World Health Organization WHO Careers

Description Of Duties
The incumbent will have some or all of the following assigned duties:

Outreach

• Supports hiring managers in identifying the best and most appropriate outreach activities to target the talents.
• Sources potential candidates through various channels, such as hosting or participating in career events/job fairs, online channels (social platforms, professional networks).
• Continuously remains abreast of the latest trends in the field of talent acquisition to further and promote the Organization's brand and reputation as an employer.
• Manages a variety of outlets, such as job postings and social media, while effectively targeting the right kinds of candidates for the job.
• Seeks out and recommends creative new ways of sourcing talent.

Recruitment and selection

• Manages vacant posts of assigned level/group and ensures adherence to policies and procedures in filling these posts.
• Provides guidance to hiring managers and administrative officers/assistants on all aspects related to outreach, talent acquisition and recruitment, both staff and non-staff.
• Administers selection procedures for fixed-term and temporary staff, advising staff members at all levels of relevant rules and regulations, procedures and practices.
• Serves as an HR Representative on selection panels and ensures there is an adherence to confidentiality and emphasis on a transparent, consistent process and on promoting organizational diversity and mobility policies as an organizational priority.
• Reviews vacancy announcements for consistency and adherence to the Organization's policies; develops and reviews screening questions in close collaboration with the hiring managers.
• Works closely with hiring managers and recruitment assistants to establish key activities and agree on schedule and tools for the selection process to ensure an efficient and fast process.
• Screens and assesses applications, ensuring that only candidates who meet the minimum requirements are long/short-listed.
• Develops and reviews interview questions, proposed presentation tasks, technical questions and tests proposed by the hiring manager for appropriateness and relevance to the job and may also be involved in developing the same.
• Reviews proposed long/shortlists to ensure that the evaluation criteria are in line with the vacancy announcement and advises the hiring manager and panel members on any inconsistencies.
• Drafts selection reports ensuring that all steps of the process are well documented, and the selection file is compliant with the Organization's policies.

Roster Management

• Works closely with managers to develop consultant and other rosters to best support technical work implementation.
• Oversees the maintenance of the rosters to ensure that the data and information is always up to date.

General

• Keeps abreast of developments and latest trends in various areas of human resources, with particular focus in the areas of talent acquisition, outreach, recruitment and selection, onboarding, entitlements and benefits.
• Participates in human resources task forces and working groups identifying issues/problems and synergies, formulating guidelines, and proposing and implementing new procedures, latest technologies, tools and practices as appropriate.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications
Education

• Essential: A first level university degree in human resources management, public or business administration, or other related fields.
• Desirable: Advanced level university degree or training or certification in the area of human resources management.

Experience

• Essential: At least five years of professional experience in the field of human resources management of which at least two years must be in managing selection and recruitment processes independently. A minimum of two years of exposure at international level. Proven experience in at least one of the other specialized areas of classification, contract administration, compensation, and performance management.
• Desirable: HR experience in the UN system and/or a multinational environment.

Skills

• Knowledge of human resources management practices, with a focus on outreach, screening, recruitment and interview techniques.
• Knowledge of latest IT based recruitment systems.
• Knowledge of other international organizations' practices in areas of talent acquisition would be an advantage.
• Good skills in ERP systems.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Knowing and managing yourself
• Use of Language Skills
• Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
• Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of another UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish).

Purpose Of The Post

• The Malaria Vaccines Introduction and Rollout is an integral part of and contributes to the efforts of the Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases (UHC/UCN) cluster in the WHO African region. The cluster's strategic agenda aims to reduce the burden of diseases in the WHO African Region by guiding disease control initiatives, leveraging analytics for strategic investments, and tailoring interventions for disease control. The guiding principles include comprehensive whole-of-society, people-centred, and integrated approaches to disease control.

Role of the Demand Generation Expert for Malaria Vaccines Introduction

• The Roster of data science experts in Malaria Vaccines Introduction is primarily intended to serve as a deployable capacity for WHO to augment existing support to countries. Therefore, officers provide technical support capacity for activities concerning Introduction of Malaria Vaccines from Application Development, budget Development, Planning, Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating post Introduction. Candidate who are successful with this call of interest will receive a pre-deployment briefing to prepare them for any potential operational deployment in the 19 countries of the Region.

Time Management and duty station

• In the event of a field deployment, data science experts will fall under usual reporting structures for VPD/field missions to RO, and CO respectively. The UCN Cluster shall determine and coordinate overarching strategy and policy, such as principles guiding the organization, development, and deployment of the data science experts for Malaria Vaccines Introduction.

