NPO (Health Governance & Partnerships)

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 1,960 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

WHO country office work in Health System Governance aims at supporting MoH with health governance and stewardship and increasing accountability, transparency and responsiveness of health systems through actions focused on:

• Supporting national policy, strategy, and plan as well as monitoring and evaluation to capture multi-sector engagement in health, including with National Planning Department and Treasury in the context of health reforms for economic recovery;
• Strengthening health institutions, laws and regulations, including legal frameworks for universal health coverage that contribute to access, quality and financial risk protection; and
• Strengthening mechanisms to support whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches, promoting the empowerment of people and communities in oversight functions and the representation of citizens in health decision-making processes.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the supervision of Team Lead (PHC) and guidance of the WHO Representative, and the technical and policy guidance from SEARO, the selected candidate will carry out the following duties:

• Supporting national policy, strategy, and plan as well as monitoring and evaluation to capture multi-sector engagement in health, including with National Planning Department and Treasury in the context of health reforms for economic recovery.
• Supporting bottom-up planning to reflect sub-national needs in the national plan as well as support for implementation
• Supporting consolidation and alignment of UN and IFI assistance to MoH at country level as well as profiling Sri Lanka in global health governance including at Regional Committee, World Health Assembly and UN General Assembly
• Working with parliamentarians to support laws and budgets for universal health coverage
• Ensuring horizontal and vertical policy coherences between health and other sectors policies and alignment between the MoH, development partners, civil society, the private sector and other actors' policies
• Strengthening national monitoring of policy and strategy implementation
• Researching the interests and application requirements of the main donors and other sources of funding to the country. Drafting proposals, donor briefings, reports and updates to ensure accurate and timely reporting
• Developing and implementing an innovative resource mobilization action plan for the Country Office to ensure sustainable financing for core, health system and emergency activities
• Maintaining partner relations through innovative approaches; while concisely, clearly and convincingly communicating WHO yearly/biennial strategic direction; proactively contributing in negotiations for rapid donor agreements
• Ensuring appropriate documentation of activities in the areas of responsibility for transparency and future inspection/ audit
• Performing other relevant duties as may be assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in medicine or public health

Desirable: Master's degree in Public Health / Community Medicine

Experience

Essential: At least 2 years of professional experience at the national level in health system Desirable: Working experience in public health at WHO and/or UN system Experience in working with donors and/or development partners

Skills

• Should have technical and managerial competence in health system, planning, monitoring and evaluation of interventions, and in development of locally adapted tools and instruments for health system governance;
• Ability to make evidence-based decisions on implementation of interventions; leadership qualities;
• Skills in interacting with a variety of stakeholders and proven capacity in establishing harmonious relationship with government institutions, partners and donors.
• Desirable: Knowledge of WHO programmes and practices an asset

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Local Languages.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at LKR 6,980,640 (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 and/or an asynchronous video assessment 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.
• According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
• The WHO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The WHO recruits and employs staff regardless of disability status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, race, marital status, religious, cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, or any other personal characteristics. The WHO is committed to achieving gender parity and geographical diversity in its staff. Women, persons with disabilities, and nationals of unrepresented and underrepresented Member States (https://www.who.int/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion ) are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Persons with disabilities can request reasonable accommodations to enable participation in the recruitment process. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be sent through an email to reasonableaccommodation@who.int
• An impeccable record for integrity and professional ethical standards is essential. 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.
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• WHO also offers wide range of benefits to staff, including parental leave and attractive flexible work arrangements to help promote a healthy work-life balance and to allow all staff members to express and develop their talents fully.
• The statutory retirement age for staff appointments is 65 years. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete the term of appointment will normally be considered.
• Please note that WHO's contracts are conditional on members of the workforce confirming that they are vaccinated as required by WHO before undertaking a WHO assignment, except where a medical condition does not allow such vaccination, as certified by the WHO Staff Health and Wellbeing Services (SHW). The successful candidate will be asked to provide relevant evidence related to this condition. A copy of the updated vaccination card must be shared with WHO medical service in the medical clearance process. Please note that certain countries require proof of specific vaccinations for entry or exit. For example, official proof /certification of yellow fever vaccination is required to enter many countries. Country-specific vaccine recommendations can be found on the WHO international travel and Staff Health and Wellbeing website. For vaccination-related queries please directly contact SHW directly at [email protected].
• 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.
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