Overview
Support injury prevention priorities in the Western Pacific Region, including road safety and drowning prevention, by strengthening evidence, policies, and programme implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of WHO regional initiatives related to injury prevention, focusing on road safety and drowning prevention.
- Provide technical input to support Member States in strengthening policies, strategies, and programmes aimed at reducing road traffic injuries and drowning.
- Support regional consultations, technical meetings and coordination with partners.
- Contribute to technical reports, documentation, and policy analysis related to injury prevention and road safety.
- Strengthen national injury surveillance and reporting systems in Member States and update regional data dashboards on injury.
- Produce technical reports and policy briefs on region-wide and country-level progress and gaps in injury prevention initiatives.
- Organize at least two technical meetings, workshops or webinars to advance key interventions and promote cross-sector coordination.
- Develop communication materials such as factsheets, web contents, infographics and social media contents supporting injury prevention advocacy.
- Work with the communication team to design and implement communications efforts in disseminating evidence-based communication and advocacy materials.
Required Experience
- At least five years of relevant professional experience in injury prevention, public health or related fields.
- Experience in data analysis, policy development and policy intervention or programme implementation.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government officials across various sectors, as well as with civil society organizations, academic and research institutions and international organizations.
- Proven ability to build partnerships and work in multicultural and multidisciplinary environments.
- Experience working in the Western Pacific Region or other international settings is an asset.
- Familiarity with the work of international organizations (e.g., UN agencies, development partners) is desirable.
Qualifications
• At least a university degree in public health, epidemiology, or a related field.
