OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Secure information from a broad range of health sectors, analysis of data and recommendation of action.
2. Assess, maintain and improve public health surveillance systems and registries.
3. Follow up and report on health situation of displaced people or other population groups affected by crisis.
4. Contribute to the technical reviews of programme plans, reports, proposals and other documents relevant to the programme.
5. Conduct comprehensive qualitative and quantitative periodic reports according to WHO developed indicators on activities in public health facilities.
6. Identify training needs for respective target audiences and recommend plans for capacity building.
7. Prepare training material tailored to the specific needs.
8. Arrange for capacity building activities for health personnel in the camps and in health facilities located in the host communities.
9. Conduct impact analysis on the WHO training workshops for different health care providers.
10. Collaborate with health partners to ensure that humanitarian and public health assistance is in line with international priorities.
11. Identify priority health issues among the affected population and ensuring that these are properly addressed in an integrated primary healthcare approach.
12. Recommend interventions to solve urgent problems identified during the analysis phase.
13. Conduct meetings (including field meetings) with the national counterparts for planning and reprogramming of collaborative actions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree (Bachelor or higher) is required in medicine, pharmacy and/or public health or health related field

Experience

Essential: At least 2 years of experience in public health field with emphasis on emergency and humanitarian response
Desirable: Knowledge of WHO mandate and goals or experience in UN Organizations, international institutions or NGOs is considered an asset

Skills

1. Proven skills in capacity building
2. Demonstrate knowledge of health sector activities in the context of emergency response relief.
3. Broad knowledge of Emergency programmers, policies and interventions.
4.  Ability to work under pressure.
5. Knowledge of WHO and UN programmes.
6. Excellent presentation skills.

WHO Competencies

1. Teamwork
2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3. Communication
4. Creating an empowering and motivating environment
5. Promoting innovation and organizational learning
6. Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English and Arabic.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 25,511 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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