Technical Officer

Contract

This is a NO-B contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 2,126 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Complex Emergency is one of the greatest humanitarian challenges affecting TB and HIV control programs in Syria. The Middle East Response (MER) funded by The Global Fund To Fight Aids, Tuberculosis AndMalaria was developed to ensure the provision of essential HIV, TB, and malaria services to eligible country populations in Syria, Yemen and Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. International Organization for Migration (IOM) is theprincipal recipient of MER grants. WHO/Country office of Syria has developed an agreement with IOM Amman to act as a sub recipient of the grant and implement a set of activities under the grant agreement that aim at supporting both TB and HIV control across the country.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Provide technical input to the national TB & HIV/AIDs control programmes and maintain a close cooperative relationship and regular communication with the national and sub-national HIV and TB control programmes for continuous update and follow-up on the activities of the GF MER project in Syria.
2. Assist in monitoring the implementation of GF MER workplan at national and sub national level and take adaptive actions when needed.
3. Follow up on implementation of interventions for vulnerable population and general populations, at governorate and district levels for prevention and care of TB & HIV/AIDs, within the existing health systems.
4. Prepare quarterly and final technical and financial reports for the TB/HIV activities funded from Middle East Response Grant (MER) in line with required Global Fund and IOM reporting templates.
5. Strengthen the surveillance system for TB & HIV/AIDs in collaboration with national and sub-national TB & HIV/AIDS control programs by participating in capacity building activities for Health Workers in TB centers and PHCs and other involved partners on early detection, data entry, data analyses and reporting.
6. Participate effectively in major national activities involving strategic planning, programme reviews, resource mobilization and national stakeholder meetings.
7. Collect and analyze programme data, update their monitoring and evaluation indicators in collaboration with the national control programmes and respond to regional and global requests for data and reporting.
8. Responsible for carrying out national or sub-national programme reviews, surveys and field visits for TB & HIV/AIDs.
9. Ensure quality and timely implementation of activities planned under the GF projects for TB & HIV/AIDs control, in close coordination with the IOM as well as GF.
10. Prepare technical reports and presentations, draft the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the contracts with the experts, reviewing their technical reports and provide appropriate comments.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: First University Degree in Medicine, health science or public health Desirable: Master's degree in Public Health

Experience

Essential: At least two years of relevant experience in public health, including TB & HIV/AIDS focusing on implementation of action plans for disease prevention and control. Desirable: Working experience in an international organization, NGO, government institute etc.

Skills

• Knowledge of country situation with regard to TB & HIV/AIDS and the national response.
• Adequate knowledge of TB & HIV/AIDS, planning and programme design, including the setting of interventions.
• Adequate knowledge of TB & HIV/AIDS technical issues, in particular planning for access to HIV and TB care and treatment including for procurement.
• Ability to develop good relationship, with national and governorates partners to ensure quality of collaborative response to TB & HIV/AIDs in the country.
• Excellent communication, report writing and analytical skills

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Moving forward in a changing environment

The Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model can be found at https://intranet.who.int/homes/pml/documents/enhanced who global competency model_february 2015.pdf

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of ARABIC. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French. Intermediate knowledge of Another WHO language.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 25,511 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

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.

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• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.