• PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of clinical, occupational safety, health, and tropical/travel medicine. Ability to manage a diverse and multicultural team and to operate efficiently under stressful circumstances. Good drafting ability in English. Shows pride in work and achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines, and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within the prescribed time, cost, and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates; provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.
• CLIENT ORIENTATION: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
• LEADERSHIP: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow; empowers others to translate vision into results; is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing.
• UDGEMENT/DECISION-MAKING:  Identifies the key issues in a complex situation and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions before making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.

A first-level university degree that qualifies for registration as a licensed medical practitioner (MD, MBBS, MBChB, or equivalent) and current unrestricted registration with the medical licensing authority of one of the Member States of the United Nations is required.

Job-Specific Qualification:

Certification or postgraduate qualification in one of the medical specialties is desirable.

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible clinical experience in one of the areas of medicine is required.
• Residency and/or Internship in one of the medical specialties, preferably internal medicine, or family medicine, is required.
• Two years of experience in the Occupational Health field is highly desirable.
• Experience with International Organizations and/or field deployments is required.
• Two years of managerial experience in the medical field, including budgeting, supervisory responsibilities, and resource management, is required.
• Valid certification in Advanced Trauma Life support, Advanced cardiac Life support, OR Prehospital trauma life support is required.
• Certification in HIV care OR VCCT is desirable.