Summary Of Duties
Within the framework of the Accelerated Malaria Vaccine Introduction and Roll-out Initiative in Africa, the Data Science Expert will work with the AFRO Regional Office, ISTs and individual countries to support and perform the following tasks:

• Finalize the MVI preparedness dashboard and build EPI capacities to maintain and update the dashboard.
• Conduct a rapid analysis of strengths and weaknesses of the system in place for data and information management.
• Formulate recommendations for ensuring effectiveness of the information system and support the implementation of the said recommendations.
• Develop an automated daily/weekly data pack related to the MVI
• Coordinate the development of a dynamic dashboard that will help to monitor the performance of teams and vaccination sites at all levels.
• Develop tools to harmonize data collection and processes across WCO and field offices to facilitate consolidation of information. Respond to specific information requests from the technical teams and partners, ensure dissemination of information and knowledge sharing with all partners.
• Provide country-specific and aggregate intercountry information to the relevant WCO websites, manage email boxes and share points, as required.
• Provide technical expertise during interagency initiatives, related to information and data management, seeking to improve information sharing between institutions, to strengthen access to information from other organizations and clusters, and to contribute to intersectoral dashboards and reports.
• Verify data quality (completeness, timeliness), identify gaps in health information management, recommend corrective actions and prepare relevant documents to include in project proposals, internal and external situation reports.
• Participate in any other activity that may be required in connection with the incident data management and
• Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the supervisor.

Deliverables

• Preparedness dashboard finalized and deployed.
• Report and rapid analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the existing data system.
• Daily/Weekly Data pack
• Dynamic dashboard for monitoring the performance of vaccine rollout as well as those of teams at all levels developed and deployed.
• Daily data reports submitted to WR and AFRO
• Assess country capacities in Data management (Malaria).
• End of mission report.

Skills And Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of at least one WHO official language (other languages at national levels desirable where applicable).
• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent diplomatic skills when engaging with internal and external interlocutors
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work within and lead a team with respect of cultural diversity
• A demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels both internally and externally
• Strong representation, communication, and negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple activities
• Innovative, creative, and proactive with an analytical and solution-focused approach for achieving mission objectives
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and make independent decisions as appropriate
• Ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively under pressure.

Required Profile

• Interest in Malaria Vaccines Introduction
• Willingness to be deployed in any of the 19 countries in needs of immediate technical support.

Education (Qualifications)

• Essential: First university degree in information or data management, computer sciences, statistics, applied math or public health, complemented by training in databases development and/or management from an accredited/recognized institute
• Desirable: Post graduate degree in public health, qualitative surveillance or statistics. Training or university degree on Mastering R for Epidemiologic Research.
• At least 2 publications in peer-review journals with use of R for data analysis

Experience
Essential

• 5 years of experience in information management, including experience in emergency operations or humanitarian context.

Desirable

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Working knowledge of online data collection applications, statistical analysis packages (Stata, SPSS, etc).
• Good knowledge of database and GIS programmes (e.g. ArcView)

Languages requirements

• Essential: Excellent knowledge of English, or French or Portuguese.
• Desirable: Working knowledge of another WHO official language.

Desirable

• Prior experience at field level, with WHO/UN agencies, health cluster partners or with an international nongovernmental organization.
• Proven experience in epidemiological data analysis and programming using R including the development of dashboards using R Shiny.

Other Skills

• Proven ability to use standard office software packages, Conversant with common IT software including eHealth tools.

Purpose Of The Post

• The Malaria Vaccines Introduction and Rollout is an integral part of and contributes to the efforts of the Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases (UHC/UCN) cluster in the WHO African region. The cluster's strategic agenda aims to reduce the burden of diseases in the WHO African Region by guiding disease control initiatives, leveraging analytics for strategic investments, and tailoring interventions for disease control. The guiding principles include comprehensive whole-of-society, people-centred, and integrated approaches to disease control.

Role of the Malaria Vaccines Introduction officers

• The Roster of Malaria Vaccines Introduction is primarily intended to serve as a deployable capacity for WHO to augment existing support to countries. Therefore, officers provide technical support capacity for activities concerning Introduction of Malaria Vaccines from Application Development, budget Development, Planning, Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating post Introduction. Candidates who are successful with this call of interest will receive a pre-deployment briefing to prepare them for any potential operational deployment in the 19 countries of the Region.

Time Management and duty station

• In the event of a field deployment, MVI officers will fall under usual reporting structures for VPD/field missions to RO, and CO, respectively. The UCN Cluster shall determine and coordinate overarching strategy and policy, such as principles guiding the organization, development, and deployment of the Malaria Vaccines Introduction officers.

