National Professional Officer

Grade: NO-B

Contractual Arrangement: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4

Contract duration: 12 months

Job Posting

: Apr 12, 2017, 5:50:41 AM

Closing Date

: May 2, 2017, 11:59:00 PM

Primary Location

: Bangladesh-Dhaka

Organization

: SE_BAN WR Office, Bangladesh

Schedule

: Full-time  

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The objective of the WHO Bangladesh Country Office is to implement the Country Cooperation Strategy by supporting the Bangladesh Government in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of national health policies, strategies and plans and developing and managing WHO's technical cooperation programmes. WHO provides guidance and technical support in organizing the humanitarian health response and in revitalizing the capacity of the health sector to rebuild and recover from emergencies in appropriate and sustainable ways. The Country Office develops a two-way collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh in support of their efforts of achieving national health goals; of ensuring the attainment of universal health coverage and of contributing to global and regional public health action by providing need-based technical assistance in national level policy formulation, setting norms and standards, improving knowledge dissemination and management, monitoring country health situation and building sustainable institutional capacity, to play a greater leadership role in different national level policy and technical forums. The Communicable Diseases Programme aims at strengthening surveillance in all areas of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) vaccines preventable diseases, to eliminate Neonatal tetanus; to reduce Measles morbidity & mortality, to eradicate transmission of wild poliomyelitis; raise & maintain immunization coverages for all EPI vaccines preventable diseases; to transfer technology for the laboratory diagnosis of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD); to provide technical assistance to the National Tuberculosis Control Programme aiming to strengthen national capacity and reduce morbidity, mortality, disability & deformity caused by TB through support in monitoring epidemiology, programmatic & social impact and in resource mobilization and allocation for TB for improvement of efficiency of the national response. To provide technical support to national authorities in capacity building in Vector Borne Disease control. To support the programme for effective prevention & control of Malaria, Kala-azar, Dengue & other VBD diseases as well as HIV/AIDS and including Neglected Tropical DiseasesObjectives of the immediate unit are - to provide technical support to national tuberculosis control programme to strengthen the national response in reducing morbidity and mortality caused by tuberculosis through provision support in generation of evidence, and monitoring the burden of TB.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the overall guidance of the WHO Representative to Bangladesh and direct supervision of MO CDS, the incumbent is responsible for carrying out the following activities:

1.  Provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Directorate General of Health Services in developing and updating policies, guidelines and manuals for control of tuberculosis;

2.  Provide technical support in preparation of work plans related to TB laboratory services (including quality assurance), management of drug-resistant TB, and drug-resistance surveillance;

3.  Assists national programmes , monitoring and evaluation of interventions, and disease surveillance with reference to WHO global and regional policies and strategies;

4.  Assists national programmes to train staff and develop their capacities for effective control of tuberculosis; conduct periodic reviews; undertake operations research and disseminate results;

5.  Prepare annual planning, implementation plan, and budget revisions in consultation with counterparts, and WCO BAN team.

6.  Liaise and coordinate with donors, international and national institutions/organizations in the implementation of country cooperation strategy in relation to TB program.

7.  Prepare technical reports, including providing inputs for donor reports8.Perform other relevant duties as may be assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Medical degree or university degree in health or health related sciences.
Desirable:

-Master Degree in Public Health or equivalent degree;

-Advanced training in TB control

Experience

Essential: At least two years experience in TB control.
Desirable:

-Experience in drug resistant TB control

-Experience in monitoring and evaluation of TB control activities

-Working experience in UN agencies or International Organization would be an advantage.

Skills

• Good knowledge of TB control strategies

• High level skills of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of TB control principles and procedures

• High level communication skills to facilitate coordination among decision makers and partners

• Analytical and leadership skill at professional level and ability to work individually and lead a team.

WHO Competencies

1.  Teamwork
2.  Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3.  Communication
4.  Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
5.  Producing results

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of spoken and written English and Bengali.
Desirable:

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at BDT 3,425,122 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

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.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.

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