Technical Officer (Staff Health & Wellbeing Project Mgmt.)

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

Within the Business Operations division, SHW develops and implements health policies to protect and promote staff health and advises management on measures to ensure a safe and healthy work environment at all levels of WHO as well as IARC, ICC, and UNAIDS. SHW provides preventive medical and psychosocial care,first aid and emergency care for staff and acts as medical adviser on staff insurance and disability matters. SHW also provides medical and psychosocial support to WHE and deployed personnel before, during and after deployment.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. To provide technical guidance and health support planning for WHO personnel in the context of emergencies, including : pre-deployment recommendations, medical evacuation and mass casualty incident plans.

2. To prepare health risk assessments in duty stations where WHO employees are deployed.

3. Contribute to the maintenance of the department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure efficient operations while minimizing response time, risks, and delays.

4. Contribute to department Risk Management, to ensure risk-informed decision making and maximize the delivery of results.

5. Contribute to the monitoring of efficiency Key Performance Indicators. Analyze existing processes, workflows, and SOPs to identify common inefficiencies or sources of delay in the product development process and lead or participate in the design, development, and implementation of solutions to address them, including systems/platform solutions, when necessary.

6. Provide technical support to the overall programme management, grants management, budget, work planning, including the development, day-to-day operation, monitoring and evaluation of work plans to ensure the effective execution of SHW programmes.

7. Collaborate, with technical leads and other teams, in the development, implementation and monitoring of the technical, operational and HR work plans.

8. Attend various project management meetings, coordinate relevant activities, ensure predictable follow-up on agreed action points with relevant stakeholders.

9. Develop technical and information resources, including training resources, and respond swiftly to ad hoc requests for information or support.

10. Collaborate with other experts within the Department and Division for continuous improvement in the service model and to manage access by Responsible Technical Officers and Teams to available technical resources.

11. To assist Staff Health and Wellbeing (SHW) Director in all SHW projects.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential:

• A first-level university degree in health sciences, health policy/planning, economics, social development, social sciences or international relations, or another field relevant to the position.
• Project management and finance course or training.

Desirable: An advanced university degree in health policy/planning, economics, social development, social sciences or international relations from a recognized/accredited institute.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 2 years in the field project management in an international organization supporting senior executive leadership.
• Experience in the coordination of multiple technical partners, agencies and stakeholders as well as experience is developing partnerships with public or private organizations.
• Relevant work experience with WHO or another organization of the UN system, including experience in emergency planning, strategic planning, development of health policies and strategies, external relations, project management, and policy analysis, or related field (or any combination of the foregoing).
• Familiarity with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

Desirable:

• Work experience supporting senior executive leadership in a large (national or multinational) organization.
• Experience in business process management and managing IT / platform development projects. ).
• Familiarity with principles of change management.
• Experience at WHO or another UN Organization

Skills

• Wide and relevant experience in the development of strategic documents and technical guidance in the context of response to emergencies and operations.
• Proven experience in the coordination of multiple technical partners, agencies and stakeholders as well as experience in developing partnerships with public or private organizations.

WHO Competencies

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

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French.

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 3156 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.