ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Our goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people.

JOB SUMMARY

The objectives of WHO’s emergency programmes are to design and implement programmes that prepare the health cluster to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. This ensures that WHO’s critical functions, as outlined in the Emergency Response Framework (ERF), are fulfilled.

The field coordination specialist ensures that the key priorities of WHO and of the health cluster are met at the subnational level, including by filling in gaps, and enhancing access to, quality preventive and curative health services for internally displaced persons and most vulnerable population groups. The incumbent will ensure reliable health information to enable evidence-based emergency response and monitoring of the provision of technical guidance on priority public health issues and threats.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The incumbent will perform the following, and other related responsibilities as required by the needs of the office:

1. In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS), the incumbent manages the Health Cluster coordination mechanism in the relevant sub-national, emergency context, with all relevant partners and project staff.
2. Coordinates and guides the technical and operational inputs, including resources mobilization, to fulfil WHO’s critical functions, in collaboration with the WHO Health Cluster Coordinator and the Health Emergencies’ Team Lead.
3. Technically leads the health cluster’s systematic identification and monitoring of health risks and needs, as well as the planning and implementation of the most effective prevention, control, and response strategy and measures, in support of national and local health authorities’ identified priorities.
4. Guides the building of national capacity through need identification, and development, operationalization and implementation of required training plans.
5. Guides the WHO’s field support team on continued self-assessment and learning on planning, budgeting, and operational service delivery.
6. Determines staffing needs for WHO response and ensures their timely mobilization in liaison with the WHO country office.
7. Briefs the WHO country office on situation reports and events, bringing concerns and recommended courses-of-action to the attention of the Incident Manager.

REQUIREMENTS

Essential:

An advanced university degree in public health or public-health discipline, management, emergency, humanitarian, disaster management or related field from an accredited/recognized institute.

Desirable:

Specialized training in emergency management; specific training in humanitarian response.

Work Experience

Essential:

1.     A minimum of seven years of work experience relevant to the position (public-health management and operations with public, national, and international, nongovernmental, or humanitarian organizations), with some of it obtained in an international work environment.

2.     A minimum of two years of relevant experience in emergency management/response and leadership at the international level.

3.     Substantial experience in capacity building in a developing country.

4.     Experience in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships especially in emergency contexts.

Desirable:

Experience in coordinating and implementing public health strategies with WHO and/or United Nations agencies, health cluster partners in emergency settings.

Language Requirements

Essential: Expert knowledge of English and Arabic.

Information Technology (IT) and Other Skills

Computer literacy with working knowledge of office software packages, handling of web-based management systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and Cloud Management Enterprise Systems.

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