Team Lead, Integrated Health Services

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

In the context of WHO's priority for Universal Health Coverage, the Integrated Health Services (IHS) Department is working with Member States and key global stakeholders to strengthen health service delivery systems that are safe, high quality, people-centred and resilient. The Department is working across the Organization to identify, develop and disseminate knowledge, models for effective interventions, from prevention to palliation, including guidance, standards and tools for strengthening high quality integrated health services. In line with the implementation of the WHO GPW 13 and achievement of UHC for one million more people, the mission of the Department of integrated Health Services is to (i) support countries to provide equitable access to integrated health services (including promotion, prevention, primary, curative, rehabilitative and palliative); (ii) ensure these health services are effective, safe and people-centred, and based on a primary health care approach, and (iii) strengthen country capacity to assess and monitor the performance of health services. The Department accomplishes this objective through producing norms and standards through its Global Public Health Good and through providing specialized technical assistance to regions and countries and through developing strategic partnerships to advance WHOs work.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

• Provides technical leadership and managerial support within the Department in assuring cross-cutting team alignment and collaboration within the Department and in engagements within the organization at all three level.
• With the aim of achieving the health services delivery components of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), ensuring that activities in this area across all units are carried out collaboratively, efficiently and effectively.
• Leads, explores and implements best practices in cross-cut health service delivery area of work and dissemination of information for capacity building in this area of work.
• In collaboration with the Director: Integrated Health Services, supports to the strategic direction development and implementation within the Department. This includes the ongoing review and redirection - if needed - of Technical Products and Global Public Goods of the Department as a whole, assuring both internal and divisional alignment in their development, implementation and reporting.
• Within the overall strategic direction of the organization as articulated in the GPW13 and subsequent strategic updates and senior leadership directives, develop the synergy within the Division to effectively deliver on the mandate of health service delivery.
• Manages and directs the coordinated country and regional engagement of the department to assure an integrated and participatory approach of the Department in its regional and country engagement.
• Oversees and participates in joint country work, including through organizational collaboration mechanisms such as the Joint Working Team, ODT meetings etc.
• Manages the programme area in delivering its objectives through efficient managing a small team of technical staff within the Director's Office, financial resources and effective work planning to optimize the programme's deliverables in line with the mandate of the Organization.
• Manages the monitoring and evaluation and reporting of the subject area of work of key performance indicators and reporting requirements and mechanisms to optimize performance of programme deliverables.
• Serves as the technical reference among the peer community, UN agencies and other stakeholders at the technical levels in the respective area of expertise.
• Liaises with and utilizes partnerships in other UN Agencies, Donor, or research institutions in the in service delivery area of work to position the technical area of work and implementation into global and/or national policies.
• Represent the integrated service delivery area of work at various meetings within the division and externally, including deputizing for the Director should the need arise. Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Specific duties (Two or three Specific duties could be added if required for the specific assignment in a specific region):

• Lead the departmental input and implementation of the WHO engagement in the High Level Meetings at the UN General Assembly and other high level UHC advocacy events, in close collaboration with other WHO Departments, Regional Offices, Member States and global partners active in this field.
• Provide expertise for the development and implementation of ethical frameworks related to the different programs of the Department.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: An advanced level degree (MA or Ph.D.) in medicine and/or public health related to the functions of the position.

Experience

Essential:

• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the policy development and implementation of service delivery including experience in the area of health policies and strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in an international organization level, having worked at least at two levels (global regional, national).
• At least two peer review publications in the area of high-quality, safe and people-centred health service delivery or management of health services organization.
• Demonstrated experience managing human and financial resources.

Skills

• Strong skills in the area of developing and establishing polices and strategies.
• Excellent skills and ability in managing diverse teams and financial resources.
• Good skills in mobilizing resources.
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively and diplomatically with external partners including Ministries of Health, Donor institutions, Civil Society, and other stakeholders.
• Commitment to collaborate effectively with other key partners in the Health Subject area.

WHO Competencies

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

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable: Intermediate 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 90,664 (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 6286 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.