Summary Of Duties
Within the framework of the Accelerated Malaria Vaccine Introduction and Roll-out Initiative in Africa, the Immunization expert will work with the AFRO Regional Office, ISTs and individual countries to support and perform the following tasks:

• Coordinate WHO's support to the Ministry of Health in conducting a Malaria vaccination situation and rollout analysis and defining vaccine delivery strategies for the next 6 months.
• Set up/strengthen a partners' coordination mechanism for Malaria vaccination and ensure its optimal functioning.
• Set up a system for updating the 4Ws and ensure that gaps are discussed during partners' meetings.
• Support the development of microplans in provinces/regions with low coverage, involving all local stakeholders including community and political leaders.
• Support the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) to synthesize and update prevalence stratification based on the Global Malaria Programme (GMP) guidance to recommend the districts/areas for initial malaria vaccine introduction.
• Support the preparation and implementation of mass vaccination plans and intensification of routine immunization interventions with the view of putting the country on track toward achieving children fully vaccinated receiving their 4 doses.
• Ensure that an effective system for AEFI surveillance and management is in place.
• Coordinate support to planning and implementation of post-introduction evaluation.
• Coordinate advocacy efforts aiming at maintaining and strengthening Malaria vaccines.
• Review malaria vaccine coverage data monthly or as relevant and devise methods to ensure optimal uptake of the vaccine.
• Perform any other task related to Malaria vaccination rollout upon request of the supervisor.

Deliverables

• Analysis of Malaria vaccination situation and rollout including vaccine delivery strategies for the next 3 months conducted and report made available.
• Malaria stratified data for the countries are made available for disease burden categorization for informing Gavi application for funding.
• Monthly reports on Malaria vaccination rollout in the country of assignment, including an update on vaccine delivery, uptake, and vaccination coverage as well as key activities carried out, challenges, and priorities for the next 6 months prepared and shared with AFRO.
• Microplans for provinces/regions with low vaccination coverage developed using an inclusive approach developed and implemented.
• 4Ws updated on a monthly basis.
• Partners' coordination meetings held on a bi-weekly basis and evidenced by minutes.
• End of mission report

Skills And Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of at least one WHO official language (other languages at national levels desirable where applicable).
• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent diplomatic skills when engaging with internal and external interlocutors
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work within and lead a team with respect of cultural diversity
• A demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels both internally and externally
• Strong representation, communication, and negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple activities
• Innovative, creative, and proactive with an analytical and solution-focused approach for achieving mission objectives
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and make independent decisions as appropriate
• Ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively under pressure

Required Profile

• Interest in Malaria Vaccines Introduction
• Willingness to be deployed in any of the 19 countries in need of immediate technical support.

Education (Qualifications)

• Essential: Advanced university degree in medicine or related field from an internationally recognized university.
• Desirable: Advanced degree in public health, vaccinology, or epidemiology.

Experience

• Essential: At least 7 years of relevant work experience in public health services delivery with demonstrated experience in introducing new and underutilized vaccines, including application development and budgeting.
• Proven experience to work with a diverse range of stakeholders to meet deadlines and within budgets.

Desirable

• International experience with WHO in Africa and developing countries would be an asset
• Previous training in new Vaccine’s introduction, experience with GAVI’s Funding requirement
• Previous New Vaccines Introduction operational experience
• Track record of publications

Other Skills

• Proven ability to use standard office software packages, Conversant with common IT software including eHealth tools.

Role of the Demand Generation Expert for Malaria Vaccines Introduction

• The Roster of Demand Generation Experts in Malaria Vaccines Introduction is primarily intended to serve as a deployable capacity for WHO to augment existing support to countries. Therefore, officers provide technical support capacity for activities concerning Introduction of Malaria Vaccines from Application Development, budget Development, Planning, Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating post Introduction. Candidate who are successful with this call of interest will receive a pre-deployment briefing to prepare them for any potential operational deployment in the 19 countries of the Region.

Time Management and duty station

• In the event of a field deployment, demand generation officers will fall under usual reporting structures for VPD/field missions to RO, and CO, respectively. The UCN Cluster shall determine and coordinate overarching strategy and policy, such as principles guiding the organization, development, and deployment of the demand generation Malaria Vaccines Introduction officers.

