Overview
Ensures effective direction, management, and high-quality programme delivery for the Division of Prevention and Health Promotion. Leads the division in developing evidence-based policies and strategies, and provides technical advice to country offices and development partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensures effective direction, management, high quality programme delivery and accountability of the division.
- Leads the division in developing a strong evidence base of quality health intelligence and evidence-based policies and strategies.
- Provides highest level technical advice and expertise to country offices and development partners.
- Leads the development of effective mechanisms to enable and support countries to design, establish and implement policies and strategies.
- Manages, monitors and evaluates the division’s work against key performance indicators.
- Serves as the scientific/technical reference among UN Agencies and other key stakeholders.
- Harmonizes the work of the division’s technical units.
- Builds new or strengthens existing partnerships with External Partners, Member States, UN Agencies, donors, research institutions and other stakeholders.
- Coordinates with partner organizations to review, plan, manage and evaluate sector-wide approaches.
- Drives and guides division-wide resource mobilization activities.
- Provides highest level technical advice and expertise to EURO Management.
- Represents the division in global fora.
- Promotes WHO leadership in the division’s programmes.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 15 years of international and national relevant, progressively responsible professional experience in the management of health programme delivery and public health including developing and establishing policies and strategies.
- At least 5 years of experience of providing senior level advice and guidance to senior management/decision makers, including in middle and high-income countries.
- At least 5 years of management experience in recognized senior leadership positions with direct responsibility for managing both human resources and finance operations.
- Experience in working with senior level policy makers and international civil society organizations in a health-related field.
- Field experience in country health related or public health programmes in developing countries.
Qualifications
- An advanced university degree in public health, health sciences, social sciences, or similar field relevant to health promotion and prevention.
- A PhD in one of the above-mentioned fields.
