Vaccine Communication and Demand Generation Officer

Contract

This is a NO-B contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 3,231 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Division of Country Health Programmes (CHP) assists country efforts to reduce the burden of non-communicable and communicable diseases and address the social, economic and environmental determinants of health, and promotes policies and actions for health through stewardship of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network. It focuses on health promotion measures; prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, and risks related to tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and the harmful use of alcohol; communicable diseases such astuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, and vector-borne and neglected tropical diseases; elimination and control of vaccine-preventable diseases and advocacy for increased use of vaccines; containing and controlling anti microbialresistance; addressing existing and emerging environmental health risks, and supporting violence and injury prevention. A determination to ensure universal access to people-centred quality health services across the continuum of careis matched by enriching the evidence base for policy design and interventions using social, cultural and behavioural approaches, to drive implementation of innovation at national, regional and local levels.Within CHP, the Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Immunization Programme (VPI) aims to reduce disease and death caused by vaccine-preventable diseases by: strengthening routine immunization programmes by achieving and maintaining high vaccination coverage with childhood vaccines;ensuring that all children, adolescents, adults, and women of childbearing age have equal access to safe and high-quality immunization services; ensuring that epidemiological surveillance, including laboratory networks, is sufficient to achieve and sustain disease elimination targets; supporting the implementation of an immunization week to promote immunization; and(v) fostering appropriate partnerships with governmental and intergovernmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations and other relevant partners.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS) at the country level, the incumbent will support the efforts related to the European Union (EU) Eastern Partnership (EaP) Vaccination Project in response to COVID-19 pandemic, through provision of technical assistance related to tailored COVID-19 vaccine communications activities focused on priority groups identified at global and regional levels.

Under the overall guidance of the WHO Representative and the Regional Adviser Vaccine-preventable diseases and Immunization programme (VPI) and, in collaboration with the Pillar Lead -Vaccination in the Country Office,National Technical Officer Immunization , WHE communication officer in the country office, and, Technical Officers in VIF (Regional Office), especially, Communications officer and Technical Officer, demand and acceptance, and broader technical teams within the Country Officer and Regional Office the incumbent will:

Contribute to implementation of behavioral formative research aimed at understanding issues related to COVID-19 vaccination uptake.

Based on behavioral insights research / data (with data analysis support from the WHO Regional Office):

- support the National Immunization Programme, Ministry of Health and/or relevant ministries and governmental agencies in planning and developing interventions, communication activities and materials aimed at bolstering acceptance of and demand for COVID-19 vaccination in the country focused primarily on priority groups endorsed at the global, regional and country level and for routine vaccination.

- support in developing and implementing WHO communication materials and activities aimed at bolstering acceptance of and demand for COVID-19 vaccination in the country focused primarily on priority groups endorsed at the global, regional and country level and for routine vaccination.

Monitor implementation of interventions to show impact of demand and acceptance activities, share lesson learned with national stakeholders and other Member States, track in-country progress and communicate updates.

Produce regular news stories and promotional material, on web and social media at regional level to raise the visibility of the EU's support, the EU-WHO partnership and project achievements.

Contribute to country level communications and visibility reports as per project requirements and WHO needs.

Ensure that all communication activities and materials are correctly branded to ensure visibility of the WHO-EU EaP project.

Track and support external visibility of the project, and support development of materials/activities to promote project activities and outcomes.

Track project-related activities and materials; track traditional and social media coverage of the project; facilitate creation of and develop an archive of photo, video and promotional materials produced in relation to the project.

Contribute to maintaining regular correspondence with national counterparts and the EU delegationsParticipate in COVID-19 vaccine consultation meetings, and contribute to developing presentations.

Facilitate in-country trainings for healthcare workers, media, spokesperson using existing training materials and with support as needed from VFI and risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) colleagues at the Regional Office.

Undertake any other duties which may beassigned according to the needs of WHO.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Bachelor's degree in communications, political science, international relations, social sciences, humanities or marketing, psychology, or related field. Desirable: University degree (Master's level) in any of the above fields.

Experience

Essential: At least 2 years' experience in communication, preferably applied in a health context. Desirable: Experience in development and implemenation of communication plans and materials, such as web stories, social media and audio-visuals. Relevant work experience with WHO or another international public health organization.

Skills

Knowledge of WHO guidance related to vaccination communication and demand generation. Strong analytical skills and ability to review and synthesize information from multiple sources; Excellent communication, facilitation and report-writing skills; Strong interpersonal skills, able to work across cultures and with the capacity to build strong working relationships; Knowledge of Office software applications.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Producing results Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Ukrainian. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of another WHO Language: Russian, German or French.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 37,537 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

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.

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• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.