Public Health Officer Job at World Health Organization

Description of duties:

Purpose of the Post:

To closely monitor the Primary Health Care (PHC) programmes with a purpose to ensure effective implementation and improve programme development and management.

Organizational Context:

Under the direct supervision of the Medical Officer and overall guidance of the WHO Representative, the incumbent will play a key role in ensuring appropriate implementation, supervision and monitoring of the PHC Programmes. 

Summary of Assigned Duties:

The incumbent will perform the following duties:

1. Technical support to ensure access to primary health care services, strengthening health system infrastructure, training and deployment of female community health workers, building capacities of health care providers, availability of essential package of health services and essential medicine at all levls of care and improving service provision dimension of the universal health coverage.

2. Provide technical support to ensure effective implementation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of PHC Programmes, including communicable diseases, NCDs, mental health, Maternal and Child Health, Violence and Injuries and Social Determinants of Health in the three zones of Somalia. 

3. Develop and maintain internal monitoring mechanisms and tools to ensure timely collection and preparation of (technical and financial) progress reports, analysis and quality assurance of government and donor reporting, identify inconsistencies in reports and make necessary corrections in collaboration with concerned technical officers.

4. Participate in field missions and working groups aiming at supervising service provision for PHC programmes in the 3 zones of Somalia and ensure access, quality, coverage, affordability and utilization of health services and support the development of actions towards moving universal health coverage forward, coordinating closely with the sub-offices to share information and advice as needed. 

5. Coordinate the preparation and submission of work plans of the programme in a timely manner including follow up and timely uploading in GSM, providing or reviewing the preparation of budgetary and implementation reports, and bringing significant issues arising from monitoring to the attention of management.

6. Promote WHO evidence-based initiatives for reducing maternal and Child Health morbidity and mortality and the integration of NCDs and mental health in PHC services.

7. Write background papers, concept papers, donor proposals, situation analysis, develop monthly technical reports on implementation and provide substantive support to meetings and workshops, including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, consolidating documents, drafting presentations and facilitating sessions;

8. Represent WHO country office in technical groups and joint UN programmes for maternal and child health initiatives like RH technical group, GBV working team, .etc

9. Provide capacity building of NCDs, MCH, and M&E officers of Health Authorities and health partners for future hand-over. 

10. Performs other tasks as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Essential: University degree in Medicine

Desirable: - Master's degree in Public Health

- Training in MCH or SDH

WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an accredited institution.

Skills: 

Competencies:

WHO global Competencies model can be found at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

1. Ensuring the effective use of resources

2. Communicating in a credible and effective way

3. Fostering integration and teamwork

4. Building and promoting partnership across Organization and beyond

5. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences

Functional Skills and Knowledge:

1. Excellent skills in monitoring, evaluation, data analysis and reporting. 

2. Excellent knowledge and understanding of PHC programmes.

3. Good knowledge of health systems strengthening.

Other Skills:

Proficiency in MS Office

Experience:

Essential: At least five years of experience in PHC programmes, especially in NCD and MCH, project/programme management with proven experience in a post-conflict or a conflict country.

Desirable: 

Working experience within a UN organization, NGOs and/or bilateral agencies in the health area.

Languages:

Excellent knowledge of English