Job Title - Public Health Officer (Life course) (CPCP) (2404209)

Grade: NO-C

Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment

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

Job Posting: May 17, 2024, 9:33:26 AM

Closing Date: Jun 11, 2024, 12:59:00 AM

Primary Location: Turkmenistan-Ashgabat

Organization: EU_TKM WHO Country Office, Turkmenistan

Schedule: Full-time

Key duties:

• The incumbent will perform all or part of the following, and other related responsibilities as required by the needs of the office.
• Work under the direct supervision of the respective (Senior) Public Health Officer and/or the Head of the WHO country office.
• Coordinate, and/or facilitate the delivery of technical and managerial advice to the government and national stakeholders in the development and implementation of sustainable, multisectoral and integrated strategies, policies, work programmes and plans, promoting optimal outcomes in one, several, or all of the constituent areas of life course: i.e., Special Programme on Primary Health Care; health workforce; integrated health services; health systems governance and financing; sexual and reproductive health and research; maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and ageing.
• Develop and monitor work plans and budgets, and follow up on the implementation of planned activities, in consultation with national counterparts.
• Provide, or coordinate the provision of, technical advice, strategies, and policies for strengthening country capacity to implement, evaluate and monitor Universal health coverage/life course programmes including financing of the systems.
• Monitor the national burden of life course diseases or factors especially through health information systems and health research activities.
• Facilitate the adaptation and implementation of evidence-based norms, standards, guidelines and tools in the broad programme areas.
• Guide the collection, analysis and documenting of best practices and partners' experiences in life course programmes, anchored in national and subnational perspectives.
• Serve as a national and technical resource concerning the multi-sectoral integration of programmes in life course and mainstreaming of cross-cutting themes, such as health equity, and the elimination of exclusion.
• Develop or strengthen strategic partnerships in, and mobilize resources for, life course activities and interventions.
• Support the national authorities in grant implementation and reporting.
• Coordinate the development of information, education and communication (IEC) materials to foster community awareness and health practice in the life course area(s).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Essential: A university degree (bachelor's) in public health or related disciplines.
• Desirable: Post-graduate training or specialization in one or more of the following disciplines: primary health care; health workforce; integrated health services; health systems governance and financing; sexual and reproductive health and research; maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and ageing.

Experience

Essential:

• A minimum of five years of work experience relevant to the position (in developing and/or implementing public health, capacity-building policies/strategies, and programmes) at the national level.
• A minimum of two years of experience in life course programme interventions.
• Professional experience providing technical services to Member States and other partners in public health programmes in resource limited settings.

Desirable:

• Experience with intergovernmental agencies, the United Nations System or WHO and knowledge of national partnerships and networks.
• Prior experience in implementing life course surveillance systems in stable and emergency situations, research proposals and interpreting life course data.

Skills

• Knowledge and skills in programme management, for the development and implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of successful public-health action plans, programmes, and interventions in one or more life course areas, i.e., Special Programme on Primary Health Care; Health Workforce; Integrated Health Services; Health Systems Governance and Financing; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research; Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health & Ageing.
• Knowledge, skills, and results in coordinating integrated, multi-sectoral, public-health programme interventions, taking into consideration the views of multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of WHO policies, programmes and guidelines in life course will be an advantage.
• Skills to work effectively with national and international colleagues and partners in capacity building in resource-limited contexts.
• Excellent oral and written communication, including for reports, presentations, and technical documents.
• Skills to advocate and communicate critical life course messages.
• Emotional intelligence: ability to identify and manage one's own emotions, as well as helping others to do the same.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Ensuring the effective use of resources
• Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.
• Expert knowledge of Russian.
• Intermediate knowledge of Turkmen.

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