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Coordinator, Health Systems

( 2409729 )

Grade : P4

Contractual Arrangement : Fixed-term appointment

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

Job Posting: Dec 14, 2024, 4:54:33 PM

A key function of the WHO Health System Strengthening Framework for Action is to advertise a typical understanding of what a well being system is and what constitutes well being methods strengthening. It additionally supplies a foundation to assist international locations in scaling up well being methods and providers: addressing bottlenecks in a collaborative, coordinated means, pushed by desired well being outcomes, to attain sustainable system-wide results. To be best, this course of have to be country-led, primarily based on priorities set out in complete nationwide well being plans.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Provide technical steerage and assist within the improvement and implementation of sturdy nationwide well being insurance policies, programmes and plans.2. Advise and collaborate on the event, implementation, and analysis of technical cooperation programmes within the areas of well being governance, well being coverage and methods improvement, well being providers group and administration supporting common well being protection.3. Support excessive stage advocacy for elevated funding and multi-sectoral motion for well being

• Support the institution of requirements for the design, group and useful well being programming and operation of well being methods primarily based on major well being care, supporting common well being protection, built-in well being and pharmaceutical providers networks together with hospitals, built-in reproductive maternal, new child and little one well being, public well being infrastructure and providers.5. Provide technical help to Member States to design a vital well being service package deal, bearing in mind the social and cultural features for the efficient use and entry to providers.6. Ensure continuity of care at emergencies notably for individuals with persistent problems, pregnant moms, kids underneath 5 years’ morbidities and disabilities, and so forth. and supply measures to strengthen referral channels.7. Contribute to the identification and focusing on of well being inequities and the inclusion of weak teams to make sure equitable entry to high quality well being providers.8. Contribute to the event, planning, and coaching of human assets in well being geared toward rising the effectivity, effectiveness and high quality of the workforce; set up, conduct, or facilitate capacity-building actions.9. Coordinate the planning and implementation of the technical actions pertaining to high quality of care and the well being providers infrastructure (nursing, pharmacy, laboratory, medicines, vaccines, and medical diagnostic and therapeutic gadgets, well being info system together with very important statistics and medical file protecting) and precedence programmes primarily based on the wants of affected populations.10. Disseminate up-to-date information and findings within the numerous areas of specialization; advise on the introduction and switch of experiences and applied sciences via capacity-building processes.11. Support the event and consolidation of the well being info system to help within the decision-making processes; present info on the well being scenario, standing and traits pertaining to the efficient and environment friendly administration of well being providers.12. Cooperate with inside workforce members, nationwide authorities, worldwide cooperation companies, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, and different related stakeholders, with the intention to develop alliances and networks that promote entry to high quality major care providers for the affected inhabitants.13. Provides management and steerage to the Health Systems workforce, making certain that actions are carried out in a extremely skilled and well timed method, the place wanted.14. Perform every other incident-specific associated duties, as required by the useful supervisor.
Education assets

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: An superior college diploma (Master’s stage or above) in public well being, well being methods/providers administration, well being administration or well being associated area from an accredited/acknowledged institute.

Desirable: Post-graduate qualification in coverage evaluation.

Experience

Essential: At least seven years of progressive and associated expertise, on the nationwide and worldwide ranges, in areas associated to well being coverage, planning and administration, well being methods restoration and improvement, well being providers supply in emergencies, extension of well being care providers to underserved populations/areas, and growing methods to beat obstacles to accessing well being care providers, together with important medicines.

Desirable: Prior humanitarian working expertise at area stage with WHO, different UN company, well being cluster companions; acknowledged humanitarian organizations or with a world nongovernmental group with experience in catastrophe and well being emergencies response.

Skills

1.Sound information in public administration reform. 2.Proven expertise in coverage improvement, planning, monitoring and evaluating well being methods.3.Demonstrated potential to supply sound methodological, technical recommendation and steerage to a number of stakeholders and companions in well being sector reform and public administration reform. 4.Demonstrated potential to innovate, combine, synthesize and talk complicated ideas and concepts verbally and in writing.

• Ability to watch and talk progress by way of course of and outcomes

WHO Competencies

Teamwork

Respecting and selling particular person and cultural variations

Communication

Creating an empowering and motivating setting

Ensuring the efficient use of assets

Creating an empowering and motivating setting

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert information of English.

Desirable: Beginners information of French.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for employees within the Professional class are calculated in US {dollars}. The remuneration for the above place includes an annual base wage beginning at USD 77,326 (topic to obligatory deductions for pension contributions and medical health insurance, as relevant), a variable publish adjustment, which displays the price of dwelling in a selected obligation station, and at the moment quantities to USD 3879 per 30 days for the obligation station indicated above. Other advantages embrace 30 days of annual go away, allowances for dependent members of the family, home go away, and an training grant for dependent kids.

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