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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Position number 399780 - Technical Officer (WHE/HIM)

IMPORTANT NOTE: The successful candidate may be offered either a Temporary or a Fixed Term contract.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) (The Programme) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and toprovide effective relief and recovery to affected populations. The Health Emergency Information & Risk Assessment area (HIM) of the Health Emergencies Programme is responsible for providing timely and authoritative situation analysis, risk assessment and response monitoring available for all major health threats, events and emergencies. This includes detecting, verifying and assessing the risk of potential and ongoing health emergencies; establishing data collection mechanisms and monitoring ongoing health emergency operations; providing data management, analytics and reporting platform to produce and disseminate timely emergency health information products.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Support frameworks and standard tools for the monitoring of response to disease outbreaks

2. Support the regional response monitoring framework: Support the timely and high-quality collection, analysis, production and dissemination of data/information needed to guide the Regional Office response to disease outbreaks

3. Support the implementation of national response monitoring frameworks

4. Perform continuous monitoring of regional health situation and trends to facilitate timely alerts and action thresholds for emergencies.

5. Generate routine statistical and analytical reports on public health events occurring in the Region, by utilizing all available databases within WHO and other agencies.

6. Develop and improve field information management procedures to support efficient information management at country level

7. Develop and conduct training courses and capacity building exercises for data collection and analysis and the communication of outbreak response information.

8. Provide expert advice on methods for the collection and analysis of data and information throughout the organization and beyond.

9. Conduct comparative analysis of lessons learnt from country experiences and sharing good practices on issues of region-wide concern.

10. Perform any other related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential:

First university degree in a health-related field social science, statistics or epidemiology complemented by training in health information management from an accredited/recognized institute.

Desirable:

Advanced university degree in Public Health, health statistics, epidemiology and/or informationmanagement.Specific training in humanitarian response or information management in emergencies.

Experience

Essential:

At least five years' experience in Health Information Management Systems in emergencies, outbreaks and in countries in emergencies.

Experience in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships and/or experience in developing countries.

Desirable:

Experience in UN organizations/agencies, national and International institutions, or NGOs

Skills

Essential:

1. Advanced ability to design, manage, analyze and coordinate complex information system projects, computer-based applications and databases, web-based tools

2. Excellent skills in the assessment, monitoring, analysis and evaluation of emergency health situations.

3. High level of analytical skills.

4. Excellent presentation and communication skills, with emphasis on writing skills

.5. Sound analytical and organizational skills.

Desirable:

1. Demonstrated ability to interact in complex situations involving technical, cultural and political elements.

2. Proven ability to work and produce results under pressure in critical situations.

3. Tact, diplomacy and courtesy.

4. Knowledge of the preparedness, risk reduction and response approaches.

5. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.

6. Knowledge of programme management and functioning of WHO and the UN system

WHO Competencies

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

WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

Use of Language Skills

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

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 62,120 (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 1584 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.

• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line. For assessment of your application, please ensure that your profile on Stellis is updated; all experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. Kindly note that CV/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are not accessible.