Summary Of Duties
Within the framework of the Accelerated Malaria Vaccine Introduction and Roll-out Initiative in Africa, the malaria vaccines demand generation expert will work with the AFRO Regional Office, ISTs, and individual countries to support and perform the following tasks:

• Create or update evidence-based national demand and communication strategies or plans, informed by local data. To include preparedness plans for vaccine-related events and crisis communications.
• Work with relevant stakeholders and partners to support coordination, gathering, integrated analysis, and use of a wide range of data sources to develop behavioral insights and inform and monitor interventions at speed. Data sources include programmatic data, social listening, quantitative surveys or qualitative research, rapid community assessments, etc.
• Ensure evidence-based interventions are implemented, including service quality enhancement, health worker capacity-building, communications and infodemic management, and community engagement, etc.
• Develop and test locally sensitive communications content and dissemination strategies to reach diverse communities, to inform, engage, and build resilience against infodemics and misinformation.
• Grow strong multisectoral partnerships to support high vaccine demand and uptake, including mapping and collaborating with government, private sector organizations, professional associations, civil society, and faith-based organizations.
• Engage trusted messengers and networks to promote accurate vaccine conversations, including between health workers and clients, and within health systems and communities both online and offline.
• Build local capacity within the Ministry of Health and among relevant partners to design, implement and evaluate the range of strategies to increase vaccine uptake, and to contribute to strengthening health systems for routine immunization.
• Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the supervisor.

Deliverables

• Weekly reports share with the Incident Management Team at AFRO on key activities completed on demand, risk communication and community engagement
• Establish/ contribute to behavioral and social driver data collection mechanism (stand alone or integrated with other activities) to inform national demand strategy
• Monthly report on demand including behavioral and social drivers’ data, main challenges, key actions taken and recommendations
• Documented reports on lessons learnt and best practices
• Monthly reports on Malaria vaccination rollout in the country of assignment, including an update on uptake, risk communication and community engagement as well as key activities carried out, challenges, and priorities for the next 6 months prepared and shared with AFRO.
• End of mission report

Skills And Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of at least one WHO official language (other languages at national levels desirable where applicable).
• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent diplomatic skills when engaging with internal and external interlocutors
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work within and lead a team with respect of cultural diversity
• A demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels both internally and externally
• Strong representation, communication, and negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple activities
• Innovative, creative, and proactive with an analytical and solution-focused approach for achieving mission objectives
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and make independent decisions as appropriate
• Ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively under pressure.

Required Profile

• Interest in Malaria Vaccines Introduction
• Willingness to be deployed in any of the 19 countries in need of immediate technical support.

Education (Qualifications)

• Essential: A first-level university degree in public health, communication, behavioural or social sciences, health promotion, journalism, or a related field.
• Desirable: A master’s degree or above in public health, communication, behavioural or social sciences, health promotion or journalism, or a related field.

Experience
Essential:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in immunization programs, including vaccine introduction, immunization campaigns, or outbreak/emergency response
• Demonstrated experience in communications, community engagement, behavioral or social science, infodemic management, health promotion, health education, or related fields to promote behavior change and uptake of health services or vaccination
• Experience analyzing behavioral and social sciences data (qualitative and quantitative) to support health programming and development of evidence-based demand strategies
• Experience collaborating with Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, CDC, and other implementing agencies or organizations on improving health service delivery
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in fast-paced environment with multiple partners and juggling competing priorities
• Strong track record of work experience in international or diverse settings, including with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams.

Desirable

• International experience with WHO in Africa and developing countries would be an asset
• Previous New Vaccines Introduction operational experience
• Track record of publications

Other Skills

• Proven ability to use standard office software packages, Conversant with common IT software including eHealth tools.

Purpose of consultancy

• The purpose of the Roster of Experts (ROE) is to provide trusted technical, scientific, regulatory, leadership, and management support to the AVAREF Secretariat, which will, in turn, support the development of comprehensive regulations for clinical trials, procedures for review of Clinical Trials Applications and dossiers for registration of vaccines, bio-therapeutics, pharmaceutical drugs, bio-similar and generic drugs as well as post-marketing surveillance activities.

 

Deliverables

• Under the direct supervision of the WHO AVAREF Coordinator, as well as the technical and programmatic guidance of UHC/CN AFRO, the incumbent will plan, develop, and implement programmes and activities for disease prevention and control – including: (i) leadership on coordination, partnerships, and resource mobilization for disease control; (ii) development of WHO disease control technical products, services, and tools; (iii) generation of analytics-driven strategic information for disease control agenda setting and interventions; and (iv) technical support and institutional capacity building support – culminating in WHO focused investments in support of the following country outcomes: systems and governance capacity building; disease interventions coverage expansion; institutional capacity building; individual, national, and continental human resource capacity building; research and innovation capacity building; quality of care improvement; and disease-related regulatory systems capacity building.

