Technical Officer Ukraine Response

Overview

Oversee and manage health emergency operations in Ukraine and refugee countries

You have:

• Degree in medicine or other clinical discipline required and advanced degree in public health, epidemiology, health systems/services administration or management or related field required
• A minimum of 7 years of related experience, at the national and international level, managing health and humanitarian programmes in similar settings.
• Expert knowledge of English.
• Intermediate knowledge of French or any other WHO official language.
• Demonstrated skills in emergency response operations related to public health.
• Comprehensive knowledge of public health, communicable diseases and health service delivery.

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 158,652 USD and 204,549 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of the Division of Health Emergencies (WHE) is to build the capacity of Member States to assess, prevent and manage health emergency risks, and lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.

The WHE Division brings together and enhances WHO's operational, technical and normative capacities in outbreaks, emergencies and risk analysis to address all health hazards across the risk management cycle in a predictable, capable, dependable, adaptable and accountable manner. The Programme is designed to operate within the broader humanitarian and emergency management architecture in support of people at risk of, or affected by, outbreaks and emergencies, consistent with ways that strengthen local and national capabilities.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS) and in response to the current crisis in Ukraine, the incumbent will have overall responsibility for overseeing and managing the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency health operations in Ukraine and the refugee receiving countries in support of the Incident Manager (IM). The incumbent will also oversee the partnership in the Refugee Health Extension (RHE). The RHE was established on 21 March 2022 as an interagency initiative, led by WHO collaboration with UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, IOM and ECDC. The RHE is an extension of the agencies' respective Regional Offices/Bureaus to provide immediate operational support to the refugee-receiving countries in response to the Ukraine crisis.

Reporting to the Incident Manager and under the overall guidance of the WHO Regional Emergency Director, in close coordination with other members of the Incident Management team and the respective country offices, the incumbent provides technical support for overall health programmes in response to the refugee crisis and has front line responsibility, support health operations in Ukraine and the refugee receiving and hosting countries and to collaborate with health partners in the RHE. This requires ongoing contacts with technical leads of the WHO IMS pillars at the Regional and HQ levels and technical staff in partner agencies (both within and outside the UN system) as needed.

The incumbent will provide technical support to WHO Country Offices under the leadership of the IM and in collaboration with the technical leads of the key pillars of the response including health operations, health information and surveillance, partnerships, operational support and logistics (OSL), risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), preventing sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment (PSEAH) as well as other areas such as security, knowledge management, reporting, and grant and budget management. During deployment, duties may be modified, based upon the technical and operational needs of the Programme.

Depending on the level and complexity of the incident, the incumbent might be performing all or some of the following duties:

1. Provide technical support to ensure knowledge, scientific evidence and information related to the public health risks and impacts of the event is available to WHO response teams across the organization to set standards and norms and to guide health operations.
2. Provide Strategic Direction, in collaboration with the IM to WRs to coordinate the health components of interagency plans such as the Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) managed by UNHCR, the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) in Ukraine managed by OCHA and to follow the WHO Strategic Response Plan (SRP) including M&E.
3. Provide direct technical support to WCO through field missions and on-line support as needed.
4. Lead and coordinate the RHE (WHO team and partners) including team management, technical and strategic advice, partnerships and supports and represents the team's work to the IMST and in various forum.
5. In coordination with the Regional Office pillar leads and HQ, supports the implementation of work of the SRP and technical partnership areas including knowledge management, coordination/leadership, health care financing, health information and surveillance, health service delivery and training, medical supplies, MHPSS, RCCE and PSEA.
6. Lead the data/information collection and analysis from across the countries to document best practices, identify gaps and to document and report on access to health care particularly in the refugee receiving countries.
7. As needed support specific technical areas to develop WHO and/or interagency guidelines and tools to support the health response across the various countries.
8. Manage information sharing and coordination with the WCO/WRs so they are kept informed at all times and work with and coordinate across the countries to share experiences including running regular meetings on-line and in person.
9. Provide technical support and input into information products such as briefing notes, program reports, PowerPoints, etc.
10. Perform all other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential

Degree in medicine or other clinical discipline required and advanced degree (Master’s level or above) in public health, epidemiology, health systems/services administration or management or related field required

Experience

Essential

A minimum of 7 years of related experience, at the national and international level, managing health and humanitarian programmes in similar settings.

Desirable

Relevant work experience in outbreaks and/or health emergency management and related development and implementation of strategies and action plans within WHO or UN agencies or health cluster partners or recognized humanitarian organizations; experience working in relevant nongovernmental organizations.

Skills:

• Demonstrated skills in and knowledge of emergency response operations and their implementation in emergencies as related to public health, complemented by demonstrated ability to identify and manage difficult situations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the theory, principles, methods and techniques of public health, communicable diseases and health service delivery.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences; Communication

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French or any other 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 77.326 USD (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 4.600 USD 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.

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