Technical Officer (EWARN)

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 74,649 USD and 97,747 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The objectives of WHO's emergency programme are to design and implement programmes that prepare the health sector to deal with emergencies and that improve health during and after crises. Within the emergency programme, the objectives of WHO's emergency response team is to support Member States by:

(1) promptly assessing health needs of populations affected by crisis, identifying priority causes of ill-health and death; preparing damage estimates and emergency response and rehabilitation plans; providing prompt, credible health information and ensuring the continuity of essential health services;

(2) coordinating and monitoring emergency health relief efforts under the Aegis of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Health Cluster, of which WHO is the lead agency;

(3) ensuring that critical gaps in the health response are rapidly identified and filled;

(4) revitalizing and building the capacity of national health systems to deal with preparedness, mitigation and response.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

To support the strengthening of the disease surveillance system for acute flaccid paralysis, polioviruses, measles and other vaccine preventable as well as selected non-communicable diseases, the incumbent will:

• Develop and/or adapt Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) for disease surveillance, case investigation, reporting and response;

• Support the initiation of and guide outbreak investigation following Standard Operation Procedures;

• Work with relevant institutions and partners to develop/adapt training materials and to implement trainings on identified surveillance, investigation, reporting and response ;

• Support the strengthening of laboratories for timely diagnosis of epidemic prone diseases;

• Develop and apply monitoring and evaluation methods and materials;

• Cooperate with partners to plan, train and evaluate activities at sub-national level;

• Collaborate with technical staff to secure sources of information and recommend work plans for medium- and long-term ;

• Contribute content to the Epidemiological Bulletin and prepare and present updates on epidemiological status for different coordination meetings with all relevant partners and local actors/authorities;

• Prepare regular reports and updates on project implementation, including monitoring and resource management;

• Proactively participate in the development of project proposals to mobilize resources.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: BAdegree in public health and/or health related fields. Desirable: An advanced university degree in in emergency response or disaster management in the context of public health, or in communicable/infectious diseases.

Experience

Essential: At least five years' experience in public health programmes in the areas of surveillance, disease control, and immunization, including 2 years experience at the international level Desirable: Experience or knowledge of WHO mandate and goals in Health Action in Crises or experience in UN organizations/agencies. Working experience in developing countries and/or emergency response.

Skills

Knowledge of WHO, the UN System or NGO work in the field of response relief and/or of practices and procedures as related to the work.

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 and 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 62,692 (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 919 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 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.