Apply for Emergency Officer, Multiple Locations, World Job Vacancy | Position

Emergency Officer

( 2500747 )

Grade : P3

Contractual Arrangement : Temporary appointment below Staff Rule 420.4

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days) : 1 yr (topic to passable efficiency and availability of funds)

Job Posting: Feb 13, 2025, 7:02:27 PM

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

This will contribute to the mission of WHO Health Emergencies (WHE), which is to assist nations, and to coordinate worldwide motion, to stop, put together for, detect, quickly reply to, and recoverfrom outbreaks and emergencies.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will carry out all or part of the next, and different associated obligations as required by the wants of the workplace.

● Work in coordination with all technical focal factors at regional and headquarters stage, below the steerage of the pinnacle of the WHO nation workplace.

● Provide technical help to nationwide authorities in and coordinate all facets of the WHO Health Emergencies (WHE) programme, on the nation stage, to boost the nationwide functionality in preparedness and response to rising infectious illnesses, outbreaks, and well being emergencies from all hazards.

● Technically help the concerted strategy of WHO within the areas of emergency danger administration, nation preparedness and International Health Regulations, danger and state of affairs assessments, and infectious hazards administration.

● Collaborate with and help related ministries and different stakeholders to undertake hole analyses in related areas of labor for emergency preparedness and administration, develop/revise nationwide methods and a nationwide multi-hazard, well being emergency preparedness and response plan.

● Prepare a nationwide danger profile, assessing and mapping present and rising nationwide well being dangers in addition to populations weak to, or affected by, prioritized dangers, their coping capacities and well being wants.

● Identify useful resource wants and funding gaps for health-sector danger discount, preparedness, and response for weak/affected populations, advocating with and mobilizing required assets from companions and donors.

● Support the evaluation of capacities and nationwide, competency improvement programs, and advocate, plan, and facilitate the implementation of applicable measures and coaching for strengthening core capacities below International Health Regulations together with to handle recognized dangers; successfully monitor and consider processes, outcomes and the influence of response and restoration interventions.

● Support the nationwide well being authorities and companions within the institution or strengthening of emergency well being care programs to make sure the availability of a variety of essential emergency well being care providers.

● Coordinate the information seize from coverage, strategic and subject interventions, and guarantee its dissemination.

● Represent WHO in inter-agency conferences and exterior boards associated to WHO epidemics and emergency preparedness and response.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: A college diploma (bachelor’s) in a related subject (corresponding to epidemiology, public well being, or one other related subject).

Desirable: Training in utilized epidemiology.

Experience

Essential: A minimal of 5 years of labor expertise related to the place (in public well being;planning, implementation, monitoring and analysis of epidemic and emergency preparedness and response actions in a growing nation and/or at regional stage).Experience required in strengthening nation capacities and response to emergencies and disasters, together with infectious illness outbreaks.Experience in working partnerships for well being coverage and strategic and operational interventions in emergency preparedness, response, or restoration particularly in a growing nation setting.

Desirable: Experience in or information of WHO mandate and targets and/or expertise with United Nations funds and programmes.Some of the above-listed expertise to have been obtained in a world context.

Skills

The rules and programmes of epidemic and emergency preparedness and response.

Knowledge of the International Health Regulations (IHR).

The improvement and coordination of well being coverage and/or strategic and operational interventions in emergency preparedness, response, and restoration.

Planning, monitoring, and evaluating well being programs.

Excellent oral and writing expertise, together with for experiences, oral displays and technical paperwork.

WHO Competencies

Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/who-careers/who-enhanced-competence.pdf?sfvrsn=aae66472_3&download=true

Teamwork

Respecting and selling particular person and cultural variations

Communication

Creating an empowering and motivating surroundings

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert information of English.

Desirable: Intermediate information of arabic.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for workers within the Professional class are calculated in US {dollars}. The remuneration for the above place contains an annual base wage beginning at USD 70,212 (topic to necessary deductions for pension contributions and medical health insurance, as relevant), a variable put up adjustment, which displays the price of dwelling in a specific obligation station, and at present quantities to USD 1387 per 30 days for the obligation station indicated above. Other advantages embrace 30 days of annual depart, allowances for dependent members of the family, home depart, and an schooling grant for dependent youngsters.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This emptiness discover could also be used to fill different related positions on the identical grade stage
• Only candidates below severe consideration can be contacted.
• A written take a look at and/or an asynchronous video evaluation could also be used as a type of screening.
• In the occasion that your candidature is retained for an interview, you can be required to supply, upfront, a scanned copy of the diploma(s)/diploma(s)/certificates(s) required for this place. WHO solely considers increased instructional {qualifications} obtained from an establishment accredited/acknowledged within the World Higher Education Database (WHED), an inventory up to date by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The checklist will be accessed via the hyperlink: http://www.whed.net/. Some skilled certificates could not seem within the WHED and would require particular person overview.
• According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the workers is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity. Due regard can be paid to the significance of recruiting the workers on as large a geographical foundation as potential.
• Any appointment/extension of appointment is topic to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
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