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OVERVIEW OF JPO ASSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT COUNTRY OFFICES, REGIONAL OFFICES, WHO/HQ and IARC

5 April 2017

Multiple Duty Stations

Profile

Programme/Area of work

Office Assignment Summary of Assignment

MDS/17/01

Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent

Health

Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire,

Ethiopia, Ghana, India,

Malawi, Nigeria,

Uganda or Tanzania

Technical Officer

In the context of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents Health 2016 – 2030, the Department is building a global network for improving the quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health services. The network brings together committed government, implementation partners and funders with the aim to accelerate progress in reducing preventable maternal, newborn and child mortality and improving health outcomes. Members of the network are committed to implement a standards-based approach using evidence-based implementation interventions and to contribute to a learning platform that will enable exchange of experience and joint learning. At present, 9 countries are engaging in the network. They include Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania. In each country WHO country offices fulfil a facilitating role to support government in i) development of a national governance mechanism and quality of care strategy, ii) development of national standards for quality of maternal, newborn and child care, iii) bringing partners together around the implementation of one national plan for improving quality in maternal, newborn and child health services, iv) facilitating a national learning platform for quality improvement and v) tracking progress towards results. The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work as part of the WHO country team in each of these areas and particularly focus on seamless coordination of activities, within the country as well as with the global secretariat in MCA. Supervisor: TBC

2 WHO Regional Office for the Africa

Profile



AF/17/03 Communicable

Diseases

Brazzaville, Republic of

Congo

Technical Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will support the Communicable Diseases Cluster, WHO Regional

Office for Africa in the formulation, development and implementation of WHO activities to reduce the

burden of communicable diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis, malaria and

Neglected Tropical Diseases in the African Region. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will collaborate

with teams across WHO Country Offices, AFRO and WHO Headquarters, as well as with relevant

regional and global health initiatives and United Nations organizations.

Supervisor: Medical Officer, Communicable Diseases Cluster

AF/17/01 Access to health

commodities


Congo

Technical Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist the Health Systems and Services Cluster in the preparation, provision and coordination of WHO technical assistance to Member States in the African Region in their efforts to improve access to essential medicines and health technologies for communicable and non-communicable diseases, for the adult and paediatric population. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will collaborate with teams across WHO Country Offices, AFRO and WHO Headquarters, as well as with relevant regional and global health initiatives and United Nations organizations. Supervisor: Regional Advisor, Health Technologies and Innovations, Health Systems and Services Cluster

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AF/16/07

Health Promotion and

Non-communicable

diseases

Port Louis, Mauritius

Technical Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work in the WHO Mauritius country office with in the Non communicable diseases Cluster and Health Promotion Program. Under the direct supervision of the WR, the JPO is expected to:

1. Contribute to develop and implement comprehensive and integrated policies and strategies for the prevention, control and promotion of NCDs and their risk factors integrated into national health policies and strategies, and, beyond the health sector;

2. Support the country capacity building for the prevention, control and promotion of NCDs and their risk factors;

3. Assist in the organization of meetings and conference in order to enhance partnerships, networks and alliances to engage multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral collaboration to address NCDs and their risk factors in the country;

4. Support Monitoring and Evaluation of the implementation of prevention, control and promotion of NCDs and their risk factors including research, documentation and dissemination and use for policy and programme development, advocacy and awareness-raising on Health Promotion and NCDs and their risk factors;

5. Work closely with the national authorities and other partners, and liaise with WHO technical staff in the Inter-country office (IST), Regional Office for Africa, and HQ

Supervisor: WHO Representative/ Mauritius

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AF/16/06 Health Systems

Services Port Louis, Mauritius

Technical Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work in the WHO Mauritius country office with the Health Systems Services team. Under the direct supervision of the WR, the JPO is expected to:

1. Contribute to the development, , implementation, monitoring and evaluation of National

Health Sector Strategy with specific regard to the planning and management of the entire

health system;

2. Strengthen the technical capacity and in accordance with health development policy

through identification of training needs, planning and organization of training session,

provision of follow up and continuing training;

3. Undertaking/commissioning specific studies/analytic work or an overall situation analysis

of national health sector financing arrangements to determine the key obstacles to

progress towards UHC goals;

4. Assist in strengthen the role of coordinating the interventions of health development

partners through organization of periodic coordination meetings, dissemination of

information on the progress made and support for research required for national health

development;

5. Contributing to country learning and sharing of experiences on health systems and

financing reforms within and across the country.

Supervisor: WHO Representative/ Mauritius

AF/16/04 Partnership and

Resource Mobilization


Congo

External Relations Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work as part of a team in the Partnership and Resource Mobilization Unit to assist in, facilitate and support efforts to mobilize in-kind and financial resources and build an effective service for external relations in WHO’s Regional Office for Africa. More particularly, this will comprise pro-active resource mobilization, grant management; building regional and international partnerships and support the work of the WHO Governing Bodies in AFRO.