The Expert Scientist, Medical, Or Regulatory Professional Will Be Expected To Provide Training, Coaching, And / Or Mentoring To Scientific Evaluators, Managers, Or Leaders In The NRAs To Support Ongoing Capacity Development And Maintaining Of Expertise In The African Region. The Experts May Be Paired With Local Reviewers Or Experts For The Purpose Of Achieving Coaching / Mentoring Goals. The Expert Is Also Expected To Lead Aspects Of The Development Of Various Initiatives, Programs, Policies, Frameworks, Strategies, And Operations Aimed At Providing Regulatory Capacity Building To Member States In These Main Areas Of - Other Content Details Are Available In The Full Post Description:

• Leadership on coordination, partnerships, and resource mobilization for regulatory capacity building in support of ending diseases in Africa
• Development of WHO Technical products, services, and tools for Regulatory and Ethics Oversight over medicines research, design, regulation, commercialization, manufacturing, safety, and post-registration safety monitoring
• Generation of analytics-driven strategic information for disease control agenda setting and interventions tailoring
• Technical support and institutional capacity building for ethics and regulatory capacity building for NRAs, NECs, and related organizations
• Performing other related responsibilities as assigned, including replacing and backstopping for others as required.

Educational Qualifications:
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Essential:

• Advanced University degree (Master’s or higher) in Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences, or Health Sciences, or in health-related field (medicine or health), Biostatistics.

Desirable:

• Advanced degree in medicine / public health / communicable/non-communicable diseases.
• Advanced degrees in Biostatistics, Pharmacovigilance, or Pharmacoepidemiology.
• Clinical specialization in Allergy and immunology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Diagnostic radiology, Emergency medicine, Family medicine, Internal medicine, Medical genetics, Neurology, Nuclear medicine, Obstetrics and gynecology, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Preventive medicine, Psychiatry, Radiation oncology, Surgery, or Urology.

Experience
Essential:
Experience Requirements
Interested candidates are expected to have a minimum of 7 years of experience and possess at least three (3) of the following essential requirements:

• Significant experience working in an internationally recognized national regulatory agency (ML-4)
• Significant experience in performing clinical trials as a principal investigator and capacity building within the sector in low to middle income countries
• Significant experience in aspects of regulation of medicines including vaccines, biotherapeutics, pharmaceuticals, advanced therapeutics, diagnostics
• Significant experience in the review of clinical trial dossiers, registration of new and/or or existing medicines
• Experience in medicines regulatory affairs including submission management, project management, quality management, and regulatory excellence
• Experience in the development and/or implementation of guidelines, policies, standards or regulations for clinical trials, medicines submissions and/or post-market surveillance
• Significant experience in regulation of vaccine manufacturing
• Significant experience in regulation of biotherapeutics, biosimilars, other biologics
• Significant experience in the regulation of cell, tissue, and gene therapies
• Demonstrated experience in medicines review and approval process in an internationally recognized national regulatory agency
• Demonstrated experience leading and/or managing a team, division, or organization performing any of the above-mentioned functions in science-based organization

Desirable:
Expertise in one of the following areas:

• Expertise in review of non-clinical and clinical data for vaccines and drug registration dossiers, Good Clinical Practice Inspection (GCP), Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Post Marketing Surveillance and monitoring, Biostatistics, Pharmacovigilance, or Pharmacoepidemiology.
• Expertise in clinical specialties such as Allergy and immunology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Diagnostic radiology, Emergency medicine, Family medicine, Internal medicine, Medical genetics, Neurology, Nuclear medicine, Obstetrics and gynecology, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Preventive medicine, Psychiatry, Radiation oncology, Surgery, or Urology

Skills/Knowledge:
Essential:

• Ability to identify problems, formulate arguments and opinions, formulate conclusions and recommendations.
• Ability to review and revise policies and objectives of the program and assigned activities.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Excellent knowledge of health and safety regulations and technical aspects of the specialty area.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Excellent diplomatic and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop innovative approaches and solutions;

Essential:
Languages required:

• Expert knowledge of English, or French or Portuguese

Desirable:

• Intermediate knowledge of one of the UN official languages

Purpose of consultancy

• The aim of the consultancy is to support Member States, in particular PIP priority countries to effectively implement Community Protection Activities during 2024. The consultant will support the above designated countries to strengthen community engagement, knowledge translation and infodemic management capacities for influenza preparedness and response.

Background

• The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergencies 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 EPR Cluster is responsible for identifying gaps and strengthening national capacities in preparedness and response to respond effectively to emergencies while ensuring resilience of health systems during these emergencies.

