultural setting and backgrounds- Be able to take iniative and make suggestion.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork*

Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences*

Communication*

Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Arabic/local languag. Desirable:

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 41,710 (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.