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Job ID: 2106567
Grade: G7
Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years
Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria
Schedule: Full-time
Objectives of the Programme
- Country Management Support Units (CSUs) have been established in the organisational structure to provide support for Managers and staff to fully assume their responsibilities in the GSM environment and to ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, rules and regulations on all administrative and financial matters and transactions in the context of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
Description of Duties
- Provide full administrative support to the WR's office.
- Draft, review and revise correspondence, reports and documents for proper format and content in consultation with the supervisor.
- Independently compose correspondence of administrative nature, take notes at meetings, provides informal interpretation / translation when required;
- Prepare and process travel requests for team members using GSM, work with the travel unit to arrange for visa issuance, security clearance, flight and hotel bookings, follows up travel related issues of national and international missions;
- Scan, record, refer and follow up correspondence and documents, evaluate the urgency or critical nature bringing them to the attention of the responsible staff.
- Inform and remind responsible staff of follow-up dates, response or specific actions, supplying supporting material as appropriate;
- Using GSM, monitor aspects of the implementation of country activities, funds for project / programme budget levels and financial expenditures, according to the approved country workplan.
- Initiate and process different transactions in GSM, Maintain and update the filing of technical documents and correspondence (soft/hard copies and databases if applicable).
- Create background reference material as appropriate; access and retrieve relevant material;
- Finalize all administrative and logistics preparations required for the organization of meetings held in the country (working groups, seminars/courses, workshops Respond to and act on telephone enquiries in a timely manner.
- Assess the critical nature of technical issues and direct them to appropriate staff for reply, coordinate appointments for supervisor
- Establish and maintain a proper computerized information system on MOH and UN counterparts, WHO Collaborating Centers, etc.
- Brief colleagues on general office administrative process.
Required Qualifications
Education:
- Essential: Completion of secondary education or equivalent supplemented by secretarial training.
- Desirable: University Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences or related field is an asset
Experience:
- Essential: At least 10 years progressive administrative experience
- Desirable: Experiencein other areas such as Program Management would be an asset. Experience in WHO / UN system.
Skills:
- Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and implement inputs from several sources;
- Good filing and organizational skills.
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with staff, experts and visitors.
- Very good time management and stress management skills.
- Knowledge of WHO rules, manuals, practices, procedures
WHO Competencies:
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Communication
- Producing results
- Knowing and managing yourself
Use of Language Skills:
- Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Remuneration
WHO offers staff in the General Services category an attractive remuneration package, which for the above position includes an annual net base salary starting at NGN12,007,619 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.
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Job ID: 2106566
Grade: NO-C
Schedule: Full-time
Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years
Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
Objectives of the Programme
- A key purpose of the WHO Health System Strengthening Framework for Action is to promote a common understanding of what a health system is and what constitutes health systems strengthening.
- It also provides a basis to support countries in scaling up health systems and services: addressing bottle necks in a collaborative,coordinated way, driven by desired health outcomes, to achieve sustainable system-wide effects.
- To be most effective, this process must be country-led,based on priorities set out in comprehensive national health plans.
Description of Duties
- Provide technical support to the planning, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EMP programmes, including medical supply chain activities and the use of the Interagency Emergency Health Kit 2015 in emergency settings, with focus on the capacity building of relevant stakeholders in order to reach affected and vulnerable populations.
- Provide technical guidance tothe national health authorities on the acceptance of medical product donations and the implementation of the interagency medicines' donation guidelines.
- Monitor the availability of SSFFC medical products and report to WHO global monitoring system.
- Liaise with the WHO team and national health authorities on quality control and assurance systems for procurement, supply chain management, distribution and storage, including cold storage of medical products and issues related to access of quality-assured medical products, market intelligence, pricing and the appropriate use of medical products at the various health care levels.
- Provide technical guidance on ways to improve medical devise management in health care facilities, in compliance with WHO standards and guiding documents.
- Monitor and analyse the impact of the supply chain management of medical products and new policies and strategies and, where needed, propose new supply management initiatives to address regular programs andoutbreaks and health emergencies needs, in collaboration with other team members and international partners.
- Coordinate the publishing and dissemination of information, documents and guidelines on best practices and coordinated efforts pertaining to the various technical activities.
- Perform any other related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.
