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Job ID: 1700905 
Location: Maiduguri
Grade: P4
Contractual Arrangement: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Contract duration: 12 month
Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria

Objective of the Programme

• The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.

Job Description

• During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Programme.
• Strategy & management Actively participate in the overall management of the WHO emergency response through providing the incident manager with an OSL strategy to ensure the effective integration of logistics operations into WHO's and the Health Cluster's overall incident management system.
• Plan an end to end, timely and efficient provision of quality and adequate equipment and consumables to support emergency response operations, aiming to reduce the consequences of crises on health systems and populations.
• Establish partnerships, operational synergies and coordination of the logistics response, at national level, to ensure an effective management of an outbreak and/or health emergency incident, ensuring close engagement with the national authorities and partners in both the Health and Logistics Cluster (or similar coordination structures).
• Lead and manage the OSL field incident management team, ensuring compliance of the services provided with the OSL procedures and the WHO/OSL quality standards.
• Supply chain management:In compliance with the WHO rules and regulation, based on a comprehensive forecast of the supply needs and whenever possible with the support of the UN partners present (WFP and logistics cluster): Plan and oversee the effective transportation, delivery and storage of national and international operational support and programme supplies, for WHO's incident management operations in the field.
• Liaise with responsible officials the timely and efficient customs clearance, reception of international supplies; adapt existing or develop, and implement inventory/stock control management mechanisms; develop and apply monitoring tools, and reporting systems.
• Supervise the maintenance of the required stockpiles of essential incident management equipment, e.g. personal deployment material, radios, satellite telephones, IT equipment, etc.When required, support the national authorities in leading and coordinating the national distribution plan of essential items to the health facilities network.
• Operation's support:In close collaboration with the WHO Administrative Officer, coordinate the establishment of the required field Offices and telecommunication network capacity in compliance with WHO rules and procedures.
• Ensure adequate staff transportation means and organizational set up. In compliance with WHO standard, supervise the fleet management procedures including planning, maintenance, monitoring and reporting.In close cooperation with the Field Security Officer, ensure that appropriated and safe living condition are provided to the WHO deployed staff and responders.
• Health logistics: Manage a robust organizational model and adequate means to support WHO mobile/ambulatory health activities.
• Oversee that Health facilities supported by the WHO are adequately set and equipped up to standard to sustain the medical activities conducted.
• Provide adequate support to the laboratories (supported by WHO) including adequate supply of renewable items and safe transportation of sample when required
• Ensure, for all health activities supported by the WHO, that water, sanitation and infection control required activities are in place and up to standards.
• Security support: Cooperate with the Field Security Officer in ensuring the well-being, security and safety of the WHO team members and responders providing the organization with the required means and setup to ensure applicability of the WHO site event risk reduction policy.
• Assessment and monitoring: Proactively participate in regular field assessments to monitor supply management, stock movements and storage conditions.
• Conduct field visits to assess locations/buildings to be selected for establishment of WHO field offices in compliance with MOSS rules and procedures.
• Other: Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

Required Qualifications
Education:

• Essential: University degree in Public or Business Administration, Logistic Management or Engineering from an accredited/recognized institute.
• Desirable: Professional certification/qualification in areas such as transport, distribution and supply chain management. Degree or training in information management systems and their application to logistic, transport or supply management and monitoring.

Experience:

• Essential: At least 7 years related experience, at the national and international levels, in managing emergency logistics operations and supply operations in international organizations/institutions, part of which in the field supporting emergency humanitarian operations.
• Desirable: Prior working experience with WHO, UN Agencies, Health Clusters Partners, recognized Humanitarian Organizations or with an international Non-Governmental Organization.Experience or knowledge of import/export and customs administration.

Skills:

• Additional mandatory competency: Creating a motivating and empowering environment.Excellent analytical skills with the ability to coordinate activities and multitask.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to negotiate with and convince officials with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to write in a clear and concise manner, and to present factual information.
• Knowledge or understanding of WHO mandate and goals in the emergency incident management context.

WHO Competencies

• Communication
• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
• Ensuring the effective use of resources
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Teamwork
• Use of Language Skills
• Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
• Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French.

Remuneration

• WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 69,032 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 1611 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.
• Please note that the compensation package for Professional and higher category staff in the UN common system is currently undergoing changes in accordance with UN General Assembly resolution 70/244 of 23 December 2015. The remuneration amounts indicated above are, therefore, subject to change. The changes will be implemented, retroactively to 1 January 2017, through the WHO payroll. General information can be obtained from the ICSC web site under http://icsc.un.org/ that provides a link to "Your new Compensation Package".

