Health Cluster Coordinator Vacancy at World Health Organization (WHO)

Posted on: Wed 16-10-2019

World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Health Cluster Coordinator

Job ID: 1904870

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Grade: P5

Contractual Arrangement: Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4

Contract Duration: 6 Months

Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria

Schedule: Full-time

Objectives of the Programme

The objectives of WHO' s OHE Programme are: to help Member States build their capacity to manage health emergency risks and, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to minimize the impact on the health of affected populations as well as the impact on the health system

WHO's Health Emergencies Programme directs all of the Organization's work in health emergency risk management, with an all-hazards approach comprising risk reduction, preparedness, readiness, response and early recovery activities

Description of Duties

Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis:

Manage, coordinate and be the overall lead within the Health Cluster or at Inter-Cluster level for rapid health needs assessments, as well as participatory assessments (Multi Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessments and Humanitarian Needs Overviews, post-event risk assessment Post Disaster/Post Conflict Needs Assessment); be familiar with and ready to choose from existing tools to confirm that the Health Cluster covers all identified humanitarian health needs of the affected population,
Collect information from all health partners on Who's Where, since and until When, doing What (4Ws), and regularly feed the database managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA)
Provide consolidated feedback to all partners and the other clusters.

Coordination of the Health Cluster:

Facilitate health partner coordination and involvement in health and other related sector assessments (e.g. nutrition, WASH), planning, information, interventions, monitoring and quality assurance, and regularly report on health services delivered to the affected population.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Essential: An Advanced University Degree (Master's level or above) in Public Health, Medicine or International Health or related field.

Desirable: Specialized training in emergency management, international aid, humanitarian principles, health system recovery, and health cluster coordination.

Experience:

Essential: At least 10 years of relevant experience -at national and international level, in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships in emergency and humanitarian relief operations, including experience in managing and coordinating health programs in chronic and acute, sudden-onset emergencies..
Desirable: Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies, relevant non-governmental or humanitarian organizations.

Skills:

Demonstrated knowledge of the rapid response operations and their implementation in emergencies as related to public health, complemented by demonstrated ability to identify and manage difficult situations, to lead and direct multidisciplinary and multinational staff.

In-depth knowledge of emergency relief policies and practices within the UN, other UN Specialized Agencies, donor agencies, national and international NGOs.

Sound knowledge and experience about disaster prevention and preparedness programs and the incident management system.Excellent negotiation skills and ability to convene stakeholders and facilitate a policy process among UN, NGOs, national health authorities and donors.

WHO Competencies

Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

Teamwork

Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences

Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Communication

Use of Language Skills:

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

Remuneration

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars
The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 87,108 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 2519 per month for the duty station indicated above
Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

Application Closing Date

10:59:00pm; 29th October, 2019.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:

Click here to apply online

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