Technical Officer

Contract

This is a P-1 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 1 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 44,593 USD and 61,628 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Division of the Regional Director (RDD) provides the visionary leadership and, together with BOS, supports the Country Offices and all the other Divisions in the efficient delivery of the EPW through agile transformation and implementing WHO Value Charter. RDD has the overall responsibility for the planning, execution and evaluation of WHO programmes at the regional and country levels and in strengthening the alignment and joint work across the three levels of the organization. It is the safeguard of the WHO Values Charter. It encompasses the enabling functions of resource mobilization and alliances, external relations and communications, and support to governing bodies of the European Region, in addition to organization development, staff development and learning, and transformation. It also specifically includes the representative function of WHO with the institutions of the European Union., the EURO Ombudsman who reports directly and independently to the Regional Director, and the committee on staff health and wellbeing.

The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is at the forefront of international evidence generation and knowledge brokering for health policies and systems. Its mission is to support and promote evidence-informed health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health systems and policies in Europe.

The Observatory's aim is to generate evidence and broker knowledge so that policy makers can take better health systems decisions and improve population health. Its objectives include:

--> Describing and analysing health systems and the changes they undergo;

--> Mapping trends and making comparisons (including with relevant countries outside Europe) to support European policy making;

--> Mobilizing experience from practice across Europe to give insights into policy issues;

--> Working in partnership with governments, international organisations, academics, policy-makers and practitioners to provide evidence and evidence-informed policy options to national and European policy-makers;

--> Employing (and developing) a range of knowledge brokering tools to communicate effectively with policy-makers;

--> Feeding evidence into the wider health policy debate.

The Observatory is a partnership hosted by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. It includes the Governments of Austria, Belgium, Finland, Ireland,Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom; the Veneto Region of Italy; the French National Union of Health Insurance Funds (UNCAM); the World Health Organization; the European Commission; the World Bank; the Health Foundation; the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

The Observatory consists of a Steering Committee, senior management team and staff. Its core Secretariat is in Brussels and it has offices in London at LSE and LSHTM and Berlin (TUB).

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DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The purpose of this position is to support country monitoring, research and analysis in the area of health systems and policies to enable the Observatory to meet European Region policy makers' needs. The post holder will, provide background research, drafting and editing; liaise with expert networks and contribute to dissemination. The post-holder will also support the wider work of the Observatory.

Key duties:

The post-holder works under the supervision of senior staff (based in London and Brussels), with the Observatory team and with academics, national experts and practitioners and;

--> carries out literature reviews and web search, collects data and conducts qualitative interviews;

--> collates data for and helps deliver ‘Health Care Systems in Transition' country profiles (HiTs) and/or State of Health in the EU profiles and/or studies;

--> drafts/writes and edits papers/chapters with author teams;

--> contributes to initial analysis;

--> edits technical content of drafts;

--> draws together summaries and abstracts of completed work;

--> supports day to day organization and project management of agreed profiles and studies including by: monitoring links with authors/contributors, supporting review procedures, monitoring budgets and supporting reporting;

--> contributes to wider analysis and policy briefs in support of the Observatory's work plan.

The job also entails contributing to the dissemination of Observatory evidence:-

--> supporting launch plans and contributing to the organization and delivery of workshops;

--> preparing summaries;

--> drafting and editing articles for journals;

--> developing web content; and

--> drafting presentations, speaker notes and information packs.

The post holder

--> participates in and contributes to the Observatory's expert networks including HSPM;

--> collaborates with colleagues in WHO EURO;

--> contributes to good communication across hubs;

--> participates in workshop and seminar activities; and

--> performs all other duties assigned by senior management to contribute to the generation of evidence and support the wider work of the Observatory and its Brussels, London and Berlin teams.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree (Bachelor's level) in health, social or political sciences or law, health policy or other related subject. Desirable: University degree (Master's level) in any of the above-mentioned areas. Further training or qualifications in health systems and/or policies/public health/health economics/European studies, law, politics or health related subject

Experience

Essential: At least one year of relevant work experience in European health system or health policy analysis and/or health systems research, or analysis of organization/law/politics in a health systems related context. Desirable: Proven track record of working with quantitative and qualitative data. Project coordination experience. Relevant experience with(in) WHO or other UN agencies. Demonstrated track record of publishing, including in peer reviewed journals.

Skills

Demonstrated capacity to work independently.Demonstrated skills in literature review, collect and systematize data and apply comparative and other research methods.Demonstrated knowledge of Europe's health policy environment, and of European health policies or politics or legislation and of EU Member States or Commonwealth of Independent States. Demonstrated skills in technical editing and in writing up research for publication.Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with colleagues and contacts with national academics and practitioners. Emotional intelligence; Ability to identify and manage one's own emotions, as well as helping others to do the same; ability to work in a complex and high-paced environment.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Knowing and managing yourself Producing results

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French,RussianGerman.

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 38,172 (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 2214 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's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.

• 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.