Job ID
12437

Job Title
National Professional Officer (Public Health Officer)

To work for
WHO | World Health Organization

Country
Syria

City
Qamishli

Field of Work
Medicine/Nursing

Job Type
Full time

Military service
Not Specified

Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree

Responsibilities
Manages data collection and analysis, including developing and reviewing various technical reports and documentation, achieving results such as:

 Secure information from a broad range of health sectors, analysis of data and recommendation of action.
 Coordination of teams working on maintaining, assessing, improving and developing public health surveillance systems and registries.
 Design implementation, follow up and reporting on assessments relevant to the health of displaced people or other population groups affected by crisis.
 Technical reviews of programme plans, reports, proposals and other documents relevant to the programme
 Comprehensive qualitative and quantitative periodic reports according to WHO developed indicators on activities in public health facilities.
Manages capacity building initiatives for health personnel in various health facilities and also camps, achieving results such as:
 Identification of training needs for respective target audiences and development of comprehensive plans for capacity building.
 Preparation of training material tailored to the specific needs.
 Arrangement and delivery of capacity building activities for health personnel in the camps and in health facilities located in the host communities
 Follow up and impact analysis on the WHO training workshops for different health care providers
Monitors and coordinates the implementation of planned activities, national campaigns and field action, achieving results such as:
 Collaboration with health partners to ensure that humanitarian and public health assistance is in line with international priorities.
 Identification of priority health and nutrition-related issues among the affected population and ensuring that these are properly addressed in an integrated primary healthcare approach.
 Plan and delivery of interventions to solve urgent problems identified during the analysis phase.
 Meetings (including field meetings) with the national counterparts and UN stakeholders for planning, conducting and reprogramming of collaborative actions. Preparation of reports, recommendations and lessons learnt on and of these meetings.
 Technical guidance for prevention and control of disease outbreaks during and after emergency situations.



Qualifications
EDUCATION AND SKILLS:
Essential: University degree in Medicine.
Desirable: Studies in public health and/or health related field.
Experience:
Essential: At least 2 years of experience required in health sector coordination at national level. Experience in capacity building and demonstrate knowledge of health sector activities in the context of emergency response relief.
Desirable: Knowledge of WHO mandate and goals or experience in UN Organizations, international institutions or NGOs is considered an asset.

Specific Vacancy Requirements
Functional Skills:
- Very good knowledge in epidemiology
- Good planning and monitoring skills
Languages:
Excellent knowledge of English and local language.
Competencies:
1. Producing results.
2. Communicating in a credible and effective way.
3. Creating an empowering and motivating environment
Other Considerations:
Proficiency in standard WHO computer application (such as MS office).

Salary and Benefits
Type of Contract: UNOPS (individual contract agreement)
GRADE: LICA 9 equivalent to NOB
Duration: Temporary contract for 6 Months
Monthly Salary (Net of Tax): As Per UNOPS Salary Scale



About us
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Required employees number
1

Posted On
May 21, 2017

Expiry Date
Jun 05, 2017

CV Language
English




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