Trauma and Emergency Care Manager

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 134,636 USD and 173,585 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme is to help countries to coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Program (WHE) and bridging the WHE program with health system strengthening efforts and in line with the new WHO Global Emergency and Trauma Care Initiative, which aims to save lives through improvements to emergency care systems, the objectives of the Emergency and Trauma Care project is to link humanitarian health interventions on trauma and emergency care with health system strengthening objectives to increase capacity to provide quality emergency care, and to foster awareness through advocacy about its potential to save lives.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Manageand oversee the Trauma and Emergency Care (T&EC) project through development and implementation of the relevant T&EC work plans.
2. Promote the integration of the project with other WHE projects and health system strengthening approaches ensuring the monitoring and evaluation of related activities to reach UHC.
3. Conduct needs assessments of the affected population in respect of emergency and trauma care including referral pathways, and document good practice examples at the country level.
4. Oversee the development and improvement of information systems on T&EC to monitor the progress towards UHC and facilitate its integration into existing health information systems.
5. Develop and adapt guidelines and Sops related to Trauma Care in oPt.
6. Liaise and coordinate with concerned technical units, MOH, and build external relations with donors and trauma, humanitarian and development partners to adapt policies and strategies related to T&EC and advocate for multi-sectoral actions.
7. Enrich the WCO's knowledge and build the technical capacity on matters regarding universal health coverage ensuring the T&EC contribution to the triple-billion goals of GPW13.
8. Strengthen and integrate private sector engagement models into T&EC.
9. Assess capacities and gaps with regards to Trauma and Emergency Care to ensure best outcomes for fulfilling the priorities of the project.
10. Monitor the implementation of WHO's T&EC projects and grants, analyze risks for implementation and propose alternatives.
11. Determine WHO Trauma and Emergency Care team staffing needs, ensure and follow recruitment arrangements and the mobilization of the required human resources.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Master's degree in public health, or medicine, or nursing, or trauma sciences. Desirable: Post-graduate degree in public health, epidemiology, health system management, emergency, humanitarian, disaster management or related field.

Experience

Essential: At least seven years of relevant experience with proven international exposure in Trauma and Emergency Care in conflict settings, with proven experience in coordinating humanitarian health interventions and health systems strengthening. Desirable: Relevant work experience in health emergency management and related strategy development with WHO and/or other UN agencies.

Skills

• Sound technical skills and expertise in trauma and emergency care based on evidence.
• In-depth knowledge of Public health programmes with demonstrated ability to work in disasters and in resource scarce contexts.
• Excellent skills in the assessment, monitoring, analysis and evaluation of emergency situations.
• Proven ability to promote consensus, communicate progress and results, and resolve issues in a proactive manner, while ensuring effective work practices and ethics.

WHO Competencies

WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Ensuring the effective use of resources Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable:

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 77,326 (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 2752 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 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.

• Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with WHO and an underlying premise of the international civil service. 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.

• 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.

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