National Professional Officer (Universal Health Coverage)

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To ensure that effective WHO country presence is established to formulate, evaluate and implement WHO country cooperation strategies that are aligned with Member State's health development agendas that aims to increase access to and effectiveness of high quality health care, sound Health Financing and Human Resources strategies and better Health Governance.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Provide technical inputs in knowledge generation and dissemination of the Policy Support Observatory (PSO) workplan, with emphasis on the Governance related projects and the preparations for the National Health forum.

2. Consolidate regular bottom-up participatory mechanisms to assess strengths and weaknesses of the health system and promote the priority setting process.

3. Provide technical insights in the development of the National Health Sector Strategy.

4. Work with government and national stakeholders on the production of strategic intelligence on the policy environment which includes stakeholders' positions and interests, their capacities for meaningful sector policy dialogue) and on a regular policy assessment for the annual reviews.

5. Contribute substantively on the recommendations for health system components, including but not limited to governance, access to medicines and health products, distribution and skills of health workforce, health financing, health management information systems and service delivery.

6. Support the development of consensus on a monitoring and evaluation framework for the Primary Health Care reforms and develop mechanisms to effectively and regularly monitor its indicators including annual reviews preparation and inter-country peer-reviews.

7. Provide technical inputs for improving quality of care through the WHO recommended strategies.

8. Coordinate production of background documents, concept papers, situation analysis, quarterly and annual implementation reports as essential components of the progress reviews.

9. Provide technical support in the consultative meetings and stakeholders' workshops.

10. Ensure timely implementation of health systems programs and plans being supported by WHO.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential\: University degree in health services administration, public health management or public health.
Desirable\: Master's degree in Public Health or background in pharmacy.

Experience

Essential\: At least 2 years' experience in areas of health system strengthening, health management or public health.
Desirable\: Previous experience with WHO or UN organizations. Good knowledge of national health system; familiarity with MOPH structure and programs is an asset. Advanced training in Health Governance

Skills

• Excellent communication and drafting skills.• Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively•Good knowledge of WHO GPW13 and UHC• Understanding of the concepts of Governance in health and health systems• Knowledge of WHO and/or UN Strategy and policy development processes.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Producing results
Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential\: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Arabic.
Desirable\: Intermediate knowledge of French.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at LBP 102,079,000 (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

• 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.