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Vacancy Notice No: 1700904
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Grade: P4
Contractual Arrangement: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria

Objectives of the Programme

• The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.

Description of Duties

• During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Programme. Depending on the level and complexity of the incident, the incumbent might be performing all or some of the following duties:
• Manage the team, guide, and ensure implementation of the response plan. Set standards and norms, develop and disseminate technical guidance and validate training, resource mobilization and communication materials.
• Under the guidance of the Incident Manager, manage the coverage of all health operations in support to the MOH, work with partners and facilitate the implementation of WHO's most effective prevention, control and response measures.

Communicable diseases:

• Ensure the planning and implementation of communicable diseases programmes addressing the risk of outbreak and/or health emergency, co-develop action plans for interventions in high-risks groups and recommend measures for special attention.
• Monitor the early prevention, detection, verification, assessment and investigation of any risks of outbreaks and the dissemination of data related to the occurrence of outbreaks
• Manage the rapid response teams responsible for the rapid investigation of alerts, field risk assessments and early response.
• Support the information systems on communicable diseases and the monitoring of progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) facilitating integration with the national health information systems.
• Conduct the periodic reporting and treatment of communicable diseases activities.
• Ensure that the messages are technically sound and socio-culturally appropriate to induce, engage and empower stakeholders in the prevention, mitigation and control of risksHealth service delivery
• Support national authorities and partners on equipping the health facilities with the necessary infrastructure, equipment, drugs, public health laboratories and blood safety, and medical supplies to address the existing and foreseen risks and to prevent the dissemination of infectious diseases within the facilities.
• Monitor that health facilities provide quality preventive and curative health care to the affected population and continue to deliver routine essential health services in addition to responding to the cause of the crisis. Make appropriate recommendations where necessary.
• Support capacity-building and training of local staff on best preventive, diagnostic, control and curative knowledge, practices and standards. Prevention and control measures
• Make recommendations and give guidance on relevant courses of actions to be taken in affected as well as non-affected areas/countries in order to prevent and/or control cause of excess morbidity and mortality.
• Provide technical assistance on vaccination, enhanced surveillance, vector control, infection control (including personal protection), enhanced sanitation and hygiene, increased provision of water and/or nutrients, prepositioning of drugs and medical supplies, etc.Sciences and research
• Conduct research in etiology, physiopathology, transmission, reliable and rapid diagnostic, effective prevention and treatment of any of the causes of excess morbidity and mortality of the affected population and recommend remedial actions.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualification
Education:

• Essential: Advanced university degree (Master's level or above) in Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology, Tropical Medicine, Health Systems/Services Administration or related field. First university degree in medicine or public health from an accredited/recognized institute.
• Desirable: Specialized training in emergency management; specific training in humanitarian response.

Experience:

• Essential:
  • At least seven years of related experience, at the national and international levels, in health operations, with proven experience in managing outbreaks and health emergencies.
  • Related experience in managing human and financial resources.
• Desirable:
  • Relevant work experience in outbreaks and/or health emergency management.
  • Related experience in development and implementation of strategies and action plans within WHO and/or UN agencies.
  • Experience working in relevant nongovernmental, health cluster partners or humanitarian organizations.

Skills:

• Additional mandatory competency: Fostering integration and teamwork.
• Demonstrated skills in and knowledge of the rapid response operations and their implementation in emergencies as related to public health, complemented by demonstrated ability to identify and manage difficult situations.
• Proven skills to manage multidisciplinary and multinational staff.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the theory, principles, methods and techniques of public health, communicable diseases and health service delivery.

WHO Competencies:

• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
• Communication
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Creating an empowering and motivating environment
• Driving the Organization's Position in Health Leadership
• Use of Language Skills
• Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
• Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French.

Remuneration

• WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 69,032 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 1611 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children
• Please note that the compensation package for Professional and higher category staff in the UN common system is currently undergoing changes in accordance with UN General Assembly resolution 70/244 of 23 December 2015. The remuneration amounts indicated above are, therefore, subject to change. The changes will be implemented, retroactively to 1 January 2017, through the WHO payroll. General information can be obtained from the ICSC web site under http://icsc.un.org/ that provides a link to "Your new Compensation Package"