UNON Senior Medical Officer Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNON Kenya looking for “Senior Medical Officer”. Applicants with a degree in Doctorate Degree may apply on or before 10th Sept 2022.
The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is one of four major United Nations office sites[a] where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. Established in 1996, it is the UN’s official headquarters in Africa. The United Nations Office at Nairobi also hosts the global headquarters for two programmes: the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
UNON Senior Medical Officer Jobs 2022
The UNON has published a job vacancy announcement on 29th July 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Senior Medical Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Office at Nairobi |
| Position | Senior Medical Officer |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | 22 |
| Qualification | Doctorate Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Ten years |
| Application Deadline | 10th Sept 2022 |
UNON Job Vacancy 2022
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversees the delivery of high-quality occupational health services in the UN workplace, including employment clearances, travel medicine services and travel clearances
- Leads the team ensure efficient and state-of the-art services provision at the UN clinic and partners for that with the national health providers and other entities
- Oversees the delivery if effective workplace or general health promotion, occupational health and safety for the UN in Kenya including workplace and home ergonomics programs, immunization and workplace safety and health risk assessments.
- Oversees and provides specialist guidance on workplace (reasonable) accommodation requests with a medical component in line with UN policies
- Develops and implements an emergency medical preparedness system for the duty station in close liaison with the Security and Safety Services Service and the Business Continuity Services of UNON. Develops risk-based emergency medical preparedness plans and oversees the implementation of these plans.
- Serves as the focal point for system-wide emergency preparedness and response issues, including medivac policy and support, pre-hospital trauma care standards, training and oversight and mass casualty incidents preparedness, including training and simulation exercises.
- Implements the medical response to pandemics and disease outbreak. Provides technical guidance to the Crisis Management Team and periodic updates, as well as respond to management and staff on issues related to these specific needs and campaigns.
- Provides oversight on the JMS satellite clinics in Dadaab and Kakuma
- Advises on other aspects of health including public health relevant to the duty station, through liaison with host state/host nation health authorities.
- Ensures quality in services including the implementation of quality control mechanisms and procedures, the use of published UN clinical guidelines, and adherence to patient safety and adverse event reporting requirements.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER, P5
- Job Code Title: SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER
- Department/Office: United Nations Office at Nairobi
- Duty Station: NAIROBI
- Posting Period: 28 July 2022 – 10 September 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Medical-UNON-185102-R-Nairobi (R)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- Doctorate (MD) or equivalent in medicine, including residency/internship in one of the medical specialties, preferably occupational medicine is required. Further certification in internal medicine or general practice is desirable.
Experience:
- A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible clinical experience in one of the areas of medicine is required.
- At least five years in the Occupational Health field is required.
- Three years of experience in the medical field in Africa and/or the Global South is required.
- Three years in an International Organization with field deployments is desirable.
- Three years of managerial experience in the medical field including budgeting, supervisory responsibilities and resource management are desirable.
How to Apply UNON Senior Medical Officer Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=185102
The Closing Date: 10th Sept 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click To View |
| Official Website | www.unon.org |
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