Required Qualifications
Education:
- Essential: University Degree in Medicine, Pharmacy or related Pharmaceutical Sciences from an accredited / recognized institute
- Desirable: University Degree in Medicine, Public Health or Pharmacology. Specialized training in supply chain management, regulation of medical products, emergency management, international aid or humanitarian principles.
Experience:
Essential:
- At least five years of relevant experience in the area of supply chain and essential medicines.
- Related experience working in outbreaks and / or other health emergency operations.
Desirable:
- Experience and skills in providing in-country technical support and building national capacity.
- Experience in policy development.Working experience in regulation of medical products.
- Relevant experience in WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
Skills:
- Excellent technical knowledge in the field of medical products with focus on treatment of diseases with high public health impact.
- Excellent understanding of the concepts of access to medical products, supply chain management, rational selection and use.
- Independent judgement; and ability to anticipate new trends in the field of medical products and take actions accordingly.
- Working knowledge of medical product regulation is an asset.
WHO Competencies:
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Communication
- Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
- Producing results
Use of Language Skills:
- Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Remuneration
Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at NGN22,134,904 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.
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Job ID: 2106562
Grade: NO-C
Schedule: Full-time
Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years
Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
Objectives of the Programme
- The SMO Cluster in the WHO country office in Nigeria supports the strengthening of the national health information system to improve the availability, quality and use of health data and information as a basis for better results and accountability, for the policy development and decision-making at different levels.
- This support includes the creation of synergies with the WHO Regional Office for Africa, the Ministry of Health of Nigeria and partners, including academic institutions, to:
- Align investments with the national health information and monitoring system and the evaluation
- The provision of technical support for the production, collection, analysis and synthesis, and dissemination of health data and information
- For the development and promotion of harmonized standards, tools and methodologies for the collection, analysis and synthesis of data, and the dissemination of health data and information and the application of knowledge.
- In addition, through the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme in Nigeria, the WCO will help the country to coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to & recover from outbreaks & emergencies.
Description of Duties
The incumbent will perform the following duties:
- Provide technical support to the Ministry of Health for the strengthening of data collection, analysis, reporting and information dissemination for communicable and non-communicable disease.
- To that end contribute to the scaling up of diseases surveillance timeliness and completeness of reporting.
- Contribute to the building the Ministry of health Data base within the framework of Health Information System, Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response and Monitoring and evaluation national strategic national plans within the WCO,
- Coordinate and manage all data from disease surveillance including SIA and routine immunization, outbreak investigation and produce weekly reports on epidemic prone diseases, monthly and quarterly reports as component of the WCO monthly report.
- Facilitate regular training needs assessment for data management and support the organization of training sessions for data mangers and other health personnel
- Coordinate, in close collaboration with other NPOs, the support to the Ministry of Health Data Quality Control and assurance programme
- Support the strengthening of the National Public Health Laboratory Capacity in data management and reporting
- Mobilize WHO technical assistance at all levels (WCO, IST/ESA, AFRO and HQ) to strengthen the Ministry of Health integrated approach for Data Management
- Contribute to the WCO biennial and annual planning exercises ensuring that Data management aspects are taken into account.
- Support the monitoring and evaluation of the WCO Cooperation programmes through collection, compilation, analysis of data on relevant programme indicators10)
- Perform other duties as may be requested by supervisor.
- Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required and assigned by supervisor and senior management.
Required Qualifications
Education:
- Essential: University Degree in Statistics, Information Technology or Computer Science or related field from a recognized institution.
- Desirable: Master's Degree in above domains/training in public health data collection and management information.
Experience:
Essential:
- At least five (5) years' experience in epidemiological data collection management and analysis of health related data bases.
- Knowledge of health management information system and implementation of epidemiological surveillance activities
Desirable:
- Working experience with WHO or other UN Agency would be an asset.
Skills:
- Extensive knowledge of electronic data analysis tools, Advanced knowledge of statistical package specially EPI info 2000, STATA or ACCESS and mapping software particularly Health Mapper, Epimap or Mapinfo.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.proven experience to function within multi disciplinary and multinational teams.
WHO Competencies:
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Communication
- Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
- Moving forward in a changing environment
Use of Language Skills:
- Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Remuneration
Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at NGN22,134,904 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.
Method of Application
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Important Information & Notice
- 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.
- This post is subject to local recruitment and will be filled by persons recruited in the local commuting area of the duty station.
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