Deliverables
The Incumbent Will Deliver The Following

• RCCE systems in pandemic preparedness strengthened
• All hazard pandemic preparedness plan must include RCCE component that addresses pandemic influenza and other respiratory pathogens of pandemic potential.
• A series of multisectoral partnership meetings held to review and update RCCE coordination plans and SOPS for emergencies at national and regional levels.
• Workshop to update RCCE plan based on influenza plan (update the RCCE plan based on the PIP for 35 regional and central focal persons based on epidemic profiling)

Community Engaged

• Guidelines and SOPs for community engagement developed (a systematic engagement of communities for emergencies to enhance risk perception and informed decision making for risk mitigation enabled by the availability of community engagement SOP and guidelines).
• Multisectoral risk communication and community engagement team supported to develop SOP and guidelines.

Knowledge translation capacity is developed and enhanced

• To address gaps in research findings translation, a series of training workshops held for selected researchers, health staff and media to equip them with skills to translate research findings to inform policy makers on influenza and pandemic preparedness policy and planning as well as awareness creation for the public.
• Training to enhance knowledge translation capacities of the Ministry of health and other stakeholders critical for pandemic preparedness to inform evidence-informed policies, strategies, plans, tools, and communication messages.
• Conducted annual pre-season knowledge translation to review and update seasonal and pandemic respiratory pathogens preparedness and response plans, strategies, tools, and messages for effective community engagement or seasonal and pandemic respiratory pathogens prevention and response.
• Regularly review and update preseason messages and print IEC materials for seasonal and pandemic respiratory pathogens preparedness and response.

Effective infodemic management systems in place

• Strengthened capacities for Ministers of Health for Infodemic management in acute respiratory pathogen events (especially use of social media to combat infodemics.)
• Developed an infodemic management guide, and
• Trained the RCCE teams (MoHs and stakeholders) at central and regional on the use of infodemic tool and on infodemic management for seasonal and Pandemic respiratory pathogens preparedness and response.

Coordination

• Conduct monthly/regular meetings with countries teams for activities follow up, monitoring, evaluation and sharing experience;
• Attend strategic/High level meetings to showcase the progress made by the program and spread impact.
• Report keys recommendations, challenges, and gaps to the supervisor.
• Support reporting to the donor.

Documentation

• Gather the lessons learned, best practices and ensure their progressive appropriation and use to improve RCCE.
• Put in place strong documentation/data mining to support ongoing and or further analysis to guide decision making.

He/she will additionally support the implementation of the overall community protection agenda of the Nairobi Hub of Emergencies:

• Support countries to implement the community protection regional strategy.
• Support the Hub to manage the partnership on RCCE.
• Support implementation of RCCE component into the hub’ programs

Key Deliverables

• 9 reports of the monthly coordination meetings with countries (that include follow-up of implementation of action points).
• Report of implementation of each country community protection PIP/RCCE workplan.
• Documentation of each country experience (lessons learned, best practices, etc.).
• A database of RCCE best practices, lessons learned and examples ready for use for analysis.
• Reports to the donors.
• Reports on support provided to the RCCE Nairobi hub.

Educational Qualifications
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Essential

• A first university degree in communication, social sciences or public health.

Experience
Essential

• At least 5 years’ experience of risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) with international experience.

Desirable

• Experience of working in risk communications or health promotion/community engagement during public health emergencies
• Experience of RCCE capacity building at the country and regional levels

Skills/Knowledge

• Good writing skills
• Good understanding of digital media and/or experience of community engagement and feedback mechanisms.

Languages and level required

• Expert knowledge of English or French with working level of the other language.

Closing Date: Mar 19, 2024

Deliverables
The consultant will perform the following tasks and deliverables within a time-bound framework:
Tasks:

• Identify and review all the relevant and updated resource materials required for the revision of the IMAM guideline and training package. This includes current progress in country adaptation of IMAM guidelines including feedback from regional and in country consultative meetings, guidelines for child health (IMCI, BFHI, etc.) within the country and internationally, landscape analysis of the management of infants less than 6 months at risk of poor growth and development.
• Facilitate consultative workshops for the draft documents and existing evidence and building consensus on the content to be included.
• Facilitate the finalization of the existing draft national IMAM guideline, job aids and training package incorporating comments from stakeholders, guided by MoH, Emergency Nutrition Advisory committee (ENAC) and other stakeholders.
• Make presentation of the final products to ENAC
• Facilitate the validation of the national IMAM guideline, Job Aids, and training package.
• Undertake other related duties as requested

Deliverables:

• Inception report
• Final National guideline on the integrated management of acute malnutrition
• Final Job Aids (IMAM handbook, wall charts, flip chart, WHO reference charts)
• Final national training package on the integrated management of acute malnutrition (participant manual, facilitator manual, course director guide, clinical instructor guide)
• Final report

Qualifications, Experience, Skills And Languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:

• University degree in medicine, clinical nutrition, public health, or public health and nutrition.

