Technical Officer (Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR)

Contract

This is a P-2 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 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 106,558 USD and 144,732 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Division is to define, advance, promote and monitor comprehensive policies and strategies that prevent, reduce, and mitigate drug-resistant infections and the overall impact of antimicrobial resistance globally based on the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance and the 13th Global Programme of Work of WHO and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also provides global direction and strategic leadership for the global response to antimicrobial resistance in coordination with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other United Nations and international agencies and facilitates the creation of common goal and vision through innovative partnerships, political engagement and promoting multisectoral engagement and synergy across the One Health spectrum in humans, animals, plants, food, feed and the environment. Its main objective is to support the development, implementation, and monitoring of One Health National Action Plans for Member States and facilitate the mainstreaming of effective strategies and actions, including on the prevention and control of infection, antimicrobial stewardship, awareness creation and communication, research and development in their health and development agendas in partnership with FAO, WOAH, UNEP and other key partners. The Department of Global Coordination and Partnership on AMR leads and coordinates the global One Health multisectoral response to AMR in cooperation with FAO, WOAH, UNEP, the UN as well as other agencies, civil society, and the private sector, towards a world free from the suffering of drug-resistant infections. The Department has the following functions in line with WHO's General Programme of Work to protect antimicrobials important for human health and mitigate drug-resistant infections: Leads the global One Health multisectoral response to AMR across the human, animal, plant, food, feed and environment sectors, through multisectoral engagement and interventions, and strengthening advocacy and awareness; Facilitates global coordination and interagency engagement and partnership for creation and sustenance of shared global vision and goals; Shapes the research and development agenda through innovation, priority setting and supporting global initiatives that enable the generation, translation and dissemination of knowledge; Facilitates, nurtures and scales up evidence-based interventions to enhance stewardship, awareness, and understanding of AMR across the One Health spectrum. The Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR consolidates cooperation between WHO, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) drawing on their core mandates to support the global response across the One Health spectrum through global advocacy and political engagement, creation of a shared vision and goals, and providing Secretariat services for global governance structures. The Quadripartite Joint Secretariat is hosted by WHO with dedicated liaison officers in FAO, WOAH and UNEP headquarters. It manages the day-to-day operations of the joint work of the Quadripartite oganizations on AMR including the Multi-Partner Trust Fund.

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DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

• Liaises with colleagues in WHO, and with counterparts in FAO, UNEP and WOAH to facilitate overall work of the Quadripartite Joint Secretariat, including contribution to the smooth communications among technical teams and monitoring the day-to-day activities of the Secretariat.
• Provides input into the development of technical documentation, planning and correspondences that contributes to the overall goal of the Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR.
• Creates tools to monitor the building of new partnerships and networks and provides input in identifying opportunities to raise the profile of the Quadripartite AMR work in collaboration with the Quadripartite agencies.
• Liaises with colleagues within WHO, and with counterparts in FAO, WOAH and UNEP on the facilitation of Quadripartite meetings including preparation of background documents, as well as writing meeting reports and following up their recommendations.
• Assists in the monitoring of the QJS work plan and follows up on the implementation of planned activities including resource need analysis.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential:

• A first level university degree in public health, health science, social science or related field.

Desirable:

• Training in project management.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 2 years of professional experience in the area of public health project coordination.
• Experience working with multistakeholder partnerships.
• Demonstrated exposure at the international level.

Desirable:

• Experience working with UN agencies.
• Experience working with national governments.

Skills

• Good knowledge of health development and health partnerships.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent writing and communication/presentation skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work harmoniously as a member of a team and with external stakeholders.
• Adaptability to diverse educational, socio-political and cultural backgrounds and ability to maintain a high standard of personal conduct and courtesy.
• Ability to develop innovative approaches and solutions.

WHO Competencies

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

Use of Language Skills

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable:

• Intermediate knowledge of French.
• Intermediate knowledge of WHO official 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 49,254 (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 3378 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.