Public Health Officer Vacancy-Job Ref: ACBHWHO/3011/2020103

Manama (Bahrain)

JOB DESCRIPTION

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

WHO is providing policy advice and technical support to advance health and wellbeing in line with national, regional and global health agendas, including GPW13, regional and country’s health agenda in the context of SDGs and the UN Reforms.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Secure information from a broad range of health sectors, analysis of data andrecommendation of action.

2. Assess, maintain and improve public health surveillance systems and registries.

3. Follow up and report on health situation utilizing tools and platforms guided by the organization.

4. Contribute to the technical reviews of programme plans, reports, proposals and other documents relevant to the programme.

5. Conduct comprehensive qualitative and quantitative periodic reports according to WHO developed indicators on activities in public health facilities.

6. Identify training needs for respective target audiences and recommend plans for capacity building.

7. Prepare training material tailored to the specific needs.

8. Arrange for capacity building activities and technical meetings.

9. Conduct impact analysis on the WHO training workshops for different health care providers

10. Collaborate with health partners to ensure that public health assistance is in line with international priorities.

11. Identify priority health issues in consultation with key partners and ensuring that these are properly addressed in an integrated primary healthcare approach.

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12. Recommend interventions to solve urgent problems identified during the analysis phase.

13. Conduct meetings (including field meetings) with the national counterparts for planning andreprogramming of collaborative actions. Document and follow up on the meetings key outcomes.

14. Document best practices and lessons learned and develop case studies.

15. Draft communication products and contribute to regular update of communication platforms.

16. Perform other related duties as guided by Head of Office

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Essential: University degree is required in medicine, public health, nursing, or health related field

Desirable: Studies in public health and/or health related field.

EXPERIENCE

Essential: At least 2 years of experience in public health field

Desirable: Knowledge of WHO mandate and goals or experience in UN Organizations, international institutions or NGOs is considered an asset

SKILLS

• Proven skills in capacity building

• Demonstrate knowledge of health sector activities.

• Broader knowledge of health programmers, policies and interventions

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Knowledge of WHO and UN programmes.

• Excellent presentation skills.

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