Supervisor: Coordinator, Partnership and Resource Mobilization Unit

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AF/16/03

Plan of Action for

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia

Technical Officer

Under the supervision of the Medical Officer and WHO Representative in Ethiopia, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist the Secretariat in the coordination and implementation of the National Strategy and Plan of Action for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Development in Ethiopia, and collaborate with other teams in the WHO Country Office in Ethiopia, WHO Headquarters, relevant WHO Collaborating Centres, national authorities and relevant regional and global health institutions and health initiatives.

Supervisor: Medical Officer

AF/16/02 Health

Promotion and Communication

Kigali, Rwanda

External Relations Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) is expected to ensure effective implementation of communication activities in order to enhance visibility of the Organization, share timely WHO information and knowledge with the general public, Ministry of Health partners and internally within the organization and support mobilization of financial resources for the office.

Supervisor: WHO Country Representative

AF/16/01 Antimicrobial

resistance


Congo Technical Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist the Regional Adviser for Essential Medicines in the development and implementation of WHO’s strategy and guidance for promoting responsible use of quality assured antimicrobials. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will collaborate with other teams in the Health Systems Strengthening cluster in the WHO Regional Office for Africa, as well as with relevant clusters in WHO’s Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland and with regional and global health initiatives and United Nations organizations. Supervisor: Regional Advisor, Health Systems Strengthening

6 WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Profile



AM/15/01 Antimicrobial Resistance

Washington D.C.

Technical Officer Under the overall supervision of the Adviser Antimicrobial Resistance, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will perform the following on going duties and responsibilities for year 1and 2:

1. Design, conduct and analyse country surveys to obtain baseline information to inform country action plans

2. Assist in gathering and disseminating best practice of conducting antimicrobial resistance surveillance

3. Support the development of technical tools and guidance for Member States to combat antimicrobial resistance

4. Assist in the development of antimicrobial resistance awareness and educational materials

5. Support and collaborate with programmes related to the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance

6. Support and collaborate with programmes related to antimicrobial consumption 7. Support and collaborate regarding data management, data cleaning, and analysis of data

sets, including descriptive, comparative and time series analysis using the database available in the AMR Program.

8. Assist in developing a framework for integrating clinical, laboratory, demographic and epidemiological data, in order to support the global standards for AMR surveillance

9. Develop systematic review of interventions, experiences, programs or campaigns oriented to prevent the dissemination of AMR in the community. port the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework to monitor progress of the regional AMR action plan

10. Perform other duties as required by the supervisor Supervisor: Advisor Antimicrobial Resistance

7 WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Profile Programme/Ar

ea of work Office Assignment Summary of Assignment

EM/16/02 Gender, Equity and Human

Rights

Kabul, Afghanistan

Technical Officer Under the overall supervision of the WHO Representative, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will support the mainstreaming of gender and human rights into health programmes. Specifically, the JPO will support the implementation of a project focusing on strengthening health sector response to gender-based violence in Kabul and in the provinces. The JPO will also assist in providing technical support to WHO in the areas of communications, external relations and resource mobilization. The JPO will support coordination and collaboration with relevant stakeholders in above-mentioned areas. Supervisor: WHO Country Representative

EM/16/01 Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health

Cairo, EMRO Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work on a wide range of issues related to the coordination of NCDs prevention and control under the direct guidance and supervision of the Acting Director Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Department. Supervisor: Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health

EM/15/02 Health and Human Rights

Cairo, EMRO Technical Officer Under the direct supervision of the Medical Officer – Health and Human Rights, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will join Health and Human Rights Programme at WHO/EMRO to support cross-cutting priorities for integrating human rights based approach in the national health systems of the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region and national public health programmes. In so doing, the JPO will assist the Medical Officer - Health and Human Rights to support areas of capacity building, governance, accountability, generating of evidence, and health equity analysis and integration in relevant policies. Supervisor: Medical Officer, Health and Human Rights

8 WHO Regional Office for Europe



EU/17/02 Information, Evidence,

Research and Innovation

Copenhagen, EURO

Technical Officer Under the supervision of Technical Officer HEN and the overall guidance of the Unit leader EIP, the JPO shall perform the following duties and responsibilities.

1. Coordinate work, in close collaboration with PHAME, in producing and publishing HEN evidence syntehsis reports on migration and health

2. Contribute to the development of reports including development of concept papers and performing internal reviews

3. Participate in meetings, teleconferences and others related to elements of this work 4. Collaborate with colleagues internally and externally to produce HEN products as needed 5. Assist in the organization of meetings or other activities as relevant. 6. Perform other task that may be assigned by the supervisor.

During the period of assignment, the JPO would have contributed to the following key outputs:

1. Publication of HEN evidence synthesis reports on migration and health 2. Understanding of WHO’s internal publication process 3. Understanding of evidence-informed policy-making mechanisms

Supervisor: Technical Officer, Health Evidence Network .



