La mission du programme de l’OMS pour les urgences sanitaires (WHE) est d’aider les pays et de coordonner les actions internationales pour prévenir, préparer, détecter, réagir rapidement et se remettre des épidémies et des urgences. Dans le cadre de ce programme, le Département de la préparation des pays aux urgences sanitaires et le RSI sont responsables du suivi et de l’évaluation de la préparation des pays aux urgences sanitaires et humanitaires, de la planification et du renforcement des capacités nationales pour acquérir les capacités essentielles et du Secrétariat du Règlement sanitaire international (2005). Le Département a adopté une approche globale du risque et implique les trois niveaux de l’Organisation. Le Département accorde la priorité au soutien des plus vulnérables et des pays à faible capacité.
Poste 1 : Public Health Intelligence and Risk Assessment Lead – (2205350)
Job Posting
: Jun 9, 2022, 1:31:25 PM
Closing Date
: Jun 30, 2022, 9:59:00 PM
Primary Location
: Congo-Brazzaville
Organization
: AF/EPR Emergency Preparedness and Response
Schedule
: Full-time
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The mission of WHO’s Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Programme (WHE) 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. The Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment (HIR) Programme area of the EPR focuses on three major streams of work:
i) enhancing public health intelligence for early detection and risk assessment of health events;
ii) strengthening public health surveillance and epidemiology based on the IDSR framework; and
iii) modernizing information management systems and data analytics.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The main purpose of the position is to coordinate and provide technical support for the Public Health Intelligence and Risk Assessment subunit of the HIR Programme Area. The Public Health Intelligence and Risk Assessment subunit is responsible for identifying new public health events, assessing risks to public health, conducting epidemiological surveillance and field investigations, monitoring public health interventions, and communicating public health information to technical partners. The incumbent coordinates all epidemic intelligence activities, provides technical support in the areas of epidemiology, detection, verification, and risk assessment (DVA) of health in emergencies. S/he coordinates rapid risk assessments (RRA) of acute public health events, monitors the Event Management System (EM) and other related platforms, supports the development of events and signals visualization tools and platforms, analyses DVA data and generates reports and scientific articles on best practices and lessons learned on event detection and response. The incumbent may be deployed to emergencies when required.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Under the supervision of the HIM Programme Manager and overall coordination of the Regional Emergency Director, the Public Health Intelligence and Risk Assessment Lead will work to strengthen the coordination and technical capacity for early detection of threats arising from epidemic and pandemic prone diseases, facilitate rapid risk assessment of acute public health events, document acute public health events reported by Member States, and the response to those public health events and other emergencies and improve communication of progress made in the areas of early detection and response to public health events. This position involves working in close collaboration with the WHE Programme, WHO HQ, Regional and Country Offices and with a broad range of partners, to provide technical expertise and promote information-sharing.
The incumbent builds interactions with a broad range of external partners, UN and UN Agencies, national and international institutions to exchange findings and promote information sharing, experience and lessons learnt.
Within the framework of the delegated authority, the incumbent is assigned all or part of the following duties:
- Provide technical leadership and coordination efforts to strengthen Public Health Intelligence and Risk Assessment in the Africa Region
- Develop /update standard operation procedures for Public Health Intelligence in the WHO African region
- Strengthen the capacity of WHO Country Office (WCO) staff on epidemic intelligence and risk assessment processes in the African region
- Develop a Public Health Intelligence Architecture in the African region in consultation with Member States
- Scale-up the roll-out of Epidemic Intelligence tools to Member States
- Coordinate daily epidemic intelligence activities including detection, reporting, risk assessments, and monitoring potential public health events
- Improve humanitarian crisis information management for the Africa Region
- Support Member States to conduct Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) and Public Health Situation Analyses
- Develop and disseminate Health emergency information products, coordinate the production and dissemination of the weekly bulletins on outbreaks and other emergencies in the African region
- Routinely produce and disseminate external situation reports, Disease Outbreak News and Event Information Sites
- Produce semi-annual and annual reports and data on monitoring indicators for Public Health Intelligence activities in the region
- Actively participate in AFRO emergency response coordination meetings and global coordination meetings
- Regularly provide updates on public health events and health emergencies in the African region
- Coordinate AFRO’s contribution to the global development and roll-out of event management systems, deployment and updates of the Rapid Risk Assessment tools and templates
- Perform other related duties as assigned the Programme Area Manager.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: An advanced university degree in in epidemiology, public health, or related field, and master’s level qualifications in public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, or emergency/disaster management.
Experience
Essential:At least seven years’ experience with successful track record in epidemiology, surveillance and/or control of acute public health events; epidemic surveillance at the national and/or international levels during epidemics or public health crisis at the national and international levels.
Desirable:
- Experience in WHO and/or the UN System in the areas of outbreak preparedness and response; field experience in public health programmes or emergency response programmes in developing countries.
- Experience in routine analysis and reporting of time-sensitive public health data. Good understanding of the Risk Assessment tools, and their implementation is an asset.
- Field experience in epidemiology, surveillance and/or control of acute public health events experience in resource limited countries; experience of working with event-based surveillance; good understanding in inter-agency collaboration or in WHO, UN, UN Agencies or other international organizations.
- In-service training in field epidemiology such as Field Epidemiology (and Laboratory) Training Programmes (FELTP), the European Program for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service programme, or equivalent experience.
Skills
- Sound strategic and tactical thinking with ability to formulate clear comprehensive policies, strategies, and plans.
