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National Professional Officer( Public Health)
WHO | World Health Organization
Syria
Lattakia
Medicine/Nursing
Full time
Not Specified
Bachelor/ License Degree
Under the overall supervision of WR Syria and direct supervision of Emergency Coordinator and technical guidance of Regional Adviser for PED, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
1- 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 program 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 coordinate 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.
1- 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 program 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 coordinate 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.
Education:
Essential: University degree in Public Health or medicine Desirable: Master degree in Public Health
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 inclusive of professional work experience in planning
,programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health programmes .
Desirable: Professional work experience in a programme management function or a technical expert capacity in child survival and health care. Field work experience is an asset.
Essential: University degree in Public Health or medicine Desirable: Master degree in Public Health
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 inclusive of professional work experience in planning
,programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health programmes .
Desirable: Professional work experience in a programme management function or a technical expert capacity in child survival and health care. Field work experience is an asset.
Skills:
1-Very good knowledge in epidemiology
2-Good planning and monitoring skills
3-Knowledge of WHO mandate and goals or experience in UN organizations, international institutions of NGOs is
considered an asset.
1-Very good knowledge in epidemiology
2-Good planning and monitoring skills
3-Knowledge of WHO mandate and goals or experience in UN organizations, international institutions of NGOs is
considered an asset.
WHO Competencies
WHO global Competencies model at http:/www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1
(1) Producing results
(2) communicating in credible and effective way
(3) Creating an empowering and motivating environment
Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of local language .
Deadline: 01-06-2017- Applications made after 01-06-2017 are not discarded
WHO global Competencies model at http:/www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1
(1) Producing results
(2) communicating in credible and effective way
(3) Creating an empowering and motivating environment
Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of local language .
Deadline: 01-06-2017- Applications made after 01-06-2017 are not discarded
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