Copenhagen, EURO

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will be assigned to provide technical support to EIP in developing and implementing activities related to promoting evidence-informed policies in Member States. The work is in the context of the regional action to strengthen the use of evidence, information, and research for policy-making in the WHO European Region, in particualr in establishing and strengthening national health research systems. Supervisor: Technical Officer, DIR/EIP

EU/16/01 Antimicrobial Resistance

Copenhagen, EURO

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will support the AMR programme with the activities related to CAESAR and the proof-of-principle study to promote good sampling habits and diagnostic stewardship in countries to strengthen National Health Systems to improve the control of AMR. These activities include supporting/strengthening national AMR reference laboratories, providing tailored technical support to laboratories in national surveillance networks, organizing the annual CAESAR External Quality Assurance exercise, developing technical documents and reports, supporting proof-of-principle studies and updating the AMR website. In doing so, the JPO will draw from relevant experience and use best practice examples and empiric evidence. The JPO will

9 also be involved in the support provided to Member States for the development of a national AMR action plan. Supervisor: Technical Officer, Control of Antimicrobial Resistance

EU/15/03 Water and Sanitation

Bonn, Germany

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will serve as a focal point for water and health issues related to water supply and sanitation in rural areas of the WHO European Region. He or she will also assist in the implementation of the UNECE/WHO Protocol on Water and Health to which the Water and Sanitation Programme services as co-secretariat. The JPO will support the Regional Office’s work on preventive risk management approaches in water supply and sanitation, global monitoring of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and WASH in health care facilities and schools. The assignment involves duty travel related to all of the outlined areas of work, including country missions to the low- and middle income countries of the Region. Supervisor: Programme Manager, Management of Natural Resources: Water and Sanitation



Copenhagen, EURO

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work in Division of Information, Evidence, Research and Innovation, and will be based at the WHO European Regional Office in Copenhagen. Under the supervision of the Unit Leader; Monitoring, Surveillance Systems and Databases (DIR/MSD) the JPO is expected to assist in the technical work of the division, primarily in relation to Monitoring, Surveillance Systems and Databases (DIR/MSD). The JPO is specifically expected to contribute to work in the areas:

Support development of DIR/MSD’s strategic vision for information management and information systems managed by the WHO Regional Office for Europe in areas of epidemiological data, monitoring, PH policy and evidence.

Enable user-friendly access to all WHO Regional Office for Europe databases through a “one-stop-shop” for health information, by managing the bilingual content on the portal according to agreed priorities; reviewing and implementing data visualisations for various health topics and country health profiles.

Support development of a common data warehouse and information collation workflows by analysing available data sources and the structure of their data and metadata; participate in functional and technical specifications of the data warehouse workflows and structures, and testing & quality assurance of the data warehouse in development.

Support in-house capacity building on information management and software development, through the provision of training, documentation, user manuals and standard operating procedures.

10 Supervisor: Unit Leader, Monitoring and Surveillance Systems and Databases

11 WHO Regional Office for South - East Asia


ea of Work Office Assignment Summary of Assignment

SE/16/06 Health Systems

Malé, Maldives

Technical Officer

Under the overall guidance of the WHO Representative to Maldives and in collaboration with Medical Officer- Public Health with a view to achieve the expected results set out in the relevant WCO Maldives biennial work plans; the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will provide technical support to the WHO country work on all activities related to the Health Systems Development in Maldives. This includes support to strengthen the health systems in the country and contribution to WHO’s normative work on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The principle areas of work include the following:

Provide technical assistance for country capacity development on the assessment and gap analysis such as health inequities in the context of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Coordinate and provide technical assistance for production and analysis of National Health Accounts (NHA) and country capacity development in NHA as a key tool for resource tracking for UHC.

Coordinate and provide technical assistance for implementing and reviewing quality of care framework for health services in the Maldives

Facilitate technical assistance on costing of national and programme plans as well as country capacity development in the area, including use and promotion of the One Health Costing Tool.

Document experiences/best practices/lessons learnt on UHC in the country for wider dissemination

In addition to work listed above, the Junior Program Officer will collaborate with national authorities and learn the wider country programme of work. Supervisor: WHO Country Representative

SE/16/05 Health Systems Development

New Delhi, India

Technical Officer Under the supervision of the regional adviser, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will support the unit in the three main areas of work. At a technical level, the JPO will support/ learn from the development of national health accounts and other quantitative analyses in health financing. She/he will also help organize the regional and national level trainings. Lastly, , he/she will help put together research and reviews of evidence to support policy development processes at country level. This might imply producing/ supervising fresh analysis. Supervisor: Regional Adviser, Health Economics And Planning

