Regional Adviser, Maternal and Reproductive Health (RA/MRH)

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 144,241 USD and 180,766 USD.

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1. ### Background and Justification

The main purpose of the post is to provide technical advisory services on policies and strategies in the different aspect of maternal, neonatal health making pregnancy safer, reproductive health, research and women’s health.

The incumbent also advises the Regional Director on various public health matters including WHO’s plan of action and developments at country level in the different aspects of maternal and reproductive health.

2. ### Job Description

The Reproductive and Maternal Health (RMH) Programme provides technical support and advice to Member States in the development, implementation of maternal, neonatal health including making pregnancy safer, reproductive health and research and women’s health.

Under the director supervision and reporting to Director, Healthier Populations (DHP) and within delegated authority, the incumbent provides Member States and counterparts with technical and specific health technical advice in the areas of maternal and reproductive health. The incumbent will lead and manage the work of the RMH programme and the staffing resources allocated to it.

Summary of Assigned Duties

A. Strategic technical guidance, monitoring and oversight

• ### Provide technical and programme leadership, and strategic support and guidance to the WHO offices and ministries of health, in the area of reproductive health, in collaboration with technical and programme staff in the Regional Office;
• ### Identify and provide strategic technical/policy advice, in the area of reproductive health, and participate in/support policy dialogue;
• ### Provide leadership and support countries regionalize and contextualize WHO global and regional priorities;
• ### Contribute to the substantive elaboration of the GPW and its implementation in the Region;
• ### Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of regional reproductive and maternal health strategies in the region in collaboration with relevant partners;
• ### Identify and analyze trends, opportunities and risks in the technical area of work that may affect the achievement of SDG3 and WHO’s global and regional directions;
• ### Scan the environment in the region to identify tendencies in the area of expertise, and ensure that they are appropriately addressed at the regional and/or sub-regional levels;
• ### Identify requirements for and contribute to the development of new or updated policies, positioning, frameworks, guidance, standards, instruments and tools; and
• ### Coach and manage junior professional staff and associates, direct expert consultants and facilitate working groups and task teams.

B. Quality control of technical support and capacity development

• ### Advise the WR offices and ministries of health on the implementation and proper application of WHO guidelines, standards, policies, strategies and use of tools/instruments on reproductive in the Region, and on the different aspects of monitoring and evaluation ensuring consistency and coherence in addressing priorities in line with global and regional WHO directions;
• ### Ensure that state-of-the-art thinking and quality research is integrated within the work of the department and scaled up to the countries;
• ### Analyze technical and substantive reports from the field and recommend required follow-up actions;
• ### Organize or contribute to regional, country and intercountry training activities in the substantive area for capacity development of national/regional counterparts;
• ### Support the regional adaptation of global training materials, manuals and tools, and ensure their availability and promote their use for capacity development;
• ### Initiate, develop, strengthen and monitor substantive and intellectual regional partnerships in the substantive area, including for South-South cooperation.

C. Evidence and knowledge development and dissemination

• ### Play a key role in building up, coordinating and monitoring a regional knowledge platform on reproductive health;
• ### Prepare/support the development of technical papers, policy briefs and advocacy materials for evidence-based policy dialogues at regional level, provide similar support at the request of country offices;

• Disseminate and promote the use of state-of-the-art technical knowledge, evidence, lessons learned, and success stories, and advise on the application of innovative approaches to address reproductive health needs of population in crisis and recovery settings in collaboration with relevant departments within the Regional Office and with external partners; and

• Establish and maintain relationships with institutions in the Region.

E. Technical representation

• ### Represent WHO regional office on substantive issues in the region and elaborate WHO’s substantive regional and global perspectives in the area of expertise;
• ### Participate in policy dialogue, and advocate for substantive issues in international, inter-governmental, UN, and other policy and technical meetings and fora;
• ### Collaborate on substantive issues with UN agencies, academia, research and training institutions, think tanks, centers of excellence, professional societies in the region; and perform all other related duties as assigned.

3. ### Recruitment Profile

Competencies: Generic (Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model: https://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua)

• • ### Teamwork*
  • ### Respecting & promoting individual and cultural differences*
  • ### Communication*
  • ### Creating an empowering and motivating environment;
  • ### Ensuring effective use of resources;
  • ### Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

Functional Knowledge and Skills

Education Qualifications

*Essential: Master’s degree in Medicine, Public Health or related field.

Desirable: Specialization in the field of maternal and reproductive health

Experience

*Essential: A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in the area of Public Health and maternal and reproductive health, providing technical advice and policy development services at the international level. Within this experience, demonstrated professional experience at the regional or country level delivering and managing public health programmes while providing technical advice and support to regional and or country level counterparts.

Desirable: Ideally some work exposure in a developing country context and reginal experience.

4. ### Use of Language Skills

Excellent knowledge of English. Knowledge of Arabic and/or another United Nations language is an asset.

Other Skills :

• ### Ability to lead and manage a team effectively;
• ### Ability to develop innovative approaches and solutions;
• ### Ability to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills by working harmoniously as a member of a team, adapting to diverse educational, socio-political and cultural backgrounds and maintaining a high standard of personal conduct.

### 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 2568 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

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### 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's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.

• 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.

• ### Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line through Stellis. For assessment of your application, please ensure that: (a) Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated; (b) All required details regarding your qualifications, education and training are provided; (c) Your experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time