Desirable:

• Advanced university degree in Pediatrics and Child Health, Clinical Nutrition, or Public Health and Nutrition.

Experience:
Essential:

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in development or implementation of interventions for the prevention and management of acute malnutrition in children under five years of age . Experience in developing strategies, guidelines and or protocols. Experience in conducting training and on the prevention and management acute malnutrition in infants and children under five years.

Desirable:

• Experience in nutrition programs in the African region.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Computer literacy in basic software programs.
• Proven understanding of the existing and needed quality of public health nutrition and case management in Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with medical complication practices at health facilities.
• Excellent communication, writing, leadership, and analytical skills.

Languages And Level Required:

• Excellent knowledge of English and fluency in the working language of Kenya.

Technical Supervision

• Technical Officer Nutrition and Food Safety.

Purpose of consultancy

• The primary objective of this position is to coordinate the strengthening of disease surveillance and epidemiology in countries by scaling up Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) and the International Health regulations (IHR) for timely, detection, reporting and response to public health events.

Deliverables

• Under the general supervision of the Regional Emergency Director and the direct supervision of the HIR Program Area Manager, the IDSR Epidemiology and Strengthening Consultancy will work to strengthen the technical capacity of Member States for the implementation of IDSR and epidemiological surveillance. This position involves working in close collaboration with the WHE Programme, WHO HQ, Regional and Country Offices and with a broad range of partners, to provide technical expertise and promote information-sharing.

The incumbent builds interactions with a broad range of external partners, UN and UN Agencies, national and international institutions to exchange findings and promote information sharing, experience and lessons learnt.
Within The Framework Of The Delegated Authority, The Incumbent Is Assigned All Or Part Of The Following Duties Which Are Performed According To The Needs And Agenda:

• Coordinate the scaling up of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response through assessment, capacity building, as well as deployment/implementation of electronic data tools.
• Contribute to the strengthening data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting in Member States.
• Conduct regular analysis of priority diseases to understand the epidemiology and burden of infectious diseases in the region.
• Disease specific in-depth data analysis and hotspot analysis and mapping, space-time analysis (e.g. cholera, yellow fewer, etc.) based on patterns.
• Collaborate with and provide strategic coordination to Member States across the region to develop and implement disease surveillance and response plans of action and to monitor progress and level of implementation.
• Lead and participate with WHO, Member States and relevant stakeholders to conduct comprehensive assessments of IHR core capacities and gaps to identify countries and sub-regions with the greatest need for improvement, and to establish or reinforce coordination mechanisms for streamlining implementation of IHR, and to initiate support for building targeted improvements in IHR core capacities in priority countries.
• Contribute to the enhancement of international and national capacities for investigation and risk assessment of public health hazards through the development and implementation of standards and tools.
• Conduct field investigation for outbreak verification, risk assessment and provide technical support for rapid public health response to public health emergencies emanating from known or unknown disease pathogens.
• Liaises with and utilizes partnerships in other UN Agencies, Donor, or research institutions in the surveillance and field epidemiology to position the technical area of work and implementation into Global, Regional and/or National policies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned, including replacing and back stopping for others as required.

Educational Qualifications
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Essential

• An advance university degree in Epidemiology, Public Health or related field from an accredited/recognized institute.

Desirable

• PhD in Public Health Informatics or Epidemiology
• Specialized training in infectious disease epidemiology and outbreak response.
• Online IDSR Course Certificate

Experience
Essential

• A minimum of 7 years' experience in disease surveillance, prevention and control, with at least 3 years practical experience in disease prevention and control programs at subnational and national level.
• Proven experience and knowledge of implementing IDSR at country level.
• Practical working use of advanced statistical software packages (e.g., R, STATA, SAS) for epidemiological analysis during emergencies will be an asset.

Desirable

• Working experience on emergencies in Africa.
• Experience in conducting disease surveillance, prevention and control in humanitarian settings.
• Experience of working with WHO or other UN agencies would be an asset.
• Experience in WHO and/or the UN System in the areas of outbreak preparedness and response; field experience in public health programmes or emergency response programmes in developing countries.
• Experience in routine analysis and reporting of time-sensitive public health data. Good understanding of the IDSR strategy and its implementation is an asset.
• Field experience in epidemiology, surveillance and/or control of acute public health events experience in resource limited countries; experience of working with event-based surveillance; good understanding in inter-agency collaboration or in WHO, UN, UN Agencies or other international organizations.
• In-service training in field epidemiology such as Field Epidemiology (and Laboratory) Training Programmes (FELTP), the European Program for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service programme, or equivalent experience.

