Technical Officer

Addressing preventable maternal deaths and selling and defending sexual and reproductive well being and rights (SRHR) are essential to the wellbeing of all individuals and to enabling them to contribute to the general growth of their communities and societies. The World Well being Group’s (WHO), thirteenth Common Programme of Work (GPW 13) acknowledges that entry to SRHR can solely be totally achieved by means of Common Well being Protection (UHC), promotion of higher well being and well-being, and assembly the wants of these dwelling in humanitarian settings, i.e. all three of WHO’s strategic priorities. Inside this framework, this programme will concentrate on supporting nations to cut back preventable maternal morbidity and mortality particularly from unsafe abortion.

Duties:

Underneath the direct supervision of: Medical Officer, Maternal and Reproductive Well being (MRH) and underneath general steering of the Director, UHC/ Household Well being, Gender and Life Course (FGL) and in coordination with related technical counterparts, the incumbent will perform the next principal duties:

• Handle the work of the programme throughout the Workplace, together with the event of street maps and progressive methods for implementation of the programme targets.
• Present sustained and intensive technical help on the nation degree, together with the Head of WHO Nation Workplace, the Ministry of Well being (MOH), and different stakeholders to: (i) construct capability of well being techniques, particularly well being workforce and well being financing(ii) successfully and equitably ship complete providers.
• Develop, implement and monitor work plans and budgets aimed toward integrating reproductive and maternal well being as integral elements of nations’ well being care and Common Well being Protection.
• Conduct monitoring and analysis of programmes linked to sexual and reproductive well being and rights and supply technical suggestions and evaluation on progress made, whereas addressing challenges.
• Conduct useful resource mobilization efforts required to help full challenge implementation.
• Put together well timed technical and analytical stories on programme efficiency.
• Function a technical useful resource in offering technical experience in sexual replica and reproductive well being rights.
• Liaise and coordinate with nationwide counterparts, technical departments in nation, regional and headquarters places of work, donors, and different UN companions to appreciate challenge targets.
• Mentor and supervise as wanted different workers and consultants engaged on this programme.
• Carry out all different associated duties as assigned.

Required {Qualifications} :

Training

Important:

• Superior degree college diploma in public well being or drugs

Expertise

Important:

• A minimal of seven (7) years of mixed nationwide and worldwide skilled expertise in supporting reproductive and maternal well being packages, together with work on stopping unsafe abortion. Demonstrated expertise of working in and with reproductive and maternal well being in low- and/or middle-income nations. Expertise of managing and dealing in multidisciplinary technical groups.

Expertise:

• The incumbent can have a sound technical information of public well being features of unsafe abortion. Robust information and technical expertise in sexual well being and human rights. S/he can have a demonstrated means to work with a number of exterior companions in numerous nations and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders each inside and out of doors of the UN system. The incumbent may also exhibit tact and maturity in coping with delicate matters. Wonderful interpersonal, negotiating, intercultural communication expertise and political acumen. Demonstrated means to know and work on advanced coverage and programme points associated to SRHR usually and stopping unsafe abortion particularly.

Language Expertise:

Important:

• Knowledgeable information of English.

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