12 SE/16/04 Health Systems Dhaka,

Bangladesh Technical Officer The objectives of activities under Human Resources for Health are to ensure that all people have

equitable access to an adequately trained, skilled, motivated, and supportive health workforce, in order to attain the highest possible level of health. A priority goal in Bangladesh is to contribute to addressing the health workforce crisis especially among the nursing and midwifery cadre. The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist the HRH team in providing assistance to the Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate of Nursing Service, in developing nursing personnel and services, strengthening and expanding nursing management and supervision, and nurses’ participation in various related activities. Supervisor: Technical Officer, Planning and HRH

SE/16/03 Procurement and Logistics

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Technical Officer As part of the Administration Team, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will provide assistance and support in improving accountability and transparency in procurement, management of fixed assets and logistics. Procurement volumes are considerable and local market is not systematic. It needs concerted effort to manage both the suppliers and purchases so that best value for money is ensured. With a large office and fleet, asset and fleet management has room for improvement. This JPO can therefore play a crucial role in management of procurement and logistics in WCO-Bangladesh. Supervisor: Administrative Officer

SE/16/02 Antimicrobial Resistance

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Technical Officer As part of the Health Systems team, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) in AMR will provide assistance and support in the implementation of WHO activities to strengthen the development of national policies, mechanisms, instruments, and capacity development tools to be used for the containment of antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh Supervisor: Team Leader-Health Systems

SE/16/01 Disaster Risk Reduction

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will provide technical support and assistance for the activities related to the development and implementation of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change programmes.

Assist counterparts in identifying the environmental vulnerabilities related to natural and man-made hazards

Organize and participate in workshops, meetings, conferences and consultations with other agencies and/or other partners

13 Collect best practices and support their dissemination through appropriate distribution

mechanisms

Support liaison role with other partners in areas of potential complementarity, particularly with regard to climate change adaptation

Support prompt response to emerging environmental disasters in the Bangladesh.

Generate information from different sources to prepare briefs, talking points, presentation, and/or reports for team in risk reduction and climate change subject.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor Supervisor: Technical Officer, EHA and Environmental Health

14 WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Profile



WP/16/06 Health Systems Governance and

Financing

Manila, Philippines

Technical Officer

Under the supervision of the HPF Coordinator, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work in the technical areas of health system governance and financing, such as national health policies and plans; health financing policy development; resource allocation and priority setting; monitoring UHC, aid effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of programmes; decentralization and health system development, and fiscal context and public financial management Supervisor: Coordinator, Health Policy and Financing Unit, Division of Health Systems

WP/16/05 Health Policy and Financing

Manila, Philippines

Technical Officer

Under supervision of the HPF Coordinator , the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work in the technical areas of health system governance and financing, such as national health policies and plans; health financing policy development; resource allocation and priority setting; monitoring UHC, aid effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of programmes; decentralization and health system development, and fiscal context and public financial management. Supervisor: Coordinator, Health Policy and Financing Unit, Division of Health Systems

WP/16/04 Antimicrobial Resistance

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Technical Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work under the Emerging Diseases, Surveillance and Response, Division of Health Security, and collaborate with Essential Medicines and Health Technologies unit in the Division of Health Systems. In close collaboration with other technical areas across all the units in WHO Cambodia, the JPO will gain knowledge and experience by supporting the implementation of the National Policy and National Strategy to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, and the National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic Plan. The JPO will work with MoH and concerned Ministries to implement activities aimed at strengthening national surveillance, prevention and control of drug-resistant infections. Supervisor: Team Leader, Emerging Disease, Surveillance and Response

WP/16/03 Epidemiology, Surveillance and

Response

Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic

Republic

Technical Officer

Under the supervision of the Team Leader of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Response (ESR) , the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) contributes to monitoring and facilitating the effective delivery of essential TB and HIV programmes in Lao PDR and provides technical assistance in assigned areas identified in collaboration with the Member State. Supervisor: Team Leader, Epidemiology, Surveillance and Response

15 WP/16/02 Health

Information System

Apia, Samoa Technical Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work with the WHO Technical Officers and National Professional Officers to assists the Government of Samoa in their implementation of the National Health Information System. The Health Information System is a complex project funded by multiple donor partners and working with different implementing agencies in Samoa such as the Ministry of Health, National Health Service and National Kidney Foundation. The JPO will assist the WR Samoa office in its contribution of HIS as public health priority in Samoa as part of the WHO country cooperation strategy and Samoa National health Sector Plan. Supervisor: Technical Officer

WP/16/01 Nutrition Apia, Samoa Technical Officer

The Junior Professional Officer will work with the WHO Technical Officers and National Professional Officers to assists the Government of Samoa in their implementation of the National NCD Policy/Action Plan and aligned ongoing activities such as the Package of Essential NCD interventions (PEN) and Health Promotion Initiatives such as the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative in schools. The JPO will assist the WR Samoa office in its contribution of NCDs as public health priority in Samoa as part of the WHO country cooperation strategy and Samoa National health Sector Plan. Supervisor: Technical Officer

