Regional Health Logistics Officer

Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 117,169 USD and 151,066 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO’s Emergencies Preparedness and Response (EPR) program is to support member states to i) prepare for and prevent disease outbreaks and health emergencies, ii) promptly detect, report, and confirm outbreaks, and iii) strengthen and sustain their capacity to respond to and recover from the negative effects of health emergencies.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Preparedness and Responses (EPR), at regional and hub level, the incumbent will establish and operationalize the Health Logistics Function within the AFRO Regional OSL department and will liaise with other technical pillars (IPC, Case management, etc.) for the development of a cross-cutting collaboration.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Within the framework of the delegated authority, the incumbent is assigned all or part of the following duties which are performed according to the needs and agenda:

* Management

• Provide timely technical expertise to the OSL team and manage overall technical activities implementation.
• Monitor health logistics team’s performance and regularly report to the senior management.
• Develop and write technical guidance on designing and setting up health facility units for infectious diseases.
• Manage adequate organizational models and appropriate means to support the response.
• Liaise with technical experts to ensure proper needs identification from stakeholders and financial validation.
• In the context of an outbreak, in collaboration with partners and IMS, supervise safe and dignified burial trainings and activities.
• Manage Health and Technical budget response.

* Health Facilities Support

• Manage health facilities supported by WHO to ensure appropriate set-up and equipment of facilities.
• Ensure water, sanitation, hygiene, and infection control standards requirements are in place to support safe burial and medical health facilities.
• Participate in the planning of health facilities’ management and ambulatory health activities.
• Provide regular reporting on OSL technical health logistics activities.

* Laboratory

• Supervise mobile laboratory deployment and activities and ensure safe transportation of samples.
• Identify and anticipate on laboratory supplies needed for conducting testing, sampling in support of case management and clinical works.

* Coordination of the Health Logistics Partners

• Provide technical support to Member States, UN agencies, international organizations, and institutions for developing and implementing infectious diseases treatment facilities and/or repurposing existing structures in collaboration with other WHO experts.
• Advise WHO Member States on appropriate engineering and environmental control measures for infection prevention and control during outbreaks.
• Conduct webinars and capacity-building training on infectious diseases, including setting up and managing health facilities and facilitating compliance with IPC, WASH, and clinical management standards in treatment centers
• .Support the development of standardized tools and SOPs for infectious diseases health facility management related to IPC and WASH activities, including waste management of hazardous laboratories waste and follow-up on human resources requirements

* Other:

• Performs any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Educational (Qualifications):

Essential:

• Master's level university degree in life science, research and development, virology and laboratory research, environmental toxicology, health logistics, microbiology, or other related disciplines, from an accredited and recognized academic institution.

Desirable:

Specialization or training in the delivery of emergency health response / disaster management in a public health environment.

Experience

Essential:

• A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional work experience in managing large-scale disaster emergency response and operations and/or public health events with international concerns in international organizations/institutions, part of which is in the field supporting emergency humanitarian operations. Demonstrated exposure at the international level.

Desirable:

• Prior relevant work experience in WHO/UN system, health cluster partners, and relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations in health operations, outbreak response, and planning of emergency interventions in the context of public health and/or humanitarian action.

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of emergency response activities in the field of health logistics management and WHO Incident Management System processes.

  • Excellent organizational and managerial skills with the ability to multitask, deliver results in time-critical scenarios, and identify and solve problems.
  • Proven ability to ensure the effective use of resources.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in complex settings in support of international health emergency interventions.
  • Proven ability to manage a diverse team across different functional areas.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to negotiate with and convince officials with tact and diplomacy.
  • Ability to write in a clear and concise manner and to present information to achieve desired results.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in multicultural and multidisciplinary settings.

  WHO Competencies

  • Teamwork.
  • Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences.
  • Communication.
  • Ensuring the effective use of resources.
  • Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond.

Use of Language Skills

• Excellent knowledge of English is required.
• Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.

Other Skills (e.g., IT)

Strong computer skills in office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

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 77,326 (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. 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.