Scientist

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 168,113 USD and 216,746 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Alliance for Health Policy and SystemsResearch (the Alliance) is a hosted partnership within the Science Division, that aims to promote the generation and use of health policy and systems research to improve the performance of health systems as a means of achieving the organizational goals of UHC and SDGs.The objectives of the Alliance are to:- Provide a unique forum for the HPSR community;- Support institutional capacity for the conduct and uptake of HPSR;- Stimulate the generation of knowledge and innovations to nurture learnings and resilience in health systems, and;- Increase the demand and use of knowledge for strengthening health systems.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The Scientist will plan, develop and manage Alliance HPSR portfolios of work in the fields of research priority setting; guidance and methods development in health policy and systems research; embedded research; health system strengthening including primary health care systems; and uptake of HPSR knowledge to inform complex health systems in low- and middle-income countries.

Specific duties will include:

• Facilitate the development of new methods and resources/tools to foster the conduct of health policy and systems research and the uptake of HPSR into policy and systems decision-making;
• Develop and coordinate programmes of work on embedded research and implementation research to support health systems in LMICs;
• Manage the portfolio development of research priority setting, including methods developed to support the uptake of health policy and systems and build new and expand existing partnerships and collaborations within and outside the field of health policy and systems research to support evidence-informed policy and systems decision-making;
• Manage the programme on primary health care research to advance UHC and the SDGs;
• Ensure the design and development of Alliance HPSR publications, including HPSR guidance material, peer-reviewed articles, and documents/reports to support the demand and use of evidence in health policy and systems decision-making in LMICs;
• Represent and promote the Alliance HPSR in international meetings, symposia and conferences, and advocate for the Alliance's role in strengthening health systems globally;
• Manage and provide technical and scientific guidance to Alliance HPSR grantees and programmes of work, including but not limited to the fields of implementation research, embedded research, primary health care systems, and use of HPSR to support complex policy and systems decision-making;
• Conduct periodic reporting on the progress of the Alliance and its partners in the field of research priority setting and PHC research, to ensure the timely development of policy-relevant outputs to strengthen health systems in LMICs.
• Liaise with Alliance HPSR partners, grantees, and WHO regional/country offices to expand the reach of the Alliance HPSR and its contribution to strengthening health systems in low- and middle-income countries;
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: An advanced-level university degree in public health, health policy, or health systems Desirable: A doctorate in public health, health policy, or health systems

Experience

Essential: At least seven years of relevant experience in global health research, including experience in the field of health policy and systems research with relevance to low- and middle-income countries. Track record of scientific articles relevant to the field of health policy and systems research, including in high-impact peer-reviewed journals. Extensive experience in the field of health systems research, implementation research, PHC research and evidence-informed policymaking. Experience in developing and coordinating international collaborations and research consortia. Experience in advancing and developing health policy and systems research, with a minimum of 10 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Demonstrated experience at the international level. Desirable: Experience pertaining to the WHO mandate and goals related to health policy and systems research and primary health care strengthening.

Skills

• Ability to develop and advance methods in health policy and systems research, with advanced skills in embedded research and implementation research.
• Competencies in developing resources and tools to support demand-driven research and the uptake of HPSR into health policy- and decision-making processes.
• Good conceptual and practical understanding of health systems frameworks and their applicability to LMICs.
• Excellent communication/interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with international and national staff at all levels.
• Knowledge of WHO procedures.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Creating an empowering and motivating environment
• Producing results

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

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 75,602 (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 5242 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.