WP/15/03 Tuberculosis and Leprosy

Manila, WPRO

Technical Officer

Under the supervision of the Coordinator, Stop TB and Leprosy Elimination, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) contributes monitoring and facilitating the implementation of tuberculosis and leprosy programmes in Member States in the Region and provide technical assistance in assigned technical areas. Supervisor: Coordinator, Stop Tuberculosis and Leprosy Elimination, Division of Communicable Diseases

16 WHO - Headquarters

Profile Programme/Area of work Assignment Summary of Assignment

HQ/17/07 Health Policy

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will be part of the Health systems Governance and Financing (HGS) unit and will take part in its activities. During his/her assignment, JPO will contribute to the major endeavour of the unit which is the running and management of the European Union-Luxembourg / WHO Universal Health Coverage Partnership (UHC-P), which covers 30 countries in 5 of the 6 WHO regions. This Partnership will be pivotal for the JPO both in building capacity in terms of policy elaboration and governance related work, and in learning process about country support to policy and planning.

Supervisor: Coordinator, Health systems Governance and Financing

HQ/17/06 Access to essential health commodities

Technical Officer The Technical Officer (JPO) will assist the Policy, Access and Use Team in undertaking research, developing normative documentation and assisting in the provision and coordination of technical support to countries in their efforts to improve access to essential medicines and health technologies for communicable and non-communicable diseases. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will collaborate with other teams in the Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products, across the HIS cluster, as well as with relevant regional and global health initiatives (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, GAVI Alliance, UNITAID etc.) and UN organizations.

Supervisor: Coordinator, Policy, Access and Use Team, Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products

HQ/17/05 Global Surveillance and Risk Assessment

Technical Officer Under the overall guidance of Manager, Detection, Verification & Risk Assessment (DVA) unit, the Junior Professional Officer will assist in monitoring and implementation of public health policies and programmes in the areas of surveillance and response to public health emergencies, including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases particularly those with epidemic and pandemic potentials.

Supervisor: Manager, Detection, Verification & Risk Assessment

HQ/17/03 Health Emergency Preparedness & IHR (CPI) / Human-Animal interface

Technical Officer Under the overall guidance of the Director of the Department Country health Emergency Preparedness & IHR (CPI), the immediate supervision of the One Health (OH) Team Leader, and with working connections with the other CPI teams and WHO departments when appropriate, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will support technical activities aiming at facilitating dialogue between the human health and the animal health sectors in the context of the IHR (2005). The JPO will be involved in the implementation of the IHR MEF; he/she will contribute to facilitate the involvement of the veterinary sector in the different steps of the framework and support the development of material and tool to enable this contribution. The JPO will have to joint mission in

17 countries and participate in regular technical meetings with the CPI teams, other departments in WHO, WHO regional and country Offices and with partners in the animal health sector Supervisor: Team Leader

HQ/17/02 Addressing quality and safety of health commodities

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist the Regulatory Systems Strengthening Team in developing and implementing the new WHO operational model for regulatory systems strengthening that involves the establishment of effective regional and global regulatory coalitions as well as a network of centres of excellence. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will collaborate with other teams in the Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products, across the Health Systems and Innovation (HIS) cluster as well as with relevant regional and global health initiatives (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, GAVI Alliance, UNITAID, BMGF, USAID, etc.) and United Nations organizations.

Supervisor: Coordinator, Regulatory Systems Strengthening Team, Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products

HQ/17/01 Reducing the neglected global health burden caused by snakebites

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will support the Regulation of Medicines and other Health Technologies Unit in the development and implementation of a project to reduce and control the global health burden caused by snakebites. The project is a collaboration between the Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products and the Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases, and will be guided by a multi-stakeholder Roadmap. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will collaborate with teams across the Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products, across the HIS cluster, as well as with relevant regional and global health initiatives (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, GAVI Alliance, UNITAID etc.) and United Nations organizations.

Supervisor: Coordinator, Technologies and Standards Team, Regulation of Medicines and other Health Technologies Unit

HQ/16/17 Essential Medicines and Health Products Policies and Governance

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist PGK Team in undertaking research, developing normative documentation and advocacy materials, drafting strategic documents and assisting in the provision of technical support to other WHO teams and to countries in their efforts to improve access to essential medicines and health technologies. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will work closely with Coordinator, Policy, Knowledge Management and Governance Team and will collaborate with other teams in the Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products and across the HIS cluster.

Supervisor: Technical Officer, Policy, Knowledge Management and Governance Team, Office of the Director, Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products

HQ/16/16 Finance Finance Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will be given the opportunity to work with the Expenditure, Compliance and Policy unit. The unit is responsible for analysing, monitoring and reporting on expenditures on a global level for the WHO. The JPO will have a unique opportunity to interact with

18 senior financial managers and develop a broad overview of the financial structure of the WHO. Under the general supervision of the Head, Expenditure Analysis and Control, the JPO will assist in the development of reporting tools and be directly assigned operational reporting and analysis responsibilities. Improved analysis of WHOs expenditure is an important component in WHOs overall reform and efficiency initiatives. Expenditure reporting is managed through an Enterprise Resource Management System (Oracle). The JPO will also have the opportunity to assist in other financial areas such as revenue or general ledger. The assignment will be based at the WHO headquarters in Geneva with a possibility to rotate to one of the six regional offices for a period.