- Superior organizational skills with ability to multi-task and produce results under pressure. Excellent interpersonal with proven ability to communicate in a clear and effective way, with tact, diplomacy, and courtesy.
- 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.
WHO Competencies
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Communication
- Promoting innovation and organizational learning
- Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond.
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of Frenc.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of English.
The above language requirements are interchangeable.
REMUNERATION
WHO offers staff in the Professional Category an attractive remuneration package, which for the above position includes an annual net base salary starting at 75,602 US Dollars, (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable). 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.
- Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.
- For information on WHO’s operations please visit: http://www.who.int
- WHO is committed to workforce diversity?
- WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
- WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment, and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background
- verification of final candidates.
- 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.
Poste 2 : Detection, Verification and Risk Assessment Technical Officer – Dakar, Senegal – Nairobi, Kenya and Cape Town, South Africa – (2205344)
Job Posting
: Jun 9, 2022, 1:32:31 PM
Closing Date
: Jun 30, 2022, 9:59:00 PM
Primary Location
: Multiple locations
Organization
: AF/EPR Emergency Preparedness and Response
Schedule
: Full-time
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The mission of WHO’s Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Programme (WHE) 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. The Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment (HIR) Programme area of the EPR focuses on three major streams of work:
i) enhancing public health intelligence for early detection and risk assessment of health events;
ii) strengthening public health surveillance and epidemiology based on the IDSR framework; and
iii) modernizing information management systems and data analytics.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The main purpose of the position is to provide technical support for Public Health Intelligence and Risk Assessment within the HIR Programme Area. The Public Health Intelligence and Risk Assessment subunit is responsible for identifying new public health events, assessing risks to public health, conducting epidemiological surveillance and field investigations, monitoring public health interventions, and communicating public health information to technical partners. The incumbent conducts epidemic intelligence activities, provides technical support in the areas of epidemiology, detection, verification and risk assessment (DVA) of health in emergencies. S/he conducts Rapid Risk Assessments (RRA) of acute public health events, updates the Event Management System (EM) and other event-based tools, supports the development of events and signals visualization tools and platforms, analyses DVA data and generates reports and scientific articles on best practices and lessons learned on event detection and response. The incumbent may be deployed to emergencies when required.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Under the supervision of the HIM Programme Manager and overall coordination of the Regional Emergency Director, the Detection, Verification and Risk Assessment Technical Officer performs routine activities for early detection of threats arising from epidemic and pandemic prone diseases, conducts rapid risk assessments of acute public health events, keeps track of acute public health events reported by Member States, and documents the response to those public health events and other emergencies. This position involves working in close collaboration with the WHE Programme, WHO HQ, Regional and Country Offices and with a broad range of partners, to provide technical expertise and promote information-sharing.
Within the framework of the delegated authority, the incumbent is assigned all or part of the following duties:
- Conduct routine activities for early detection of acute public health events, including but not limited to event-based surveillance; indicator-based surveillance; verification and risk assessment
- Monitoring, and information-sharing on events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern
- Develop and/or maintain a database of historical events reported in the region
- Organize and manage of data and information required for evidence-driven risk assessment
- Develop and/or update the standard operating procedures and tools for epidemic intelligence
- Perform data analysis to assist in the development of briefing documents and materials, situation analyses, and multi-levels risk assessments
- Support further development and maintenance of the WHO Event Management system (EMS) and Event Information System (EIS) and other event-based surveillance systems
- Support the development and implementation of the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) platform
- Monitoring and evaluation of the performance of epidemic intelligence tools and processes
- Support the development of critical information products including RRA outputs; reports on best practices and lessons learned on the implementation of event-based surveillance and indicator-based surveillance in the region
- Contribute to the development of training materials and capacity building in the areas of early detection and response to acute public health events.
- Participate in emergency epidemiological field missions as required.
- Perform any other related responsibilities as assigned by the Program Area Manager, including backstopping for others as required.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: An advanced university degree in in epidemiology, public health, or related field, and master’s level qualifications in public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, or emergency/disaster management.
Experience
Essential
At least seven years’ experience with successful track record in epidemiology, surveillance and/or control of acute public health events; epidemic surveillance at the national and/or international levels during epidemics or public health crisis at the national and international levels.
Desirable: Experience in WHO and/or the UN System in the areas of outbreak preparedness and response; field experience in public health programmes or emergency response programmes in developing countries.
Experience in routine analysis and reporting of time-sensitive public health data. Good understanding of the Risk Assessment tools, and their implementation is an asset.
Field experience in epidemiology, surveillance and/or control of acute public health events experience in resource limited countries; experience of working with event-based surveillance; good understanding in inter-agency collaboration or in WHO, UN, UN Agencies, or other international organizations.
In-service training in field epidemiology such as Field Epidemiology (and Laboratory) Training Programmes (FELTP), the European Program for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service programme, or equivalent experience.
Skills
Sound strategic and tactical thinking with ability to formulate clear comprehensive policies, strategies and plans. Superior organizational skills with ability to multi-task and produce results under pressure. Excellent interpersonal with proven ability to communicate in a clear and effective way, with tact, diplomacy and courtesy. 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.
WHO Competencies
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Communication
- Promoting innovation and organizational learning
- Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French
The above language requirements are interchangeable
REMUNERATION
WHO offers staff in the Professional Category an attractive remuneration package, which for the above position includes an annual net base salary starting at 75,602 US Dollars (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable). 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.
- Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.
- For information on WHO’s operations please visit: http://www.who.int
- WHO is committed to workforce diversity?
- WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
- WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment, and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background
- verification of final candidates.
- 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.
