Project Officer (Food-borne Disease Burden)

Contract

This is a P-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 106,558 USD and 144,732 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Department of Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) is addressing the burden of disease from physical, chemical and microbial hazards in food and unhealthy diets, maternal and child malnutrition, overweight and obesity. The Department aims to ensure universal access to safe, sufficient nutritious food and effective nutrition actions, through setting science-based international food standards, promoting nutrition action in health systems, fostering sustainable food production and consumption, improving food environments and empowering consumers in all situations, monitoring nutrition status, and managing food safety events at the international level, closely working with Member States, UN partner agencies and non-State actors. The Monitoring Nutritional status and Food safety events (MNF) Unit defines indicators and nutrition and food safety surveillance systems, hosts and maintains nutrition and food safety databases, generates malnutrition and the burden of foodborne diseases estimates, monitors trends and measures the impact of country food safety and nutrition policies and programmes.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Provide necessary support to implement activities with the Foodborne Diseases Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) as part of WHO secretariat, including activities carried under different task forces through the facilitation of communications, reporting and meetings organization;

2. Support efforts on country capacity building on data collection, analysis and reporting related to the global burden of foodborne diseases estimates;

3. Support the global monitoring of the Food Safety Impact Measurement Framework, liaising with data stakeholders and data governance colleagues within the unit and the organization;

4. Assist a process to plan, develop and conduct country consultations in respect with the national, regional and global estimates of the foodborne diseases and relevant indicators, including development and implementation of country portal;

5. Assist a process to develop and finalize WHO publication materials and related clearance processes;

6. Other relevant duties as required

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: A first level university degree in public health, health science or other related field Desirable: An advanced university degree in public health, epidemiology or other related field.

Experience

Essential:

1. At least 2 years of relevant work experience at the national or international levels.

2. Experience in working in the area of foodborne diseases surveillance.

3. Experience in writing technical and/or advocacy materials and preparing publications.

Desirable:

1. Experience of project management at the national and international level.

2. Experience in facilitating Technical Expert Groups in the field of food safety and/or public health.

3. Experience in WHO or other UN agencies.

4. Experience in data management and analysis.

Skills

1. An excellent understanding of international food safety issues and the monitoring of foodborne diseases related indicators

2. Good data management skills

3. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills- Excellent English writing skills

WHO Competencies

1. Teamwork 2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences 3. Communication 4. Knowing and managing yourself 5. Producing results

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Beginner’s knowledge of French.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 49,254 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 3415 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

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.

• 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.

• WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.

• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.

• *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.