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National Professional Officer (Malaria)

Dhaka

  • Organization: WHO - World Health Organization
  • Location: Dhaka
  • Grade: Junior level - NO-B, National Professional Officer - Locally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Malaria, Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases
    • SE_BAN WR Office, Bangladesh
  • Closing Date: Closed

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The objective of the WHO Bangladesh Country Office is to implement the Country Cooperation Strategy by supporting the Bangladesh Government in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of national health policies,strategies and plans and developing and managing WHO'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 in different national level policy and technical forums.The Communicable Diseases Programme aims at strengthening surveillance in all areas of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) vaccines preventable diseases, to eliminate Neonatal tetanus; to reduce Measles morbidity &mortality, to eradicate transmission of 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 programme aiming to strengthen national capacity and reduce morbidity and mortality 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 Neglected Tropical Diseases Objective of the immediate unit are- to provide technical support to national authorities for development of strategic documents, deployment of effective prevention, control and elimination of malaria and planning programmatic activities of malaria related activities. To assist the national programme for capacity building on malaria interventions and associated implementation in priority areas. To assist the programme in developing research priorities on malaria.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the supervision of the Medical Officer-CDS and overall guidance of the WHO Representative, as a member of WHO team in Bangladesh, the NPO-Malaria will have the following duties\:

1.  Support the CDS team in providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Directorate General of Health Services in developing and updating policies, strategies, guidelines, manuals and training materials for control and elimination of malaria.

2.  Provide inputs to the preparation of annual planning, implementation plan, and budget revisions in consultation with counterparts, and WHO Bangladesh team.

3.  Assist the national programme to train staff and develop their capacities for effective control and elimination of malaria; improve programme implementation at all levels, conduct periodic reviews; undertake operations research and disseminate results.

4.  Assist in the implementation of country cooperation strategy in relation to malaria.

5.  Assists the national malaria programme and the WHO Country Office to prepare quality assured reports on trends assessment, monitoring and evaluation of interventions, and disease and vector surveillance with reference to WHO global and regional policies and strategies.

6.  Support the WHO Bangladesh efforts in liaison and coordination with donors, international and national institutions/organizations, NGOs and civil societies to foster team work and enhance partnerships in planning implementation, monitoring and evaluation of malaria control interventions in the context of national health goals and sustainable development goals.

7.  To perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential\: Medical degree.
Desirable\: Master of Public Health or equivalent degree. Certified training on malaria and other vector borne diseases

Experience

Essential\: At least 2 years' experience on public health program particularly on malaria control.

Desirable\: Working experience in WHO and/or other UN agencies and experience on other public health programs would be an advantage.

Skills

  • Good knowledge of public health, malaria epidemiology and malaria control and elimination strategies
  • High level skills of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public health programs including malaria control program
  • High level communication and facilitation skills
  • Analytical and leadership skills and ability to work effectively individually and as a member of a team.
Other skills (eg .IT)\: Computer literacy, proficient use of Microsoft Office applications, Epi-info

WHO Competencies

  • Teamwork
  • Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
  • Communication
  • Producing results
  • Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

Use of Language Skills

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


REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at BDT 3,988,580 (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.
  • Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
  • Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.
  • 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.
This vacancy is now closed.
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