Organization: WHO – World Health Organization
Location: Gaziantep
Grade: Mid level – NO-C, National Professional Officer – Locally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
Public Health and Health Service
Medical Practitioners
Closing Date: 2024-06-02
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) provides technical guidance and operational support to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. WHE assists countries to contain and mitigate the risk of high-threat diseases and infectious hazards; to detect and assess emergency health threats and inform public health decision-making; and to respond rapidly and effectively to emergencies under a coordinated Incident Management System. It ensures WHO’s work in emergencies is effectively managed, sustainably financed, adequately staffed and operationally ready to fulfil its mission. Its hub-and-spoke structure ensures country-specific and inter-country activities in priority countries.
The objectives of WHO’s emergency programme are to design and implement programmes that prepare the health sector to deal with emergencies and that improve health during and after crises. Within the emergency programme, the objectives of WHO’s emergency response team are to support Member States by: (1) promptly assessing health needs of populations affected by crisis, identifying priority causes of ill-health and death; preparing damage estimates and emergency response and rehabilitation plans; providing prompt, credible health information and ensuring the continuity of essential health services; (2) ensuring that critical gaps in the health response to outbreaks are rapidly identified and filled; (3) revitalizing and building the capacity of national health systems to deal with preparedness, mitigation and response to outbreaks of communicable diseases.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Within the WHO emergency response programme in Türkiye, and under the direct supervision of the HSS technical focal point at WHO Gaziantep, the incumbent will play a key role in supporting the strengthening of health service delivery. He/she/they will provide technical support to local de-facto authorities and international/local health cluster partners (INGOs/NNGOs) towards the goals of leaving no one behind and protecting healthcare during the crisis, with a focus on life-saving specialized services.
The incumbent will:
1.Provide technical support to strengthen the disrupted health system, reduce fragmentation, and promote a coordinated and integrated health service delivery approach in line with the WHO Gaziantep Field Presence’s strategic plan.
2.Provide capacity building and training program, starting from conducting capacity need assessment to identify the gaps and needs, ending with developing and implementing the training programs to achieve the agreed targets and goals in the workplan.
3.Facilitate and provide technical assistance in assessing secondary health care needs, resources, and capacities, including in specialized facilities for Dialysis, Thalassemia, Neonatal care, TB/HIV, and Rabies control.
4.Develop and/or adapt Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), data collection tools, and reporting forms for integrating functions and programs as per the NWS 2024-2025 strategy.
5.Collaborate with the health cluster and implementing partners to coordinate and implement specialized health care response activities as part of the health cluster’s strategic response plan.
6.Lead/Coordinate the relevant technical working groups and subgroups meetings with partners, producing and circulating minutes, related decisions, and tracking the latter, recommending improvements to current and future field operations based on lessons learned.
7.Collaborate with technical staff to secure sources of information and recommend work plans for short-, medium-, and long-term goals.
8.Prepare regular reports and updates on the implementation of the specialized health care programs and activities.
9.Draft and revise technical documents, briefing notes, meeting reports, information products, and content as appropriate.
10.Proactively participate in the development of project proposals to mobilize resources.
11.Provide inputs to communications and information products (Situation Reports, health cluster bulletins, donors briefing, etc.) as required.
12.Manage and supervise staff and consultants, including task assignment, performance evaluation, and professional development.
13.Contribute to project cycle management, including planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the WHO Gaziantep Field Presence health projects.
14.Ensure compliance with IASC principles and the Humanitarian Programme Cycle in delivering WHO’s health response.
15.Perform any other related incident-specific duties as required by the functional supervisor.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: University degree in medicine or relevant health related science degree.
Desirable: Advanced University Degree in Public Health and/or Health related fields and/or sound understanding of emergency response or disaster management in the context of public health.
Experience
Essential: At least 5 years of professional experience in public health programmes focusing on Secondary Health Care level
Desirable: Experience in health project cycle management as well as experience in the areas of health service delivery, emergency health response, and specialized care.
Skills
·Demonstrated knowledge of health sector activities in developing countries and/or in the context of emergency response relief.
·Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
·Strong capacity to successfully manage several projects and to meet deadlines.
·Proven ability to communicate effectively.
·Effective problem-solving skills
·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
Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Producing results
Moving forward in a changing environment
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Expert knowledge of Arabic.
REMUNERATION
Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 44,726 (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 and/or an asynchronous video assessment 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.
According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
The WHO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The WHO recruits and employs staff regardless of disability status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, race, marital status, religious, cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, or any other personal characteristics.
The WHO is committed to achieving gender parity and geographical diversity in its staff. Women, persons with disabilities, and nationals of unrepresented and underrepresented Member States (https://www.who.int/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion) are strongly encouraged to apply.
Persons with disabilities can request reasonable accommodations to enable participation in the recruitment process. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be sent through an email to reasonableaccommodation@who.int
An impeccable record for integrity and professional ethical standards is essential. WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.
WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
For information on WHO’s operations please visit: http://www.who.int.
WHO also offers wide range of benefits to staff, including parental leave and attractive flexible work arrangements to help promote a healthy work-life balance and to allow all staff members to express and develop their talents fully.
The statutory retirement age for staff appointments is 65 years. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete the term of appointment will normally be considered.
Please note that WHO’s contracts are conditional on members of the workforce confirming that they are vaccinated as required by WHO before undertaking a WHO assignment, except where a medical condition does not allow such vaccination, as certified by the WHO Staff Health and Wellbeing Services (SHW). The successful candidate will be asked to provide relevant evidence related to this condition. A copy of the updated vaccination card must be shared with WHO medical service in the medical clearance process. Please note that certain countries require proof of specific vaccinations for entry or exit. For example, official proof /certification of yellow fever vaccination is required to enter many countries. Country-specific vaccine recommendations can be found on the WHO international travel and Staff Health and Wellbeing website. For vaccination-related queries please directly contact SHW directly at shws@who.int.
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.
In case the website does not display properly, please retry by: (i) checking that you have the latest version of the browser installed (Chrome, Edge or Firefox); (ii) clearing your browser history and opening the site in a new browser (not a new tab within the same browser); or (iii) retry accessing the website using Mozilla Firefox browser or using another device. Click this link for detailed guidance on completing job applications: Instructions for candidates