Technical Officer (Malaria and Vector-borne Diseases)

Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 137,911 USD and 177,807 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Division of Programmes for Disease Control --> To achieve the control of communicable and noncommunicable diseases throughout the Western Pacific Region by targeting the reduction of morbidity and mortality of such conditions and diseases. The division supports integrated people-centred care approaches by strengthening primary healthcare services for prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment oftarget diseases and conditions along the life-course, while ensuring to reach the unreached and achieving universal health coverage.

Malaria and NeglectedTropical Diseases (MTD) --> The Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases unit works with Member States and partners to eliminate and control malaria and neglected tropical diseases in the Western Pacific Region. Focus areas of the programme are regional and country adaptation of evidence-based policies and strategies, facilitation of coordinated multisectoral actions, enhancement of intervention and service delivery such as mass drug administration, vector control and case management, engagement and empowerment of communities, and strengthening of monitoring, evaluation and surveillance.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the supervision of the Coordinator, MTD and overall guidance of the Director, Programmes for Disease Control, the incumbent will perform the following duties, in coordination with relevant departments at WHO headquarters (e.g. Global Malaria Programme, Global Programme on Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHE), Regional Office, Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) Initiative, country offices, Member States and partners, to collectively fulfil the unit mandate and contribute to the thematic priorities set out in For the future: towards the healthiest and safest Region: a vision for the WHO work with Member States and partners in the Western Pacific:

- Coordinate and support the development of regional strategies, plans and guidance for malaria elimination and arboviral disease prevention and control in the Region, through ongoing engagement with Global Malaria Programme and Global Programmeon Neglected Tropical Diseases, and in line with the latest global WHO roadmaps, strategies and guidelines responding to the needs of the Member States;

- Support WHO country offices in the translation of global and regional strategies and plans into national programmes for malaria elimination and arboviral disease prevention and control and monitor implementation of such strategies and plans in the Region;

- Coordinate, support and monitor strengthening of vector control and entomological surveillance and promotion of integrated vector management across sectors and diseases in the Region, in line with WHO guidance documents such as the WHO Global Vector Control Response 2017-2030, including coordination of procurement and monitoring of use of vector control supplies in the Region;

- Coordinate and manage strengthening of the diagnostic and laboratory capacity in the Region for malaria elimination and arboviral disease prevention and control, including regional therapeutic efficacy surveillance network and training and accreditation of malaria microscopy including external quality assessment, quality assurance and external competency assessment of malaria microscopists (ECAMM), management of ECAMM e-hub and maintenance of the regional malaria slide bank;

- Coordinate and technically support operational research efforts to accelerate malaria elimination and arboviral disease prevention and control in the Region, in collaboration with relevant WHO collaborating centres and other research institutions;

- Lead advocacy efforts and explore various opportunities to mobilize necessary resources to accelerate malaria elimination and arboviral disease prevention and control in the Region;

- Enhance and manage country data collection, management and monitoring on arboviral diseases at the regional level in coordination with WHE and DSI;

- Backstop data related matters for malaria and NTDs, including data collection from Member States for World Malaria Report, data of the MME initiative or ad hoc surveys on the impacts of COVID-19 on malaria and arboviral disease programmes in the Region.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in medicine, entomology or biological or veterinary sciences from a recognized university with postgraduate degree in public health. Desirable: Postgraduate degree or training in a field related to medical entomology, parasitology or tropical medicine.

Experience

Essential: Minimum seven years of experience in malaria elimination or arboviral disease control at the national and international level, with working experience in low- and middle-income countries. Desirable: Work experience in entomology and/or vectorcontrol at the regional and country level, in Asia and the Pacific.

Skills

- Specific expertise and experience in the field of medical entomology with particular focus on malaria and/or arboviral diseases in the wider context of public health and the global and regional environment;

- Disease specific expertise should include epidemiology, entomology, diagnostics, therapeutic efficacy monitoring, disease control and elimination strategies, updated knowledge of new tools and global and regional strategy development;

-Broad experience on health system strengthening efforts;

-Knowledge of and experience with programmatic realities at country level.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond Producing results Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of written and spoken English. Desirable: Beginners knowledge of UN language.

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 74,913 (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 3096 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.

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• 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.