Technical Officer - IPC and AMR

Volunteering Medical & Health

Overview

Support IPC and AMR activities in conflict zones and analyze data.

You have:

• Experience in public health and communicable diseases, particularly in implementing and evaluating IPC policies, procedures, or programs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; proficiency in drafting and reporting.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team and with a range of partners.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimum supervision and under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally in challenging environments.

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

This UNV assignment is part of WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO EMRO) regional AMR/IPC programme. The UNV will support the AMR/IPC related activities in the context of ongoing and protracted conflicts and outbreak of infections.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Medical Officer, AMR/IPC and IPC technical officer or their designated mandated representative(s), the UNV AMR/IPC Technical Officer will:

• Assist the Unit in implementing the regional priorities and programmes in IPC and AMR in coordination with other units within Department of Communicable Diseases (DCD) and World Health Emergencies (WHE) programmes in the WHO Regional office • Assist the unit in supporting WCOs and Ministries of health in strengthening IPC country surge capacity, IPC readiness, monitoring and evaluation of IPC activties and deployment to IPC emergency operations (oPt, Sudan, Lebanonn, and others) as needed • Represent the AMR/IPC unit in the regional Incident Management Support Team meetings including presenting regular IPC and AMR updates • Support the data management and analysis of IPC and AMR data, creating products from these data including manuscripts, dashboards, and reports. • Assist the regional cross sectional AMR IPC KAP survey • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

• Professionalism: • Integrity • Teamwork and respect for diversity: • Commitment to continuous learning: • Planning and organising. • Professionalism. • Communication. • Flexibility: • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards WHO’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.

of professional work at the national and/or international level in public health, communicable diseases, implementing and evaluating IPCl policies, procedures or other relevant programmes; experience with WHO is an asset, as is experience working in other UN agencies or international development organization. • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; • Sound security awareness. • Have affinity with or interest in health, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It 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 Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. UN National Specialist Volunteer gets the following package: • Volunteer Living Allowance (around EGP 54,400/Month) • Entry Lump-Sum = USD 400(one-time payment) • Exit Lump-Sum upon completion of contract. • Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy. • Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning. Further entitlements and information available at: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service.

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