Technical Officer (Testing, Prevention and Populations)

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 137,951 USD and 180,636 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes (HHS) hosts the WHO's Global HIV Programme, the Global Hepatitis Programme (GHP) as well as the Global Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Programme. The programmes are guided by the Global Health Sector Strategies on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (GHSS) 2022-2030 to be approved by the World Health Assembly in May 2022. The programmes have the following strategic directions: 1) Deliver people-centred evidenced-based services; 2) Optimise systems, sectors and partnerships for impact; 3) Generate and use data to drive decisions and action; 4) Engage empowered communities and civil society; and 5) Foster innovations for accelerated action. The 2022-2030 GHHS's are linked to achieving the goals of the 2016-2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (or the Sustainable Development Goals), in particular, the goals of ending AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; and achieving universal health coverage and healthy lives and well-being for alleges by 2030. The objective of all three Programmes is to lead an effective, organization-wide effort to support Member States in implementing the GHSS. The programmes provide technical and strategic leadership and leverage the capacity of other headquarters departments to contribute to elimination. The programme also works closely with WHO Country Offices, through the Regional Offices in order to maximize WHO's impact in the context of the General Programme of Work 13(GPW13) guided by the “Triple Billion” targets related to universal health coverage, protection from health emergencies, and promotion of better health and well-being for all.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

• Provide technical support in the development and updating of all new WHO normative and implementation guidance on HIV, Hepatitis and STI testing services, including but not limited to the development of a proposal to the guideline review committee, and guideline development group, conducting and overseeing commissioned systematic reviews, synthesizing evidence, technical writing of guidelines and recommendations, coordinating guideline meeting, lead contact for launching final approved WHO guidelines as decided by TPP Coordinator and HIV senior management.
• Provide technical and capacity-building support to regions and countries on the implementation of the norms and standards, including HIV self-testing, dual HIV/syphilis rapid testing, active syphilis testing (e.g. treponemal/non-treponemal rapid tests), and transition away from western blotting to support scale-up of rapid ART initiation and PrEP initiation.
• Support national advocacy agendas based on the latest evidence to alter testing policies, national algorithms, and regulatory systems to include HIV self-testing, HCV self-testing and dual and multiplex tests.
• Support the development of work on multiplex testing and piloting of implementation tools for HTS across HIV, VH and STIs in PHC (including in ANC as part of the triple elimination agenda) and community settings.
• Provide coordination support to the stakeholder's meetings and other networks, which includes providing technical and administrative input to convening meetings, capacity building, report writing and WHO publications, as well as donor proposal writing and reporting.
• Work with WHO Pre-qualification (PQ) and relevant stakeholders to accelerate the approval processes of HIV RDTs rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and enable public and private sector procurement of quality-assured HIV and HCV self-test kits.
• Provide technical support to monitoring and evaluation related to testing services and modelling/forecasting as needed.
• Makes sure that the testing webpages are kept up to date as well as the Apps as applicable.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology biology, human laboratory science or an equivalent university degree. Desirable: Masters in public health, epidemiology or equivalent.

Experience

Essential: Five years of experience in the area of communicable diseases of which two years in testing and service delivery and in LMICs (Low and middle-income countries). Desirable: Experience in public health institutions and/or experience in health systems at a regional or international level. Two years of record in providing regional country support on differentiated service delivery for HIV Testing Services.

Skills

• Excellent research, writing and communication skills.
• Project management and networking skills for donor-funded projects.

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: Beginners knowledge of French. Beginners knowledge of another WHO official language ((Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and/or Russian).

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 64,121 (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 4451 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 TA positions at the same grade level.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test and/or an asynchronous video assessment 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.
• According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
• 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.
• The WHO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The WHO recruits and employs staff regardless of disability status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, race, marital status, religious, cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, or any other personal characteristics.
• The WHO is committed to achieving gender parity and geographical diversity in its staff. Women, persons with disabilities, and nationals of unrepresented and underrepresented Member States (https://www.who.int/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion) are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Persons with disabilities can request reasonable accommodations to enable participation in the recruitment process. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be sent through an email to reasonableaccommodation@who.int
• An impeccable record for integrity and professional ethical standards is essential. 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 also offers wide range of benefits to staff, including parental leave and attractive flexible work arrangements to help promote a healthy work-life balance and to allow all staff members to express and develop their talents fully.
• The statutory retirement age for staff appointments is 65 years. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete the term of appointment will normally be considered.
• Please note that WHO's contracts are conditional on members of the workforce confirming that they are vaccinated as required by WHO before undertaking a WHO assignment, except where a medical condition does not allow such vaccination, as certified by the WHO Staff Health and Wellbeing Services (SHW). The successful candidate will be asked to provide relevant evidence related to this condition. A copy of the updated vaccination card must be shared with WHO medical service in the medical clearance process. Please note that certain countries require proof of specific vaccinations for entry or exit. For example, official proof /certification of yellow fever vaccination is required to enter many countries. Country-specific vaccine recommendations can be found on the WHO international travel and Staff Health and Wellbeing website. For vaccination-related queries please directly contact SHW directly at [email protected].
• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
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• *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.
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