Job description
Grade
P3
Contract duration
12 months renewal subject to satisfactory performance & availability of funding.
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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. WHE assists Member States to strengthen the health sector’s capacities in prevention, risk reduction, preparedness, surveillance, response, and early recovery for emergencies and disasters related to any hazards (natural, man-made, biological, chemical, radio nuclear and others) and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain disasters, including outbreaks, and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations. WHE is responsible for ensuring the implementation and updating of the WHO Institutional Emergency and Disaster Response policies and the International Health Regulations – IHR (2005).
Description Of Duties
The incumbent is assigned all or part of the following responsibilities which are performed according to the needs and agenda: To support the development and implementation of a country plans for epidemics and emergency response in addition to emergency standard operating procedures, contingency plans, methodologies and tools to enable responsive and effective outbreak, epidemic and emergency logistics; To provide technical support and guidance to logisticians in country whether it is at distance or through field visit; To capitalize, develop and disseminate SOPs, standards and know-how in the technical logistics expertise affected to his portafolio;To provide support for the development and facilitation of required training to strengthen logistics capacity, including organizing simulation exercises for WHO staff and Member States to improve preparedness;To support the development of plans, procedures and reports on material assessment and movements and other operational and logistics issues, including planning and estimating of financial operational costs and budgets;To maintain accurate and complete accounting by maintaining fully functional reporting and internal control systems, for recording and retaining of all relevant records;To participate in the identification, establishment and training of an emergency logistics roster to be deployed alongside rapid response teams.To perform other related responsibilities as assigned, including replacing and backstopping for others and deployment for emergency response as required.
Required Qualifications
Education
Essential: First university degree in logistics or business administration, public administration or engineering.
Desirable: Specialized training in logistics for emergency and/or humanitarian responses, transport, distribution and supply-chain management IT/Telecom, WASH, cold chain or other field related to Health Logistics.
Experience
Essential: At least five years’ experience supporting diverse logistics operations in outbreak, epidemic and/or emergency contexts in developing countries.International experience within UN system and/or NGOs. Direct field logistics emergency deployment experience
Desirable: Supporting health logistics operations and/or experience in complex emergency set up
Skills
Demonstrated expertise in supporting logistics responses to epidemics and emergencies in the field; expert knowledge in one or several technical areas such as procurement, warehousing and stock control, goods distribution, transportation, IT/Telecom, WASH, coldchain/vaccination campaign, IDPs/Refugees camp set up, Health facilities set up and rehabilitation, energy, fleet management; Programme management skills including monitoring and evaluation and conceptual and analytical capacity to identify priority activities and assignments and adjust priorities and conflicts as they arise; Track record of success in supporting logistics training plans to address capacity shortfalls; Excellent ability to multitask, explain technical issues and resolve problems in a proactive manner; Proven commitment to quality and good client orientation and ability to take part in training activities with tact and diplomacy; Ability to write in a clear and concise manner.
WHO Competencies
Teamwork
Producing results
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Moving forward in a changing environment
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of French.
Desirable: The above language requirements are interchangeable.
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 58,583 (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. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.
Additional Information
This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level
Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
A written test may be used as a form of screening.
In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
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WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.
Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
*For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.
