Team Leader (Health Promotion and Determinants)

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 172,512 USD and 216,197 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Theoverall objective of the Programme is to provide leadership and ensure actionin enabling Member States in the WHO African Region to promote thehealth and well-being of their populations, improve their equitable access toquality health services and reduce the stigmatization and discrimination ofvulnerable populations caused by social, economic, commercial,political, and cultural determinants of health, by implementation of the“Health-in-All Policies” (HiAP) approach.The Programme provides the evidence to countries toimprove their policy decisions in addressing the social determinants ofhealth (SDH), includingthe socio-demographic, political, economic, cultural and commercialdeterminants of health; provides toolsand technical assistance to countriesto assess and address the determinants of health and risk factors, includingthrough health and social impact and health equity assessments, social capitalor social coherence analysis, and estimation of the costs and benefits of policy actions,governance and coordination mechanisms.It builds the capacity of countries to adopt policies and strategies, legislative and legalframeworks for theadoption of HiAP through enhanced, inter-sectoraland multisectoral actions to address the SDH and toensure that no-one is being left behind.In collaboration with the UHC/Communicable andNoncommunicable Diseases (UHC/CN) and UHC/Life Course (UHC/LC) Clusters, the Programmesupports countries to strengthen health literacy among populations, policy makersand stakeholders, and to empowerpeople to take actions to maintain healthy lifestyles, health behaviors. In collaboration with the Emergency Preparednessand Response (EPR) Cluster, it provides technical support to countries tostrengthen their capacity in risk communications for public health emergenciespreparedness and response. The Programme also monitorsand reports on the implementationof global and regional commitments to address the social determinants of healthand health promotion, and documents and shares lessons learnt and bestpractices. The goalis to enable countries in the WHO African Region to ensure evidence-basedpolicies and strategies are in place to achieve universal access tohigh-quality, integrated, health services, increase the coverage and quality ofeffective interventions, and to create mechanisms to measure the impact ofthose strategies and interventions.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will be expected to perform the following duties: • Lead the HPD Programme and coordinate the development of regional HPD policies, strategies, programmes and activities in collaboration with other WHO technical clusters, and partners, in an integrated manner in the context of Universal Health Coverage. This means, inter alia, coordinating the cross-cutting work of the UHP Cluster units in health promotion and social determinants of health; working with the EPR Cluster to integrate risk communication and community engagement in emergency preparedness planning and response, ensuring the inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable populations; supporting the integration of social, economic and environmental determinants of health under the umbrella of healthy settings; collaborating with the ULC Cluster on approaches to enhance equitable access to healthcare through PHC and the social protection of socially and economically disadvantaged population sub-groups; collaborating with ARD in analysis of inequities and monitoring its impacts on population health; • Develop and manage the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HPD work plans and budgets within the framework of WHO Staff Rules and Regulations, financial rules and AFRO accepted procedures, while promoting integration of similar intervention in the HPD Team; • Provide leadership to and manage the HPD staff under his/her responsibility; ensure their performance, continuous development and engagement, promoting a culture of working across boundaries, while promoting the principles of integrity, equity, value for money and a respectful workplace in accordance with the Organization's policies, rules, procedures, and values;Drive the team members’ collaboration with other clusters and programmes to ensure that HPD interventions are integrated in strategies on universal health coverage, primary health care, sexual and reproductive health, and communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases programmes; • Oversee the provision of coordinated support for the adaptation and implementation of the WHO policies and strategies on HPD and related service delivery models at primary care level, including the development of national protocols and guidelines for their integrated management; • Oversee the development and implementation of regional and country capacity-building policies, strategies and approaches towards the implementation of best practices on all aspects of HPD, while focusing on health promotion; • Facilitate the sourcing and provision of expert technical assistance to country HPD programmes, including promoting the use of technical resource networks and leveraging in-country institutional capacities to enhance sustainability; • Conduct high level advocacy and policy dialogue and establish/strengthen partnerships, including with academia, professional associations, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions, for the harmonization and alignment of actors and resources in the formulation and implementation of national action plans, as an integral part of strengthened and resilient national health systems, in order to promote health and address the social determinants of health at all levels; • Identify research needs and priorities aimed at improving universal access to HPD services at country level, including promotion and strengthening of research capabilities, and support the addition of new knowledge and technologies into country health systems; • Oversee the collaborative and proactive support to countries in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation policies and strategies to facilitate reporting on trends in health systems performance and on progress towards regional and national HPD targets, including promoting the dissemination of lessons learned and good practices; and providing technical inputs into global surveys and reports; • Support the Cluster Director in communicating the achievements and results of the work of the HPD Programme; in collaboration with the Communication and Programme Budget Management Units; • Contribute to resource mobilization for the UHC/HP Cluster’s programmes, including but not limited to drafting proposals and proactively participating in resource mobilization campaigns, in collaboration with other technical clusters, External Relations, Partnerships and Governing Bodies and WHO Country Offices; • Provide expertise and technical advice to the Regional Director, the Cluster Director and Senior Management in related actions for promoting the health and well-being of populations; improving equitable access to quality health services; and reducing the stigmatization and discrimination of vulnerable populations caused by social, economic, commercial, political, and cultural determinants of health;Perform other related responsibilities as assigned, including replacing and backstopping for others as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Post Graduate degree in either Health Promotion, Public Health or Social Sciences Desirable:

Experience

Essential: A minimum of ten (10) years of combined national and international experience in managing SHD development, implementation, and evaluation programmes;Experience in working with Government, UN counterparts and development partners at the country level including organizing high-level meetings;Sound experience in monitoring and evaluation with at least five years' experience inclusive at national or international level;Experience in mobilizing resources and managing multi-partner relationships. Desirable: Work experiences that are diverse, incorporating private sector, NGOs, other UN, or governmental Health related agencies will be an advantage.

Skills

--> Globally respected level of technical expertise and knowledge in public health and SDH, with broad practical knowledge of related programmes, policies and strategies and their application in developing and developed countries;--> Proven leadership skills in the planning, management, and coordination of a large, multidisciplinary, international, public-health programmes, which should include the implementation of a public health/disease control programmes;--> Strong analytical skills and ability to negotiate in the context of diverse views;--> Strong understanding and skills in mobilizing resources and Excellent skills and ability in managing diverse teams and financial resources.--> Strong capabilities in relationship building with core implementing partners and in developing strong working relationships in SDH with WHO teams and with other key partners;--> Ability to engage, build consensus and communicate effectively and diplomatically with Member States, donors, country governments, partners, and media.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Driving the Organization to a Successful Future Driving the Organization's Position in Health Leadership Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Intermediate knowledge of French. Desirable: The above language requirements are interchangeable.

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 4874 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.

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• 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.