Supervisor: Head Expenditure Analysis and Control Department of Finance

HQ/16/15 Global TB Progamme

Technical Officer

Under the supervision of the Coordinator of the Tuberculosis/HIV and Community Engagement Unit of the GTB the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will contribute to the overall objectives of GTB. He or she will contribute to high quality analytical work to promote the scale-up and monitoring of implementation of WHO policy on HIV-associated TB with particular focus on high burden countries, in close collaboration with key stakeholders at regional and national levels. This will include support in the development or update of the WHO normative guidance as well as networking, communications and advocacy activities. The assignment will entail close collaboration with other GTB Units and related departments (e.g. Department of HIV and Global Hepatitis Programme) as well as key stakeholders outside WHO. Supervisor: Coordinator, TB/HIV and Community Engagement, Global TB Programme

HQ/16/13 Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health

(MCA)

Communications Officer

With the objective of increasing understanding of WHO’s work in maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, and working in close collaboration with technical staff in WHO HQ, regional offices and country offices, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) identifies and implements strategic communications approaches to promote the MNCAH agenda. Tasks include direction setting of communication and dissemination approaches; development of communication products, including audio-visual, photographic and printed materials and tools; targeted dissemination of information to internal and external stakeholders; and keeping WHO’s MNCAH website current and relevant.; The JPO will collaborate with the WHO’s Department of Communications (DCO) on active outreach to media and journalists, including the development of related messages and information products. Supervisor: Technical officer / Programme manager in the Director’s office, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health

HQ/16/12 Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Technical Officer The Junior Processional Officer (JPO) will work in the Evidence, Research and Action on Mental and Brain Disorders (MER) team within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Under

19 the supervision of the Coordinator, the JPO is expected to assist in the development and implementation of the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP), which aims to achieve significantly higher coverage of key interventions for priority mental, neurological and substance use conditions in low and middle income countries. The JPO is specifically expected to contribute to development of technical materials and country support related to the area of child mental health. Supervisor: Coordinator, Evidence, Research and Action on Mental and Brain Disorders Unit, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

HQ/16/11 Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work in the Evidence, Research and Action on Mental and Brain Disorders Unit within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Under the supervision of the Coordinator, the JPO is expected to assist in the implementation of the WHO World Suicide Report, which aims to increase awareness of the public health significance of suicidal behaviours, to prioritize suicide prevention on the global health agenda, to provide evidence-based recommendations for suicide prevention, encourage and support countries to develop, implement and evaluate national suicide prevention strategies, and achieve significantly higher coverage of key interventions for suicidal behaviours in low- and middle-income countries. The JPO is specifically expected to contribute to development of technical materials and country support. Supervisor: Coordinator, Evidence, Research and Action on Mental and Brain Disorders Unit, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

HQ/16/10 Global Health Ethics Technical Officer Under the supervision of the coordinator in Global Health Ethics, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will participate in the different activities established in the workplan of the team; will support the team in providing advice to WHO programmes on addressing ethical issues in their technical work; will contribute to the development and dissemination of WHO’s ethics guidance; and support WHO’s work in fostering partnerships with leading international organisations and national institutions active in the field of bioethics. Supervisor: Coordinator, Global Health Ethics

HQ/16/08 WHO collaborating centres and expert advisory panels

and committees

Technical Officer To serve as Technical Officer in the team responsible for the global management and administration of i. WHO collaborating centres, ii. WHO expert advisory panels and committees, and iii. technical advisory groups. Throughout the assignment, the Technical Officer will have a global role for which continuous interaction with most technical departments in regional offices and headquarters is required Supervisor: Programme Manager

20 HQ/16/07 Research, Policy and

Product Development Unit, Polio Eradication Initiative

Technical Officer As part of the Research, Policy and Product Development team (RAP), the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will manage the different innovation projects to help accelerate polio eradication. The examples of responsibilities would include :a) analysis of the current epidemiology and programme to identify the key challenges for polio eradication, b) exploration of different operational and technological operations, and c) development of recommendations based on expert inputs and discussions. The JPO will also support project management of the RAP team by providing overview of funding implementation and summarizing the status of contract implementation. Supervisor: Team Leader, Product Development and Innovation

HQ/16/05 Essential Medicines and Health Products

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist the Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property Team in implementing health research and development (R&D) - related actions of the WHO Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will collaborate with other teams in the Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products, across the HIS cluster as well as with relevant regional and global health initiatives and United Nations agencies. Supervisor: Group Lead, Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property

