Overview
Manage the development of policies, strategies, and action plans to strengthen country capacities for preventing, detecting, reporting, preparing, responding to, and recovering from all-hazard health emergencies. Support the monitoring and evaluation of country core capacities and the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005).
Tasks Summary
- Advise on the elaboration, implementation, and evaluation of country policies, strategies, and workplans for preparedness and response to public health threats and emergencies.
- Ensure documentation of progress, outcomes, effectiveness, monitoring, and evaluation of country capacity and national action plans related to IHR (2005) implementation.
- Lead the development of the second generation National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS).
- Manage IHR-related work pertaining to required national procedures, skills, information sharing, and coordination mechanisms.
- Support the elaboration, adaptation, application, and implementation of policies, norms, standards, and guidelines for national critical core capacities.
- Provide technical guidance for the management of a unified surveillance and information system.
- Coordinate and provide technical leadership for the WHO Country Office response to active outbreaks.
- Manage, analyze, systematize, and disseminate scientific and evidence-based information and technical knowledge.
- Promote multi-disciplinary and cross-cutting approaches and joint activities with key partners.
- Support the assessment of national transport, tourism, points of entry, and mass gatherings capacity.
- Support and contribute technically to resource mobilization efforts.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in planning, developing, and implementing health security, emergency, surveillance, disease control, and/or public health programmes.
- Relevant experience with inter-agency mechanisms used to coordinate international preparedness for and response to health emergencies.
- Relevant experience in the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR 2005).
- Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies, or relevant non-governmental or humanitarian organizations on emergency preparedness and response (desirable).
- Experience in multisectoral coordination, including One Health approaches (desirable).
- Prior experience working in small island developing states or resource-constrained country contexts (desirable).
Qualification Requirements
- Essential: University degree in a public health field or a medical degree. Specialized training or demonstrated experience in emergency management.
- Desirable: Master's or postgraduate degree in public health, a public health-related discipline, or emergency management. Specialized training in epidemiology from an accredited institution.