Skills/Knowledge

• Sound strategic and tactical thinking with ability to formulate clear comprehensive policies, strategies and plans.
• Superior organizational skills with ability to multi-task and produce results under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal with proven ability to communicate in a clear and effective way, with tact, diplomacy and courtesy.
• Authoritative and comprehensive knowledge of the theory, principles, methods and techniques in international emergency risk management and humanitarian response, with a broad-based understanding of its growing complexity including knowledge of the workings of relevant international policy-setting bodies.
• Languages and level required

Essential

• Expert knowledge of English or French with working level of the other language.
• Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• To provide efficient and effective psychosocial counselling to WHO workforce and their family members at multiple locations in EMR.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

• The Department of Business Operations (BOS) is responsible for providing efficient and effective support services to all programmes and activities of the organization in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) in respect of budget and finance, human resources and talent management, administration, procurement, information technology, security and staff health and well-being.
• The incumbent serves as the WHO Staff Counsellor and is responsible for providing a full range of counselling services to personnel.

Description Of Duties

• Provide WHO workforce with individual and group counselling (i.e., short-term intervention, referral), following self-referral or referral by the supervisor or another professional.
• Identify adequate local resources and facilitate referrals to external mental health professionals for psychological/psychiatric support (including coordination with UN Medical Services) whenever necessary.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive emergency personnel-focused mental health programme in collaboration with the Regional Staff Counsellor.
• Ensure services in a timely and sensitive manner to WHO staff and dependents after critical incidents, and ensure follow up support of those affected following critical events.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to identify and address psychological risks at the individual, unit and organizational levels.
• Provide guidance/ support to managers and senior management on the management of staff where mental health conditions are involved and advise on emergency psycho-social support management for WHO workforce.
• Support WHO staff with mental health conditions by providing rehabilitation strategies and the staff's return-to-work intervention. Contact the affected personnel offering practical support, psycho-education, psychological first aid and referral information.
• Strengthen the network of Peer Support Volunteers (PSV), including the training and technical supervision of the Peer Support Volunteers.
• Employ a holistic approach while providing emergency evidence-based psycho-social support to staff who have been involved in critical incidents.
• Facilitate evidence-based trauma-informed interventions for WHO staff and their dependents.
• Coordinate with UNDSS, EMRO Regional Staff Counsellor, UN staff/stress counsellors, and Peer Support Volunteers to ensure adequate psycho-social support during emergencies.
• Contribute to policies on staff mental health and well-being and perform administrative duties, including participating in regional meetings and other activities, completing reporting requirements, etc.
• Maintain detailed records of activities and provide comprehensive reports to the Regional Staff Counsellor.
• Perform any other incident-specific related duties as required.

Required Qualifications
Education
Essential:

• An advanced/Postgraduate University Degree or equivalent in psychology, counselling, clinical psychology, psychiatry (medical or nursing), marriage and family therapy, or social work with evidence of training in mental health counselling.
• Registration as a mental health professional in the country of origin is required
• A valid certification or license to practice at the national level in clinical psychology or social work.

Desirable:

• Additional training or certification in a broad range of related fields, such as alcohol/substance abuse, resilience, cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution, mediation, trauma etc. will be an advantage.
• Registered membership in a legitimate professional organization.

Experience
Essential:

• Minimum five ( 5) years of progressively professional relevant counselling experience post licensure/certification/registration with experience in a similar setting such as an international and/or humanitarian organization. Some related experience in outbreak and health emergencies context.,

Desirable:

• Working experience with UN agencies, national or international NGOs.
• Experience either working in a hardship location or providing counselling services to staff working under very difficult and security compromised environments is an asset.

Skills

• Proven ability to accurately assess psychosocial or mental health needs, risks and protective factors
• Advance knowledge in provision of psychosocial support and counselling services in a professional and confidential manner.
• Ability to function in a multicultural environment while displaying sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Ability to manage crisis situations exerting professionalism and strict confidentiality.
• Ability to manage crisis situations which involve diverse actors and stakeholders.
• Ability to identify clients’ needs and suggest appropriate solutions.
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation).
• Strong conflict resolution and mediation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people of both genders and diverse national and cultural backgrounds.
• Skills in designing and delivering trainings/information sessions on a number of subjects and ability to adapt those to different audiences.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Moving forward in a changing environment
• Producing results

Use of Language Skills

• Essential: Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic (for Arabic speaking country).
• Desirable: Working knowledge of WHO language would be an asset.

Other Skills (e.g. IT)

• Proficiency of Microsoft office applications.
• Capacity to work with IT communication tools such as TEAMS or ZOOM.

Closing Date: Mar 28, 2024