HQ/16/04 Essential Medicines and Health Products

Technical Officer The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist the Technologies Standards and Norms Team in the development of international specifications, tools and capacity-building activities towards ensuring the quality and safety of medicines, with a focus on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and medicines for children. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will collaborate with other teams in the Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products, across the Health Systems and Innovation (HIS) cluster as well as with relevant regional and global health initiatives (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, UNITAID, STOP TB programme, etc.) and United Nations agencies (primarily UNAIDS and UNICEF). Supervisor: Group Lead, WHO Medicines Quality Assurance, Technologies Standards and Norms

HQ/16/01 Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health

Technical Officer Under the supervision of the Coordinator, Policy, Planning and Programs (PPP) and in direct collaboration with the Technical Officer, Midwifery, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will participate in activities to support WHO's work in the area of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, specifically on midwifery. In particular, the JPO will participate in efforts to harmonize support to countries in the design and implementation of national health strategies and plans in the context of RMNCH and with an integrated focus on midwifery, in the context of the UN

21 Secretary General’s Every Woman Every Child initiative, Sustainable Development Goal 3 and the related Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent’s Health 2016-30. The overall aim is to work towards universal coverage of effective midwifery interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality among women, children and adolescents, and to improve health and development. Supervisor: Technical Officer, Planning and Programmes

HQ/15/14 Global TB Programme

Scientist The WHO End TB Strategy approved by the World Health Assembly in May 2014 aims to end the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic with the targets of a 90% reduction of TB mortality and a 80% decline in TB incidence by 2030. The strategy relies on three fundamental pillars: (1) Integrated, patient centered care and prevention; (2) Bold policies and supportive systems; and (3) Intensified research and innovation. To achieve the targets of the WHO End TB Strategy, there is a need for intensified research to deliver new tools and interventions, linked with relevant epidemiological, health system and operational research. It is expected that, over the next decade, low and middle income countries with substantial TB burden progressively enhance their investment in TB research through the creation of a strong domestic research capacity. For this, WHO will provide assistance to high-TB burden countries to develop and implement a national plan for TB research, using a standard purposely-developed ‘tool-kit’. The proposed work will entail providing technical assistance to countries for the development of a country-specific TB research strategic plan that will be conducive to a high impact on TB burden. Lessons learned will be shared with other countries setting out their End TB planning and action. Supervisor: Team Leader, Research for TB Elimination


Technical Officer Under the supervision of the Coordinator of the Tuberculosis/HIV and Community Engagement Unit of the Global Tuberculosis Programme, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will contribute to the overall objectives of the Global TB Programme. The JPO will contribute to high quality analytical work to monitor the implementation of the management guidelines on latent TB infection, with particular focus on high and middle-upper income countries, in close collaboration with key stakeholders at regional and national levels. This will include support particularly in the adaptation of the WHO guidelines including networking, communications and advocacy activities. Supervisor: Coordinator, TB/HIV and Community Engagement


Technical Officer Under the supervision of the Coordinator of the Tuberculosis/HIV and Community Engagement Unit of the Global TB Programme (GTB), the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will contribute to the overall objectives of the GTB. The JPO will contribute to high quality work to assist in translation of outcomes of Global Consultation with Communities, NGOs and other civil society organizations

22 (CSOs) in the Implementation of End TB Strategy, 11-13 November 2015 into action, in close collaboration with other GTB Units as well as key stakeholders outside WHO. Supervisor: Coordinator, TB/HIV and Community Engagement

HQ/15/09 Strategic Health Operation Centre

Technical Officer Under the supervision of the Strategic Health Operations and Alert and Response Operations Team Leader, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work as part of a team of professionals who support alert and response operations, in particular, information and communication technologies to strengthen and facilitate collaboration with Member States and technical partners in external networks such as the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). The JPO will contribute to the development of guidelines and their adaptation to the different WHO regions, to the building of training modules, and will provide technical expertise when requested. The JPO will participate in regular technical meetings of the Unit and in program planning exercises. Focusing on the development of capacities for surveillance and response at country level, he or she will interact with other professional and administrative staff on a regular basis to identify key WHO program elements, their evaluation and appropriate follow-up strategies. Supervisor: Team Leader, Strategic Health Operations, Alert and Response Operations, Global Capacities, Alert and Response. Health Security and Environment

HQ/15/07 IHR Capacity Assessment, Development &

Maintenance Lyon, France

Technical Officer Under the guidance of the coordinator of the unit in charge of “Support to IHR Capacity Assessment, Development and Maintenance" within the Global Capacities, Alert and Response department and under the direct supervision of the designated Team Leader for Ports, Airports and Ground Crossing, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will contribute to the WHO activities in the area of points of entry in an effort to strengthening the Points of Entry (PoE) core capacities under the IHR framework; JPO will assist the endeavour in implementing core capacity requirements set out in the IHR for Points of Entry at global, regional and national level, including the monitoring and reporting of activities Supervisor: Team Lead, Ports, airports and ground crossings team

