Health Cluster/Sector Coordinator

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

JOB DESCRIPTION

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The goals of WHO’s well being emergency programme are to design and implement programmes that put together the well being cluster to stop, put together for, detect, quickly reply to, and get better from outbreaks and emergencies. Throughout the framework of the United Nations Inter Company Standing Committee (IASC) and cluster strategy, the WHO Well being Emergencies programme ensures that WHO’s essential capabilities, as outlined within the Emergency Response Framework (ERF), are fulfilled. The Well being Cluster Coordinator (P5) leads an efficient and coordinated health-sector response with the nationwide and worldwide group, specializing in weak and marginalized populations. The Well being Cluster Coordinator oversees the well being wants’ evaluation and health-response, technique improvement, implementation and monitoring together with of the joint incident administration system. The place contributes to relieving struggling and saving lives in humanitarian emergencies, whereas advancing the well-being and dignity of affected populations.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will carry out all or a part of the next, and different associated obligations as required by the wants of the workplace.

● Lead an efficient and coordinated, nationwide, health-sector response with the nationwide and worldwide group, specializing in weak and marginalized populations (below the supervision of the Head of the WHO nation workplace and throughout the framework of the United Nations Inter Company Standing Committee (IASC) and cluster strategy).

● Present steerage, participatory management, administration, and coordination of the next:

o Planning, monitoring, high quality assurance, and reporting on well being service supply and

the associated elements of the Humanitarian Wants Overview (HNO), Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and contingency planning for potential new occasions;

o The synergy of the above with nationwide plans, their mainstreaming of cross-cutting points, and compliance with WHO norms, requirements, and protocols;

o Technical help for joint help missions to area operations;

o Steerage in nationwide (well being system) capability constructing for emergency preparedness and response in accordance with the IASC Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP)

Strategy and different associated steerage;

o Information administration, Data sharing, monitoring, and reporting via the Data Administration technique and practical mechanism;

o Advocacy and useful resource mobilization efforts.

● Lead the nation workplace’s information administration methods and operations.

● Coordinate and work carefully with the nation workplace’s well being data administration groups and focal factors

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Training

Important: Superior college diploma (grasp’s degree or above) in epidemiology, public well being, medical or different research in a area immediately associated to the place..
Fascinating: Specialised coaching in emergency administration and/or worldwide help, humanitarian, well being system restoration and well being cluster coordination.

Expertise

Important: A minimal of ten years of labor expertise related to the place (in growing and selling collaborative partnerships in emergency and humanitarian reduction operations) a major a part of this to have been obtained at a global degree. A minimal of three years’ in administration and coordination of well being programmes in continual or acute, sudden-onset emergencies in nationwide and worldwide settings.

Expertise

● Mastery of rapid-response operations in public well being, inside emergency contexts.

● In depth data of the idea, ideas, strategies, and methods of the worldwide emergency incident administration system.

● In-depth data of emergency reduction insurance policies and practices throughout the United Nations, its specialised businesses, donor businesses, nationwide and worldwide nongovernmental organizations.

● Political astuteness, and skill to advertise consensus, lead negotiations, community and construct partnerships throughout the context of WHOs international emergency response and different competing mandates.

● Wonderful abilities within the evaluation of emergency conditions, and the formulation of complete plans to handle challenges/dangers, utilizing sturdy strategic considering.

● Expertise to facilitate a coverage course of amongst various companions, together with United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, nationwide well being authorities and donors.

 

 

WHO Competencies

  • Teamwork 
  • Respecting and selling particular person and cultural variations 
  • Communication 
  • Constructing and selling partnerships throughout the group and past 
  • Guaranteeing the efficient use of assets 
  • Creating an empowering and motivating atmosphere 

Use of Language Expertise

Important: Knowledgeable data of English.
Fascinating: Working data of French and Arabic.

Different Expertise (e.g. IT)
Proficiency in computer systems and workplace software program packages, dealing with of web-based administration methods, Enterprise Useful resource Planning (ERP) methods and Cloud Administration Enterprise System reminiscent of Workday.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for workers within the Skilled class are calculated in US {dollars}. The remuneration for the above place includes an annual base wage beginning at USD 92,731 (topic to necessary deductions for pension contributions and medical insurance, as relevant), a variable submit adjustment, which displays the price of residing in a specific responsibility station, and at the moment quantities to USD 2983 per thirty days for the responsibility station indicated above. Different advantages embrace 30 days of annual go away, allowances for dependent members of the family, house go away, and an schooling grant for dependent kids.

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