Technical Officer

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 97,118 USD and 127,169 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Office of the Regional Director has the overall responsibility for planning executing and evaluating WHO programs at the regional and country level, and in strengthening the alignment and joint work of technical programs across the three levels of the organization.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Participate in the preparation of technical documents, papers and reports as required by the Chef de Cabinet. 2. Propose, coordinate, develop and implement analytical methods/tools and metrics to support the monitoring and evaluation of strategic technical initiatives. 3. Liaise with divisional directors and Heads of WHO Country Offices as well as external experts and partners, as required, to obtain relevant technical information and communicate, as necessary, with regard to technical initiatives from the Regional Director's Office (RDO). 4. Support the Chef de Cabinet in the negotiation and implementation of technical cooperation projects and coordinate the organization and preparation of technical meetings conducted by the RDO. 5. Review and analyze progress on technical matters, elaboration and implementation of inter-programmatic and inter-sectoral activities for the priority areas of work in the RDO. 6. Act as a reference point for technical work being performed at the RDO, including organizing technical projects and following them through to their completion. 7. Attend meetings with the Regional Director and the Chef de Cabinet, prepare minutes or reports on such meetings and follow up on the implementation of delegated actions and initiatives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University Degree in Public Health or Health Related Sciences Desirable: Master's Degree in public health or health related sciences.

Experience

Essential: At least five years' experience in public health with specific focus on healthy policy, strategic management and planning, and monitoring and evaluation of public health programmes. Desirable: Experience in strategic management principles and practices. At least three years' experience within the United Nations System and working with the international partners.

Skills

1. Professional and ethical behavior with ability to work with tact and discretion. 2. Ability to multi-task and complete jobs, with efficiency and on short notice. 3. Excellent planning and organizational skills. 4. Mature judgement, strong technical, analytical and conceptual skills. 5. Strong capability to work both independently and in close collaboration with the colleagues of WHO offices and other offices. 6. Ability to represent Chef de Cabinet's interests of technical issues with external authorities and counterparts, maintaining constant fruitful liaisons.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French. Intermediate knowledge of Arabic.

Other Skills (e.g. IT) Proficiency of Microsoft Office applications.

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 62,692 (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 1881 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.
• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line through Stellis. For assessment of your application, please ensure that: 1 -Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated. 2- All required details regarding your qualifications, education, training and experience are provided under relevant sections. 3- Your experience records are properly entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time.

• Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/enhanced-who-global-competency-model

• 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.

• *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.