National Professional Officer - Vector Borne Diseases and HIV/AIDS

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The objective of the WHO Bangladesh Country Office is to implement the Country Cooperation Strategy by supportingthe Bangladesh Government in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of national health policies, strategies and plans and developing and managingWHO's technical cooperation programmes.WHO provides guidance and technical support in organizing the humanitarian health response and in revitalizing the capacity of the health sector to rebuild and recover from emergencies in appropriate and sustainable ways. The Country Office develops a two-way collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh in support of their efforts of achieving national health goals; of ensuring the attainment of universal health coverage and of contributing to global and regional public health action by providing need-based technical assistance in national level policy formulation, setting norms and standards, improving knowledge dissemination and management, monitoring country health situation and building sustainable institutional capacity, to play a greater leadership role indifferent national level policy and technical forums. The Communicable Diseases Programme aims at strengthening surveillance in all areas of the Expanded Programme onImmunization (EPI) vaccines preventable diseases, to eliminate Neonatal tetanus; to reduce Measles morbidity & mortality, to eradicate transmissionof wild poliomyelitis; raise & maintain immunization coverages for all EPI vaccines preventable diseases; to transfer technology for the laboratory diagnosis of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD); to provide technical assistance to the National Tuberculosis Control Programme aiming to strengthennational capacity and reduce morbidity, mortality, disability & deformity caused by TB through support in monitoring epidemiology, programmatic & social impact and in resource mobilization and allocation for TB for improvement of efficiency of the national response. To provide technical support to national authorities in capacity building in Vector Borne Disease control. To support the programme for effective prevention & control of Malaria, Kala-azar, Dengue & other VBD diseases as well as HIV/AIDS and including NeglectedTropical DiseasesObjective of the immediate unit are - to provide technical support to national authorities in capacitybuilding in HIV/AIDS and vector borne disease control. To assist the programme for effective prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, and vector borne disease, particularly malaria, chikungunya, and dengue. Toassist the programme in developing research priorities on HIV/AIDS and vector borne disease control.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the supervision of the Medical Officer-CDS and overall guidance of the WHO Representative, as a member of the WHO Team in the Country, the NPO-VBD carries out the following duties\:

 

1.  Support the CDS team in providing technical assistance to theMinistry of Health and Family Welfare and Directorate General of Health Services in developing and updating policies, strategies, guidelines and manuals for control and elimination of vector borne diseases and HIV/AIDS ;

 

2.  Assists in building national capacities for effective control andelimination of vector borne diseases of public health importance and HIV/AIDS;

 

3.  Assists national programmes to prepare state-of-the-art reports on trend assessment, monitoring and evaluation of interventions, and disease and vector surveillance with reference to WHO global and regional policies and strategies;

 

4.  Support WCO BAN efforts in liaison and coordination with donors,international and national institutions/organizations to foster team work and enhance partnershipsin planning and implementation of effective and affordable interventions;

 

5.  Assists national programmes to train staff and develop theircapacities for effective control and elimination of vector borne diseases;improve programme implementation at all levels; conduct periodic reviews;undertake operations research and disseminate results;

 

6.  Provide inputs to the preparation of annual planning,implementation plan, and budget revisions in consultation with counterparts,and WCO BAN team.

 

7.  Assist in the implementation of country cooperation strategy inrelation to the related HIV/AIDS and vector borne diseases program.

 

8.  Provide technical inputsfor relevant reports, including donor reports

 

9.  To perform any otherduties assigned by the Supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential\: Medical degree.

Desirable\:-  Master of Public Health or equivalent degree -  CertifiedTraining in Malaria and other vector borne diseases

Experience

Essential\: Atleast 3 years in communicable disease control with at least two years of experience in vector born disease control.

Desirable\: Workin gexperience in WHO and / or other UN agencies and experience in HIV/AIDS would be an advantage.

Skills

-  Good knowledge of vector borne disease strategies

-  High level skills of planning, implementation,monitoring and evaluation of vector borne control principles and procedures

-  High level communication skills to facilitate coordination among decision makers and partners.

 

Other skills (eg. IT)\: Analytical and leadership skill at professional level and ability to work individually and lead a team; Computer literacy; Proficient in use of Microsoft Office applications; Epi-info.

WHO Competencies

1.  Teamwork
2.  Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3.  Communication
4.  Producing results
5.  Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

Use of Language Skills

Essential\: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Bengali.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at BDT 3,425,122 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link\: http\://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.