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World Health Organization Regional Technical Officer (Migration) Denmark WHO Jobs 2024

World Health Organization looking for “Regional Technical Officer (Migration)”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 22-Jul-24.

The World Health Organization has published a job vacancy announcement on 01/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Regional Technical Officer (Migration) to be based in Copenhagen , Denmark. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: World Health Organization

Job Title: Regional Technical Officer (Migration)

Duty Station: Copenhagen , Denmark

Country: Denmark

Application Deadline: 22-Jul-24

Responsibilities: 

The Technical Officer will have the overall technical responsibility to lead the regional programme on migration health with clear emphasis on country implementation for impact. This will include the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of technical activities with country focus at the regional level and in countries.

Key duties:

1. Provide technical coordination of the migration health programme of work at Regional and country level, in close partnership with country offices and national partners, ensuring delivery and impact in countries.
2. Provide strategic support, guidance, and technical expertise to developing migration policies in alignment with the Regional Strategy and Action Plan, European Programme of Work and national health and development plans in countries ensuring that human rights and gender equality perspective are incorporated.
3. Identify good practices, develop tools, support packages and methodologies for wide dissemination and adaptation in priority countries and provide direct technical assistance to countries by preparing and leading country missions and policy dialogues on migration health.
4. Act as regional focal point for key partners in the migration health field including WHO HQ, WHO Regional Offices, liaise with partners such as IOM, UNHCR and forge partnerships and collaborations relevant to migration health, support and expand existing regional and sub-regional networks.
5. Conduct capacity building of the regional and country teams in global and regional migration health policies and their tailored implementation at country level.
6. Promote and advocate the inclusion of refugees and migrants in health care provision as a contribution to achieving universal health coverage through effective communication and awareness raising.
7. Support business intelligence and strategic planning at country level related to the migration health policies in close cooperation with country teams and national partners.
8. Develop migration health related innovative projects with country focus for resource mobilization with global, regional and national partners and donors.
9. Support governance and coordination processes for development of new regional frameworks, strategies and action plans such as consultations, preparatory and high-level meetings and policy development and formulation.
10. Perform all other duties as requested

Requirements: 

Education

Essential: University degree (master’s level) in Health Sciences (medicine or public health), or a master’s degree in political or social sciences, Management, or any other field relevant to the position.
Desirable: Additional university degree and/or diploma in any of the above fields. Specific qualifications in migration policies.

Experience

Essential: At least 7 years of professional experience in development and implementation of public health programmes at national and international level, including demonstrated work experience focused on migration policy and programme development.
Desirable: Relevant experience within WHO, the United Nations or other international organizations.

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of migration policies, their development and implementation at country level.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the public health and inter-sectoral approach to produce results to drive the impact in countries.
• Demonstrated understanding of the complex interrelationships of factors which impact on migration health in the European region and its countries.
• Demonstrated sensitiveness to cultural and socio-political realities of other countries, health diplomacy.
• Analytical skills and ability to work under the pressure.
• Emotional awareness: Ability to identify and harness one’s emotions and apply them to tasks; and the ability to manage emotions, which includes both regulating one’s own emotions when necessary and helping others to do the same.

WHO Competencies

1. Teamwork
2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3. Communication
4. Producing results
5. Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French, Russian, Germa.