Current Employment Offer at World Health Organization - WHO

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:
- To provide normative guidance and generic tools to member states;
- To support member states in accessing and managing additional resources;
- To provide technical support to member states for accelerating and scaling up cost-effective interventions;
- To provide technical support to member states for strengthening procurement and supply management systems and laboratory services and networks;
- To support member states to strengthen surveillance, monitoring and evaluation systems for malaria prevention and control;
- To strengthen capacity for the conduct of operational research for evidence-based decisions.
 
Description of duties:
Under the direct supervision of the WR, the incumbent will :
1. Strengthen national malaria surveillance systems including other systems for generation of strategic information for evidence-based targeting of malaria interventions for enhanced malaria burden reduction, through adoption, adaptation and application of relevant WHO norms and standards, guidelines, manuals and tools and appropriate technologies and e-platforms;
2. Build capacity on use of surveillance and other health data for malaria risk mapping at national and sub-national levels;
3. Guide evidence-based targeting of high risk areas with appropriate antimalarial interventions; and
4. Monitor the impact of such interventions at subnational levels with the aim of adapting strategies for enhanced impact;
5. Facilitate evidence-based policy and strategic dialogue involving national policy makers and partners at national level as a process for monitoring the implementation of malaria strategies, discussing capacity gaps and planning for effective implementation of malaria control and elimination;
6. Contribute to documentation and publication of best practices on use of available evidence for targeting interventions at national and subnational levels;
7. Undertake any other functions assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Essential: University degree with postgraduate degree in medical epidemiology or Public Health or health related field.

Desirable: Master's degree in malariology or communicable disease epidemiology
 
Education:
Essential: University degree with postgraduate degree in medical epidemiology or Public Health or health related field.

Desirable: Master's degree in malariology or communicable disease epidemiology

Skills:
- Broad knowledge of the principles and practices of communicable disease epidemiology with specific experience in malaria surveillance and operational research;
- Proven experience in the development and evaluation of systems, policies, strategies, guidelines and tools for malaria control and/or elimination;
- Proven skills and knowledge in the development and evaluation of disease surveillance systems in a public health setting; and
- Demonstrated skills in capacity building especially training of health workers;
- Presentation skills and communication;
- Data processing with statistical package such as EPI-Info, SPSS, and MS Excel. ; Use of statistical and GIS software for disease stratification; and Policy advocacy.

Competencies - Generic
1. Producing results;
2. Fostering integration and teamwork;
3. Communicating in a credible and effective way;
4. Creating an empowering and motivating environment;
5. Moving forward in a changing environment.

Experience:
Essential: Seven years of experience in the development and evaluation of national disease surveillance systems with at least five years at international level.

Desirable:
At least five years working experience in malaria control programme or malaria research at national or international level including experience working in WHO would be assets.

Languages:
Excellent knowledge of English or French and a good working knowledge of the other.