National Professional Officer

Position Title: National Professional Officer

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To ensure that effective WHO country presence is established to formulate, evaluate and implement WHO Country Support Plan linked to GPW3 that are aligned with Iran's health development agendas that aims to increase access to safe, effective, high-quality and affordable essential medicines and health technologies.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:

1. Undertake close follow up with the Ministry of health and Medical Education and other partners on the proper and timely implementation of the AMT programme activities.

2. Participate in the planning, formulation, implementation, monitoring of medicine and health technologies supply chain activities and stock management and distribution.

3. Prepare reports of meetings with the national counterpart and other stakeholders in relation to access to medicine and health technology.

4. Work closely with WHO team and MOHME on quality control and assurance systems for procurement, supply chain management, distribution and storage.

5. Maintain records of requests, correspondences, and activities taking place in the targeted areas. Submit regular reports on reviewing situation of the country for access to medicine and technology.

6. Maintain regular contact and Communicate with EMRO, MOHME, FDA for information sharing and advices for next steps.

7. Conduct situational analysis and make recommendations on actions to be taken to improve management of medicine and health technologies in health care facilities in compliance with WHO standards and guiding documents.

8. Represent WHO in meetings and relevant missions as appropriate.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in medicine, pharmacy or related pharmaceutical sciences.
Desirable: Specialized training in regulation of medical products, emergency management, international aid or humanitarian principles.

Experience

Essential: One year of relevant experience in the area of essential medicines.
Desirable: Experience in national medicines policies, medicine supply systems, and regulation of medical products.

Skills

1-Excellent communication and drafting skills.

2- Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively.

3- Understand challenging and multidisciplinary settings.

4- Good knowledge of international quality standards.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Producing results
Ensuring the effective use of resources

Enhanced WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1
Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Producing results

Use of Language Skills

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 31,200 (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.

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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.

• 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.

• For assessment of your application, please ensure that: 1- Your profile is properly completed and updated; 2- All required details regarding your qualifications, education and training are provided; 3- Your experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. Kindly note that CVs/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are not accessible.