One Health Officer

Overview

Act as Technical Focal Point for One Health in emergency contexts.

You have:

• University degree (Bachelor's level) in relevant fields such as Veterinary Medicine, Medicine, or Public Health.
• At least three years' experience in emergency work in the health sector at national or international level.
• Expert knowledge of English and Ukrainian.
• Desirable: University degree (Master’s level) in relevant fields.
• Desirable: Experience in monitoring field projects at a national and sub-national level.
• Expert knowledge of Russian is a plus.

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 3,231 USD.

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PURPOSE OF THE POST

In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Preparedness and Response programme, the incumbent will act as the Technical Focal Point for One Health and ensure that the One Health approach and principles are well-integrated into and implemented in emergency preparedness and response on a Country level. The incumbent will also support the coordination and collaboration with the Tripartite (WHO, WAHO, and FAO) agencies in advocacy and promotion of One Health and in the support to country to adopt one health approach in emergency preparedness and response.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of the Division of Health Emergencies (WHE) is to build the capacity of Member States to assess, prevent and manage health emergency risks, and lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.

The WHE Division brings together and enhances WHO's operational, technical and normative capacities in outbreaks, emergencies and risk analysis to address all health hazards across the risk management cycle in a predictable, capable, dependable, adaptable and accountable manner. The Programme is designed to operate within the broader humanitarian and emergency management architecture in support of people at risk of, or affected by, outbreaks and emergencies, consistent with ways that strengthen local and national capabilities.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Under the overall guidance of the WHE Team Lead, the direct supervision of CPI Technical Officer, the incumbent provides technical support and facilitates the implementation of country activities in the area of One Health. Some independence in decision making is expected and incumbent has to exercise judgement in adapting or modifying relevant WHO guidelines to the country context.

A wide range of contacts within the organization is expected - the purpose is to receive policy guidance and support on technical, information-related and administrative as well as managerial issues related to Programme implementation. Additional contacts both within the Regional Office in Copenhagen and with other Country Offices, Geographically Dispersed Offices and HQ to seek technical support for planning collaborative activities as well as to support project implementation in the country, are foreseen.

Under supervision and guidance of CPI Officer, regular contacts are maintained with country health administration (at own level of responsibilities) to provide and obtain necessary information, coordinate project implementation and support activities related to evaluation of the health sector coordination mechanisms. Upon request from HWO/WHE Lead, the incumbent has contacts with counterparts in the country to represent WHO in a national level.

Guiding documents for the work include the Biannual Collaborative Agreement; the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005); WHOs' Emergency Response Framework; a tripartite guide to addressing zoonotic diseases in countries; the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030; the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) framework; the Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS Pathway); the Paris Agreement on Climate Change; WHO's e-Manual including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for WHO' work in emergencies; WHO's Staff Rules and Regulations.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

In order to support the implementation of emergency preparedness and response strategies and tools for disease/infection prevention, control and monitoring using the One Health principles, the Technical Officer will undertake the following duties:

1. Advocate for and promote integration of one- health approach in emergency preparedness and response by all stakeholders at national and sub-national level.

2. Strengthen Member State capacity in preparedness, management and control of infectious hazards including VHFs, through providing strategic guidance on the use of the One Health approach and principles.

3. Support Member State to establish and/or strengthen coordinated inter-linked surveillance and information sharing systems by promoting the One Health approach and its use in early warning systems.

4. Develop/update risk assessment for zoonotic diseases and strategic prevention and control tools and support risk assessment in the country using the standardized tools.

5. Support country to develop and/or review preparedness and response action plan(s) for highly pathogenic zoonotic diseases in line with the One Health Approach/ Agenda and policies.

6. Monitor and evaluate of the implementation of the action plan(s) and provide appropriate recommendations and technical advices, accordingly.

7. Support on the preparation of regular information and daily situation reports on the evolution of the zoonotic disease outbreaks, ongoing and planned activities.

8. Coordinate and establish effective mechanism for collaboration and communication with related partners e.g. (WAHO, FAO, UNEP, CDC etc..), to implement One Health agenda, in preparedness and response to zoonotic diseases outbreaks.

9. Perform any other assignments as delegated by the supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Educational Qualifications

Essential: University degree (Bachelor’s level) in Veterinary Medicine, Medicine, Public Health, Business Administration, or another field of studies relevant to the position.

Desirable: University degree (Master’s level) in any of the above areas

Experience

Essential: At least three years' experience in emergency work in the veterinary, health sector, at national or international level, in WHO, the UN System, a governmental or non-governmental organization.

Desirable: Experience in monitoring field projects at a national and sub-national level.

Skills

WHO Competencies

WHO enhanced competency model

*1) Teamwork

*2) Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences

*3) Communication

4) Moving forward in a changing environment

5) Producing Results

Functional Knowledge and Skills: (Describe the essential knowledge and the skills specific to the position):

Sound organizational, analytical and evaluation skills, complemented by a good knowledge or understanding of donor agreements and reporting requirements, UN financial rules.

Working knowledge of information management systems.

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure, tact, discretion and diplomacy.

Ability to write in a clear and concise manner and to convey written information in an effective manner.

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English, Ukrainian

Desirable: Expert knowledge of Russian

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.

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