Summary of Assigned Duties:

During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Programme. Within the framework of the delegated authority, the incumbent is assigned all or part of the following duties:
1. Spearhead, lead and direct all aspects of sub-regional work in emergencies, in close collaboration with WHO senior management at Regional and Country levels, working in collaboration with the organization-wide WHE network for the development, implementation and oversight of policies, strategies, programmes of work, and annual work plans and their implementation and monitoring of results.
2. Lead the formulation, revision and updating of all technical aspects of guidelines for emergency response, based on sound Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and their application at sub-regional and country level as appropriate, including ensuring
operational and technical support in emergency operations in response to epidemic events, outbreaks and other public health emergencies with focus on confirming and grading decisions on emergencies in line with the WHO protocols and guidelines, in full coordination with IASC and a broad range of key partners and stakeholders through inter-agency and inter-cluster collaboration based on a culture of collaborative multi-disciplinary cross-cutting approaches to optimize the use of effective incident
management, in line with International Health Regulations (IHR) to further operational support for WHO response to epidemic
events.
3. Provide strategic advice and expertise on Emergency Operations to the Regional Emergency Director on relations and partnerships with the UN, UN Agencies, Member States, NGOs and other key partners and stakeholders toward enabling and
promoting collaborative working agreements and collaborative arrangements to establish a common understanding of health priorities in ongoing emergencies and to ensure the provision of comprehensive technical support, including the convening of time-limited task forces to address specific issues, as necessary.
4. Harness and coordinate technical expertise from all areas in WHE, as well as departments and programmes across the three levels of WHO as appropriate to strengthen the implementation of all-hazards emergencies work at the sub-regional level through the provision of networks of experts and technical expertise mechanisms.
5. Provide sound and effective leadership, motivation, guidance, management and performance evaluation of Hub Office staff, including proactively promoting effective team work and achievement of results and resolving problems, within the framework of WHO Staff Rules and Regulations, and WHE accepted procedures; and managing the Hub Office budget within the framework of WHO Staff and Financial Rules and Regulations.
6. Perform other related responsibilities as assigned, including deployment for emergency operations and backstopping for others as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Essential:
An advanced degree in medicine, or public health, complemented by specialized training in leadership and management, or related field.

Desirable:
Specialization in epidemiology, emergency and/or humanitarian response.

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 these will be reviewed individually.

Skills:

Competencies:

1. Promoting WHO’s position in health leadership
2. Building and promoting partnership across the organization and beyond
3. Producing results
4. Ensuring the effective use of resources
5. Moving forward in a changing environment

Functional Knowledge and Skills:
1. Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills in international and multi-cultural settings combined with proven ability to successfully coordinate, manage and lead projects, and build partnerships with multiple partners in the context of health emergencies.
2. Sound strategic and tactical thinking with ability to formulate clear comprehensive policies, strategies and plans.
3. Superior organizational skills with ability to multi-task and produce results under pressure.
4. Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to communicate in a clear and effective way, with tact, diplomacy and courtesy.
5. Authoritative and comprehensive knowledge of the theory, principles, methods and techniques in international emergency risk management and humanitarian response, with a broad-based understanding of its growing complexity including knowledge of the workings of relevant international policy-setting bodies.

Other Skills (e.g. IT):
Computer literacy.

Experience:

Essential:
At least 10 years of proven experience in public health in emergency operations and response to epidemic events, outbreaks and other public health emergencies combined with leadership and managerial experience, with at least five years’ experience in coordinating large scale public health projects in developing countries, with knowledge of inter-agency mechanisms in the area of
international preparedness for and response to health emergencies.

Desirable:
Experience in WHO and/or the UN System in the areas of outbreak response and/or humanitarian interventions; field experience
in public health programmes or emergency response programmes in developing countries.

Languages:

Essential:
Expert knowledge of French or English
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of English or French being a second language in addition to the above.