Public Health Officer

Contract

This is a P-5 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 10 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 204,886 USD and 256,769 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Department of Country Cooperation and Collaboration with the United Nations System (CCU) responds to the need for implementing the WHO reforms, enhances WHO's performance at the country level, as well as improves engagement with the United Nations System. CCU specifically leads, advocates, and guides development and renewal of WHO country focus and its implementation; coordinates and collaborates with the United Nations System in identifying country needs and priorities, as well as allocation of resources; improves global health governance, anchoring health within the global development agenda including through direct interaction with all key decision-making bodies at United Nations System. CCU also works to strengthen WHO's country presence ensuring that WHO's work is closely aligned with the needs and circumstances of individual countries. CCU advocates for facilitates and assesses the implementation of the renewed WHO country focus. The nature of CCU's work is that of facilitator, broker and catalyst. The Department works in permanent dialogue with all regional and country offices.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Ensuring that country teams have the right skill mix and capacity to carry out its functions in line with the strategic orientation of the CCS, aligned with national development and health strategies and harmonized with the UN system and other key partners. (30%)

2. Develop and implement innovative strategies and guidelines aiming to influence the ways of working in synergy across the Organization, horizontally between units and across the three regional, country and HQ level, including the identification of country good practices. (10%)

3. Strengthening the capacity of the regional Country Support Units to facilitate, monitor and follow up a coordinated input for managerial and technical backstopping of country office teams. (20%)

4. Capacity building and in-country support to partnerships, platforms, global initiatives and mechanisms for recourse mobilization at local level. (15%)

5. Contributing to the improvement of the evaluation and assessment framework of WHO performance at the country level focusing on WHO contribution to health outcomes. (15%)

6. Possible supervision of technical and support staff (5%)

7. Other activities as required (5%)

The percentages provided are indicative and will be adjusted according to the objectives annually defined with the supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Advanced university degree in public health Desirable:

Experience

Essential: Minimum of 10 years of professional experience of international cooperation in health or development related field including a minimum of 5 years working in health and in at least one developing country at senior level Desirable:

Skills

Broad knowledge of public health issues and health systems within the broader context of human development; ability to work harmoniously as a member of the Department team and with inter-region Country Support Unit Network, and with any country office team, with different technical and managerial Units in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment; analytic, negotiation and coordination skills; efficient communication skills both in writing and orally. Good knowledge of the UN system is required.

WHO Competencies

Producing results Communication Teamwork Moving forward in a changing environment Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Expert 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 89,837 (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 6266 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.