WHO Medical Officer / Focal Point Immunization Jobs 2022 – Zimbabwe NGO Jobs. WHO Zimbabwe looking for “Medical Officer / Focal Point Immunization“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced university degree may apply on or before Dec. 07, 2022.
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WHO Medical Officer / Focal Point Immunization Jobs 2022
The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on Nov. 22, 2022 for qualified Zimbabwe’s to fill in the vacant post of Medical Officer / Focal Point Immunization to be based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
| Recruiter | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Position | Medical Officer / Focal Point Immunization |
| Location | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced university degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Ten years |
| Application Deadline | Dec. 07, 2022 |
WHO Job Vacancy 2022
Description Of Duties
- The incumbent is expected to contribute towards:Leadership on disease control coordination, partnerships, and resource mobilization through:
- Building and coordinating a competent and committed team of VPD experts in the development and implementation of strategic and operational initiatives for VPDs control, elimination and/or eradication in the sub-region;
- Developing and/or maintaining partnerships on VPDs with relevant bodies in the sub-region including appropriate Regional Economic Communities (RECs);
- Advancing sub-regional VPDs advocacy, resource mobilization and optimization of VPDs investment efficiency;
- Conceptualizing, formulating, implementing and monitoring bold strategic initiatives on VPDs in the sub-region;
- Developing annual “Sub-Regional Disease Outlook” independently or as part of a regional enterprise. Development of WHO disease control technical products, services, and tools through: •Contributing to discussions on priority VPDs Target Product Profiles based on identified country and sub-regional disease control needs;
- Strengthening research and innovation that contribute evidence for developing and/or deploying WHO VPDs products and services in the sub-region;
- Coordinating the development and dissemination of scientific papers on VPDs as well as multiyear reports on VPDs in the sub-region;
- Supporting evaluation of interventions and tools to inform deployment or enhanced deployment of WHO VPDs technical products and tools in the sub-region;
- Generation of analytics-driven strategic information for disease control agenda setting and interventions tailoring through:
Position in Organization:
- Grade: P5
- Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
- Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years
- Job Posting: Nov 22, 2022, 3:47:23 PM
- Closing Date: Dec 7, 2022, 4:29:00 AM
- Primary Location: Zimbabwe-Harare
- Organization: AF/UCN UHC/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
- Schedule: Full-time
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree in medicine or health-related science with post graduate degree in public health.
- Post-graduate training in epidemiology or social science.
- A minimum of ten (10) years’ progressive experience in developing, designing and implementing public health programmes, including VPDs especially in vaccine development, planning, implementation and/or M&E of immunization programmes, with a minimum of 5 years inclusive at the international level in Low and/or Middle-Income countries;
- Experience in overseeing implementation, review and updating existing strategies and guidelines and recommending new initiatives;
- Experience in resources mobilization and working with variety of partners at international level;
- Experience in facilitating coordinated approaches to effective programme management and implementation;•A track record of research, with publications at senior authorship level in academic journals.
- Experience in epidemiology, and disease control in Africa combined with a sound understanding of the requirements of major immunization partnerships.
How to Apply WHO Medical Officer / Focal Point Immunization 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=2210640
The Closing Date: Dec. 07, 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.who.int |
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