WHO Country Emergency Readiness Officer Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. WHO Kenya looking for “Country Emergency Readiness Officer”. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before 16th Feb 2022.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
WHO Country Emergency Readiness Officer Jobs 2022
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on 2nd Feb 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Country Emergency Readiness Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | World Health Organization |
| Position | Country Emergency Readiness Officer |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | 16th Feb 2022 |
WHO Job Vacancy 2022
Description Of Duties: Under the supervision and guidance of the WHE Team Lead, the incumbent provides technical support and facilitates the implementation of country activities in the area of country health emergency preparedness & IHR. The specific duties are to:
- Oversee the development and implementation of strategies, norms, standards and tools as well as planning, monitoring and evaluation related to disease and vaccine preventable surveillance and response systems; prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases; disaster preparedness and response programme areas in the country;
- Assists with the development of strategic comprehensive multi-year plans (cMYPs), as well as annual operational workplans, and supports the ongoing monitoring of these plans;
- Coordinate development and implementation of a strategy, plan of action and implementation support to strengthen key programme monitoring and evaluation (integrated for IDSR, NCDs and immunization, RMNCAH programmes as a minimum) within the on-going sector wide M&E Framework.
- Coordinate the Country Office support to the Ministry of Health in programme areas under the incumbent’s supervision in order to ensure sound technical support for planning, programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Build strong partnerships for the implementation of harmonized collaborative support of all stakeholders’ programme areas.
- Organize advocacy and promotion of country level activities for disease surveillance and response; prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases and disaster preparedness and response in the country;
- Promote and support research activities on disease surveillance and response; prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases and disaster preparedness and response in the country
- Contribute as a member of the country office management team to the strategic thinking, planning, monitoring and evaluation of country objectives.
- Act as first-line emergency responder in case of a country emergency in line with the ERF II and support the Incident Management team in the country in case of a graded emergency.
- Support UN emergency teams, where relevant and in close collaboration with the Regional Office, support the provision of data and information required for any WHE-related documents to be presented to WHO Governing bodies, for the work and deliberation of an IHR Emergency Committee or an IHR Review Committee or a technical consultation.
Position in Organization:
- Country Emergency Readiness Officer
- Grade: NO-C
- Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
- Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 24 months
- Job Posting: Feb 1, 2022, 7:16:03 PM
- Closing Date: Feb 16, 2022, 4:29:00 AM
- Primary Location: Kenya-Nairobi
- Organization: AF_KEN Kenya
- Schedule: Full-time
Qualification:
- First university degree in medicine, medicine, a health-related field or public health-related discipline.
Experience
- At least five (5) years’ experience in planning, developing and implementing public health programmes/projects especially in health security, including emergency preparedness.
- Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies; experience working in relevant non-governmental or humanitarian organizations. Relevant experience in the implementation of International Health Regulations (2005) initiatives.
How to Apply WHO Country Emergency Readiness 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.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2200837
The Closing Date: 16th Feb 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.who.int |
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