Unit Head - Geneve, Schweiz - World Health Organization

World Health Organization

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Geneve, Schweiz

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Grade:
P6

Contractual Arrangement:
Fixed-term appointment

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years

Job Posting:
Jan 25, 2023, 9:34:50 AM

Closing Date:
Feb 15, 2023, 4:59:00 PM

Primary Location:
Switzerland-Geneva

Organization:
HQ/HEI Health Emergency Interventions

Schedule:
Full-time

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The 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.

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.

The HEI Department is responsible for ensuring that emergency-affected populations have access to timely and effective health services, ranging from humanitarian interventions, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Fragile, Vulnerable and Conflict Affected Settings (FCVs) to key high impact epidemic diseases including Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs), Yellow Fever, Meningitis and Cholera.

The Department prioritizes support to the most vulnerable and low capacity countries.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Generic duties:

Coordinates and provides senior technical leadership in establishing new approaches, evidencebased policies and strategies, surveillance, and capacity building initiatives for implementation across Regional and Country Office programmes in the respective area of work.
Provides senior level health technical expertise and advice to the Director and Senior Management in the area of health in FCVs on the development and establishment of new health strategies and policies for implementation into and/or the monitoring and evaluation of national and global policies.
Ensures effective coordination, management and accountability of the programme area in delivering its objectives through efficient managing a diverse team of technical experts, financial resources and effective work plan coordination to optimize the programme's deliverables in line with the mandate of the Organization.
Ensures the coordination and management of the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the Department's area of work of key performance indicators and global reporting requirements and mechanisms to optimize performance of Department deliverables.
Serves as the scientific/technical reference among UN Agencies and the peer community on the health in FCVs.
Builds technical partnerships with other UN Agencies, Donors, research institutions and other stakeholders in the health in FCVs to position the technical area of work and implementation into respective policies.
Represents the programme area of work in global fora and capacity building activities.
Performs all other related duties as assigned. Specific duties (Three to four specific duties could be added if required linked to the highly scientific/technical functions related to the Unit Head level roles and responsibilities.)

Note:
Specific time bound programme priorities should be reflected in the annual Performance Appraisal context.

Leads the FCV team.
Leads WHO's work under GPW output 2.3.
Leads WHO's work under SDG 3 GAP FCV accelerator.
Explores and enhances partnership within WHE and WHO and with external partners, in particular those under the IASC.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Essential:

An advanced university degree in Public Health related to the functions of the position.

Desirable:

A PhD in one of the abovementioned fields.

Experience:

Essential:

A minimum of 15 years of professional experience in the management of health in FCVs, including experience providing senior level advice and guidance to Senior Management/Decision makers, managing human and financial resources.
Experience in the area of developing and establishing policies and strategies.
Demonstrated experience at the international level.
Field experience in managing complex health programmes in FCVs.

Desirable:

Experience with a range of organizations, including UN and NGOs.

Skills:

Strong skills in the area of developing and establishing polices and strategies.
Excellent skills and ability in managing diverse teams and financial resources.
Strong understanding and skills in mobilizing resources.
Ability to engage, build consensus and communicate effectively and diplomatically with Member States, partners and media.
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