Communicable Diseases Emergency Officer

Communicable Diseases Emergency Officer, Position #371826

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To ensure that effective WHO country presence is established to implement WHO country cooperation strategies that are aligned with Member State's health priorities, sustainable development agendas and harmonized with the United Nations country teams and partners to improve health outcomes and progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Technical support\: Ensure timely planning and implementation of the operational, technical and programmatic aspects of the WHO/Country Collaborative development and emergency/resilienceprogrammes and workplans\:

1. Oversee the smooth country implementation of WHO global and regional commitments on public health emergencies and disease outbreaks and emergency preparedness and response/resilience programmes, using WHO guidelines and tools to guide policy development, in particular those supporting the implementation of the provisions of the International Health Regulations;

2. Provide technical advice to the Ministry of Health and other health partners and institutions to facilitate timely implementation of programmes and plans related to communicable disease/influenza surveillance, preparedness and response programmes for emergency and diseases outbreaks, according to WHO policy and technical guidelines;

3. Serve as the focal point for implementation of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) 2013-2016 framework activities in the country through effective coordination with EMRO and Ministry of Health, mobilize external technical support and ensure adherence to work plan;

4. Provide technical advice to the Ministry of Health and the National Influenza Center (NIC) in assessing the feasibility and needs for influenza sample collection, shipment and transfer of samples for laboratory testing to a reference influenza laboratory in the Region;

5. Liaise with the National Influenza Center in collaboration with EMRO and external technical entities to improve the capacity of national staff in collecting, analyzing, and reporting routine influenza surveillance data according to regional surveillance standards;

6. Oversee emergency response activities in support of WHO Emergency Response Framework (ERF) core commitments and functions\:leadership; information, technical expertise and core services;

7. Serve as a focal point to facilitate the monitoring of the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacities;

8. Identify needs, resources and gaps and facilitate deployment arrangements, logistic and operational support to emergency preparedness and response programmes and diseases outbreaks, directly supporting the national health authorities;

9. Conduct regular coordination meetings with the Ministry of Health and relevant health partners for the implementation of Jordan Response and Resilience Plan, to monitor and constantly assess situations and needs, redirect efforts in line with International standards and local priorities and consolidate health sector activities at the national level;

10. Participate in updating and adapting relevant national guidelines, materials and tools related to communicable disease/influenza surveillance, preparedness and response programmes emergency and diseases outbreaks;

11. Liaise with key stakeholders, scientific bodies, involved in the communicable disease/influenza surveillance, emergency preparedness and response to facilitate exchange of information and sharing of lessons learned from other countries, facilitate the discussions around the health sector with partners and through the donor forum. General management;

12. Facilitate smooth project information flow on activities between MoH and other involved national institutions and partners;

13. Review and make recommendations for action for the additional requests by the national authorities, assess feasibility and identify implementation needs and solutions;

14. Identify needs for external technical support in coordination with Regional Office and ensure proper and timely handling and monitoring of consultants ‘briefing, agenda, facilitation of the missions, evaluation and follow up on recommendations;

15. Proactively participate in resource mobilization activities by developing project proposals reflecting health priorities in the country, participate in emergency appeal, ensure the needed follow up in terms of funds rising, effort, timely implementation, monitoring, evaluation and timely donor reporting;

16. Ensure timely preparation of technical correspondence, draft technical briefs for mission and background reports, WR speeches, presentations, and other material related to the areas of responsibility provide advice to the national authorities in preparation of technical reports, briefs and other documents as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential\: University degree in medicine.
Desirable\: Master in Public Health or related.

Experience

Essential\: At least five years of relevant experience in the fields of public health with focus on communicable diseases and emergency programmes.

Experience in project management, coordination, capacity building programmes, planning, monitoring and evaluation, developing and promoting collaborative partnerships.
Desirable\: Work experience with UN Agencies

Skills

Skills\: - Excellent communication and presentation skills;

-Demonstrated ability to provide technical advice to all relevant stakeholders;

- Demonstrated competence and skills to assess and analyse data to support national programmes and policies; projects and activities, including budget programming and control;

-Demonstrated skills in planning and donor and technical reports writing;

-Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure; complemented by demonstrated ability to identify and manage difficult situations. -Ability to work and collaborate as a team member and to produce results in a challenging and changing environment..

-Tact, discretion and ability to promote consensus.

Knowledge\:

- Good theoretical and practical knowledge of communicable diseases/surveillance and emergency programmes.

- Broad understanding of global health security issues and the International Health Regulations 2005(IHR, 2005);concept and activities.

- Proven ability to produce timely relevant information products including sitreps, donor reports, policy reports, briefs, discussions papers, etc.

- Knowledge of WHO and UN programmes.

WHO Competencies

Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model\:

https\://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Moving forward in a changing environment
Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

Use of Language Skills

Essential\: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of local language.
Desirable\:

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at JOD 43,898 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level
• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line through Stellis. For assessment of your application, please ensure that\: 1 -Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated; 2- All required details regarding your qualifications, education and training are provided; 3- Your experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. Kindly note that CVs/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are not accessible.

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link\: http\://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.