World Health Organization
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 23-12-2022
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The Division of Country Health Programmes (CHP) assists country efforts to reduce the burden of non-communicable and communicable diseases and address the social, economic and environmental determinants of health, and promotes policies and actions for health through stewardship of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network. It focuses on health promotion measures; prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, and risks related to tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and the harmful use of alcohol; communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, and vector-borne and neglected tropical diseases; elimination and control of vaccine-preventable diseases and advocacyfor increased use of vaccines; containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance; addressing existing and emerging environmental health risks, and supporting violence and injury prevention. A determination to ensure universal access to people-centred quality health services across the continuum of careis matched by enriching the evidence base for policy design and interventions using social, cultural and behavioural approaches, to drive implementation of innovation at national, regional and local levels.
Within CHP, the Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Immunization Programme (VIF) aims to reduce disease anddeath caused by vaccine-preventable diseases by:strengthening routine immunization programmesby achieving and maintaining high vaccination coverage with childhood vaccines; ensuring that all children, adolescents, adults, and women of childbearing age have equal access to safe andhigh-quality immunization services; ensuring that epidemiological surveillance, including laboratory networks, is sufficient to achieve and sustain diseaseelimination targets; supporting the implementation of an immunization week to promote immunization; and fostering appropriate partnerships withgovernmental and intergovernmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations andother relevant partners.
The WHO Country Office is an integral part of the WHO Regional Office for Europe. Its main role is to facilitate and coordinate all WHO activities at country level. This is done through facilitating the implementation of the Biennial Collaborative Agreement with the country and its corresponding work plan. The WHO Country Office maintains good working relations and ensures a two-way flow ofi nformation exchange between the country and WHO.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
As part of a unit team, the incumbent performs a variety of secretarial, coordinating, monitoring and administrative services in support of project/programme activities, as follows:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Experience
Skills
Use of Language Skills