Overview
The Technical Officer (Emergency Medical Teams) will lead the implementation of the Ukrainian National Initiative for Emergency Medical Teams (UNITE Project) at the country level, acting as the primary interface between various stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the overall implementation and day-to-day management of the UNITE/KAPP Project in Ukraine.
- Act as a focal point between the WHO Country Office, Center for Disaster Medicine, WHO Regional Office for Europe, WHO Headquarters, consortium members, donors, and national stakeholders.
- Support the Head of the Center for Disaster Medicine in coordinating project implementation.
- Coordinate the contributions of consortium partners and technical experts.
- Provide project management support for the development and implementation of the National EMT Action Plan, national EMT validation framework, standard operating procedures, and governance arrangements.
- Provide technical and logistical facilitation for pilot EMT validation visits.
- Facilitate collaboration between the Ministry of Health, Center for Disaster Medicine, civil protection authorities, and emergency management institutions.
- Support the coordination and implementation of project activities related to twinning partnerships, technical missions, mentoring programmes, simulation exercises, knowledge exchange, and capacity-building initiatives.
- Support the technical preparation, agenda design, and execution of WHO-facilitated national workshops and training events.
- Support the coordination and implementation of digital solutions, including KIMEP modules.
- Support the process of local User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for KIMEP modules.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with government institutions, consortium partners, academic institutions, professional associations, development partners, and donors.
- Monitor project progress, identify implementation risks and operational bottlenecks, and facilitate timely corrective actions.
- Coordinate preparation of annual workplans, technical reports, progress reports, briefing materials, monitoring and evaluation reports, and donor reporting requirements.
- Support resource mobilization efforts and the development of follow-on initiatives.
- Act as WHO and the UNITE/KAPP Project focal point in national technical working groups, steering committees, interagency coordination mechanisms, professional meetings, and other relevant national and international forums.
Required Experience
At least two years of relevant professional experience in project management, planning, implementation, coordination, management and evaluation of health, public health or health emergency programmes or projects, including experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and partners and managing workplans, budgets, monitoring and reporting. Professional experience working in countries within the WHO European Region, including Ukraine.
Qualifications
First university degree (Bachelor level) in public health, health/disaster/emergency management, health systems, social sciences, international relations, management, or a related field relevant to the position.
