Technical Officer

Volunteering Crisis & Emergency Response Communications & PR

Overview

Contribute to the implementation of childhood cancer initiatives.

You have:

• Clinical or academic experience in the field of cancer control/oncology
• Experience in conducting literature reviews
• Clinical or academic experience in childhood cancer
• Field and/or developing country experience in the field of cancer control
• Relevant experience, especially in countries in the EMR
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organizational and project management skills including ability to work independently and deliver high quality results in a timely manner
• Excellent drafting skills in English

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

This UNV assignment is part of the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/global-initiative-for-childhood-cancer ; which is a five-year collaborative effort between WHO and St Jude Children's Research Hospital to increase care access, quality, and integration of childhood cancer in national and global agendas. The overall objective of the Initiative is to measurably improve health outcomes and to reduce suffering for children by scaling-up the capacity of Member States to provide quality services for children with cancer, and to increase prioritization of childhood cancer in national priority benefit packages..

Under the direct supervision of the Technical Officer on Cancer, the Regional Adviser on NCD Prevention at the Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention (NCP) unit and the overall guidance of the Director, UHC/Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO EMRO, the incumbent is expected to contribute to the implementation of the RFA on cancer prevention and control with a focus on the regional roll out of the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cance, and will include the following responsibilities: 1.Conducting stakeholder analysis, literature and desk reviews as inputs for regional/countrysituation analysis on childhood cancer; 2.Developing presentations and briefs; 3.Assist in in drafting, formatting and editing normative and communication document on theWHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancers initiative and liaise with necessary partnersacross the three levels of WHO; 4.Support the adaptation and dissemination of GICC technical package and tools in theEastern Mediterranean Region; 5.Assist in organizing regional and country meetings/workshops including webinars relatedto GICC; 6.Assist in monitoring GICC implementation progress in priority countries, liaising with WCO,project partners and contributing to the documentation of country progress/casestudies/reports to donors; 7.Support efforts towards enhancing palliative care in the region; 8.Engage in regional efforts for enhancing governance for childhood cancers and cancers ingeneral, namely through multisectoral action, investment cases etc; 9.Contribute to the review and production of relevant WHO publications and proposals; 10.Provide support to other related areas of cancer work as deemed appropriate; 11.Develop and submit a progress report at the end of the assignment.

Results/expected outputs; •As an active WHO team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-qualitysupport rendered to WHO and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions,including: •The incumbent is expected to contribute to the implementation of the Regional Framework forAction (RFA) on cancer prevention and control with a focus on the regional roll out of the WHOGlobal Initiative for Childhood Cancer; •Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated anddocumented in all activities throughout the assignment •A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during theassignment, such as reporting

• Technological Awareness;
• Vision;
• Working in Teams;
• Accountability;
• Adaptability and Flexibility;
• Client Orientation;
• Communication;
• Creativity;
• Ethics and Values;
• Managing Performance;
• Planning and Organizing;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

• Clinical or academic experience in the field of cancer control/oncology • Experience in conducting literature reviews

• Clinical or academic experience in childhood cancer • Field and/or developing country experience in the field of cancer control • Relevant experience, especially in countries in the EMR.

Skillsk •Strong communication and interpersonal skills to nurture ongoing partnership and collaboration efforts •Good organizational and project management skills, including ability to work independently and deliver high quality results in a timely manner •Excellent drafting skills in English

The duty station will be Cairo, which is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education, and leisure) and good living conditions. Cairo (and Egypt) has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc.

The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. The country is defined by desert and the Nile, the longest river on Earth. Egypt is bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east, the Red Sea to the east and south, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.

With over 90 million inhabitants, two-thirds of which are below 30 years, Egypt is Africa's third most populous country after Nigeria and Ethiopia and has the highest population in the Arab world's most densely populated areas, especially in greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta. The country has witnessed significant political and economic changes since 2011. Through this transition, which includes periods of political unrest, the main income sources of the economy have been negatively impacted, particularly in the tourism sector, as well as revenues from the Suez Canal, oil and remittances from Egyptians working abroad, affected by the global economy. However, with the current political stability, tourism is getting improved, and touristic activities are going back to normal. UN staffs are not directly targeted in Egypt and for the most are vulnerable to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It is recommended to keep dwell time in the immediate vicinity of military, police and other prominent official installations to the minimum.

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