Overview
Facilitate the coordination of technical activities and foster collaboration on shared projects and initiatives within the Division of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Care.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate the coordination of the division cross-cutting technical activities and foster collaboration on shared projects and initiatives.
- Support the coordination of scientific collaboration: facilitate scientific partnerships across Divisions, coordinating joint production of technical guidance, tools, and publications.
- Develop high quality technical briefs and scientific evidence summaries.
- Coordinate the technical inputs for DO reports: solicit, compile, provide contribution and integrate technical inputs from Division teams into key technical reports, ensuring coherence and technical accuracy.
- Coordinate and lead scoping and/or rapid reviews, synthesize evidence inform policy and technical guidance, as needed in support to special high-level initiatives.
- Provide editorial support, technical and scientific review for briefing notes prepared for the ADG and Director-General on the division technical areas in preparation to high-level events and meetings.
- Liaise with Regional & country offices: engage with regional and country levels to ensure relevance, uptake and alignment of technical outputs produced by divisions.
- Other technical duties as assigned by first and second level supervisors to support divisional priorities and WHO's scientific agenda.
Required Experience
Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in international public health, including engagement with WHO or comparable global health agencies. Desirable: Experience working in a “front-desk” office, coordinating global health activities across different levels and in leading public health projects.
Qualifications
Essential: Advanced university degree (master's level or higher) in public health, medicine, or a related health-science field. Desirable: PhD in health or public health discipline.
