Unit Head (IPE)

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The WHE Response division (WRE) is responsible for rapidly detecting and responding to health emergencies while leveraging relevant national and international partnerships, ensuring that emergency-affected populations in acute and protracted emergencies have access to essential health services and that systems are maintained and strengthened in fragile, conflict and vulnerable settings while implementing at scale, proven prevention strategies for priority pandemic/epidemic-prone diseases.

Description Of Duties

• > Provides technical leadership, coordination and managerial support within the Department/Programme, in the Unit of Interagency Policy for Emergencies ensuring that activities in this area are carried out efficiently and effectively.
• > Develops and proposes technical health policies and strategies for implementation through collaboration with Regional and Country Offices and provides advice in developing further the interagency policies for strengthening and improving technical capacity of target clienteles.
• > Oversees a unit of technical teams specialized in various domains within their area of expertise and facilitates the efficient flow of team synergies.
• > Manages the programme area in delivering its objectives through efficient managing a small team of technical staff, financial resources and effective work planning to optimize the programme’s deliverables in line with the mandate of the Organization.
• > Leads and conducts research on best practices in implementing programmes and activities and dissemination of information for capacity building in the respective area of work.
• > Manages the monitoring and evaluation and reporting of the subject area of work of key performance indicators and reporting requirements and mechanisms to optimize performance of Programme deliverables.
• > Serves as the technical reference among the peer community, UN Agencies and other stakeholders at the technical levels in the respective area of expertise.
• > Liaises with and utilizes partnerships in other UN Agencies, Donor, or research institutions in the Emergency Response to position the technical area of work and implementation into Global and/or National policies.
• > Represent the programme area of work at various meetings to advocate for Interagency policies for emergencies.
• > Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education

Essential

• An advanced university degree in Medicine, Public Health, Social or Political Science, or International Law related to the functions of the position.

Desirable

• Degree or training in humanitarian action complemented by specialization in one of the above fields.

Experience

Essential:

• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the management of health policies in humanitarian emergencies, including experience in the area of health policies and strategies.
• Demonstrated experience managing human and financial resources.
• Demonstrated experience in humanitarian emergencies at the international level and experience of working in an inter-agency context in the field of health, and in humanitarian actions at the international level

Desirable

• Experience of working in humanitarian emergencies at the country level.
• Experience working with WHO, the UN, an International NGO or Red Cross

Skills

• Concrete skills in the planning and coordination of multidisciplinary public health programmes, which may include the implementation of a public health/disease control programmes.
• Strong skills in the area of developing and establishing polices and strategies.
• Excellent skills and ability in managing diverse teams and financial resources.
• Good skills in mobilizing resources.
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively and diplomatically with external partners including Ministries of Health, Donor institutions, Civil Society, and other stakeholders.
• Commitment to collaborate effectively with other key partners in the Health Subject area.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork

Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences

Communication

Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

Driving the Organization to a Successful Future

Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential

• Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable

• Intermediate knowledge of French.
• Intermediate knowledge of Other WHO Language.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 89,837 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 6266 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

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 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.
• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.
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• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.

Grade

P5

Contractual Arrangement

Fixed-term appointment

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)

1 year

Job Posting

Feb 7, 2022, 11:06:44 AM

Closing Date

Feb 27, 2022, 11:59:00 PM

Primary Location

Switzerland-Geneva

Organization

HQ/WRE Emergency Response

Schedule

Full-time

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