Technical Officer

Under the guidance and supervision of the Coordinator, Health Policy and Service Design, with the general guidance of the Director, Health Systems and Services, and in close consultation with the Regional Office for the Western Pacific technical divisions, the incumbent will have the following responsibilities:1. Provide technical advice and support to Member States, as and when appropriate, in the development of evidence-informed nursing and midwifery policies, strategies and plans in support of UHC and the thematic priorities of the Western Pacific Region vision paper. 2. Assist Member States to strengthen the availability and use of nursing and midwifery workforce data to quantitatively and qualitatively analyse the situation and generate evidence for policydecisions, including the dissemination of WHO’s tools and guidelines for theuse of Member States and stakeholders. 3. Provide technical input that would support strengthening systems and processes for the regulation of nurses and midwives with the primary objective of improving quality and safety of health services in support of UHC. 4. Assist Member States by providing technical advice, as and when appropriate, regarding issues on strengthening nursing and midwifery education to prepare the health workforce with the required competencies to address evolving individual and population health needs. 5. Support and advocate for nursing and midwifery leadership at all levels in the process of policy-development and decision-making.6. Provide technical input to the Regional Office and country offices to inform the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of regional/national strategic plans of action for nursing and midwifery systems.7. Support the Head of WHO CountryOffice/Division Director/Coordinator by providing technical input on overall project implementation towards strengthening health system, research and capacity-building relevant to nursing and midwifery.     

Required Qualifications:

Education:

Essential:

  • Advanced degree(master’s degree or higher) in nursing, midwifery, or related field from arecognized university.

Experience

Essential:

  • Minimum seven years of progressively responsible experience in nursing and midwifery policies and strategies in the context of public health or social development at national and international levels.

Skills:

  • Ability to undertake nursing andmidwifery policy analysis, planning, management, monitoring and evaluation. • Ability to apply knowledge of healthsystems and principles of integrated people-centred service delivery. • Ability to synthesize information frommultiple sources into coherent and clear policy advice to decision-makers. • Communication skills with the ability topresent clearly and logically in written and oral form. • Organizational skills with the ability towork within strict deadlines. • Excellent communication and interpersonalskills and ability to maintain effective partnerships and working relations ina multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect fordiversity.

Language Skills:

Essential:

  • Expert knowledge of English.

Source:  https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2402840

Source:  https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2402840

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