HQ/15/06 Emergency Risk Management and

Humanitarian Response

Advocacy officer Under the direct supervision of the Technical Officer and Project Lead, who reports to the Coordinator of the Policy, Best Practice and Evaluation Unit, the JPO will support WHO’s work to minimize disruptions to health care delivery due to attacks and violence by building a robust data base of information on attacks and violence against health care workers, facilities, transport and supplies to inform the other aspects of this project; contributing to the development of advocacy campaigns and materials with strong data and key messages; and gathering and compiling evidence and case studies to support the development of best practice and standards for key stakeholders including Member States, WHO and its partners. To perform this assignment, the JPO will work closely with the Project Lead, other key stakeholders within the ERM department, across relevant

23 departments at WHO headquarters, in regional offices and in affected country offices, as well as with external partners, particularly ICRC and MSF among others. Supervisor: Technical Officer, Policy, Practice and Evaluation

HQ/15/04 Emergency and Disaster Risk Management

Technical Officer The implementation of the ongoing WHO Emergency Reform and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 will frame this assignment. The WHO Emergency Reform focuses on strengthening and consolidating WHO’s capacities and partnerships to prepare and respond, and support country capacity development, for all types of emergencies that impact on people’s health and disrupt the delivery of health care services; and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, agreed by Member States in March 2015, puts health at the centre of global action on disaster risk management. Major milestones in the Emergency Reform process are the next WHO Executive Board meeting in January 2016 and the World Health Assembly in May 2016 when Member States will consider the reports on the progress on the reforms. Under the direct supervision of the Technical Officer and WHO Focal Point for Disaster Risk Management, who reports the Coordinator, PPE and the Director, ERM, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will support WHO to implement the outcomes of the Emergency Reform process, including the development and implementation of all-hazards policy frameworks and associated activities which consolidate WHO’s work across Country, Regional and HQ Offices and technical programmes. The assignment will also support WHO’s global leadership role for the implementation of the health dimensions of the Sendai Framework for Action. Through these activities and other opportunities, WHO will provide mentoring and other opportunities to strengthen the incumbent’s understanding and competency in emergency and disaster risk management to further their personal and career development. Supervisor: Technical Officer, Disaster Risk Management

HQ/15/03 Gender, Equity and Human Rights

Technical Officer

Under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will join a small team of professionals in the GER team to support cross-cutting priorities for mainstreaming gender, equity and human rights. The JPO will assist the technical staff to support areas of capacity building, leadership, accountability, measurement, and evaluation. Supervisor: Team Lead, Gender, Equity and Human Rights

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HQ/15/01 Safety and vigilance of essential medical products

Technical Officer

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist the Global Surveillance and Monitoring Project for substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/ counterfeit (SSFFC) medical products, in strengthening the design and expand the use of the WHO Rapid Alert system and the SSFFC database; establish strong and effective communication channels with a range of stakeholders relevant to forming a clearer picture of the threat posed to the public from SSFFC medical products; and provide secretariat support to the Member State Mechanism, and the various working groups emerging to tackle SSFFC medical products. Throughout the assignment, the JPO will collaborate with other teams in the Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products, across the HIS cluster as well as with national authorities and relevant regional and global health initiatives (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, GAVI Alliance, UNITAID etc.) and UN organizations. Supervisor: Group Lead, SSFFC Global Surveillance and Monitoring Project

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IARC/16/02 Monographs IARC, Lyon Scientist Under the supervision of the Deputy Head of the Monographs Section, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will assist the agency staff with the production of the IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Tasks required for this position include participation in Working Group meetings, literature searches and research in preparation for meetings and post-meeting editing and verification of monograph documents. Supervisor: Deputy Head, Section of IARC Monographs

IARC/16/01 Environment and Radiation

IARC, Lyon Scientist The assignment encompasses the full spectrum of work in environmental and radiation related epidemiological studies on cancer in humans. This includes the writing of study protocol and requesting ethical clearance, the set up and monitoring of field work, the checking of data and biological sample collection, the analytical steps and the scientific presentation of outcomes as peer reviewed scientific manuscripts and presentations at scientific conferences. With the assignment the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work closely with respective project principal investigators but overall report to the Section head on the personal progress. The learning objective is to gain experience to be ready to apply for funding and becoming principal investigator on cancer studies in the field of environmental and radiation epidemiology. The concrete assignments will be based on the progress of individual studies so that the JPO has the greatest learning effect. The involvement would be in the ongoing population-based cohort studies of determinants of survival from breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa (a m-Health based study and the first population-based one in Africa), in case-control studies on environmental early-life exposures and testicular cancer in Europe, and on the effects of low dose ionising radiation from pilot epidemiological studies in the region of Semipalatinsk, the former nuclear test site of the Soviet Union, with results expected to be highly informative for all the recent nuclear accidents in Chernobyl or Fukushima, due to the long follow-up of affected people in Kazakhstan. Supervisor: Head, Section of Environment and Radiation

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