National Professional Officer (Epidemiologist)

Grade : NO-A
Contractual Arrangement : Temporary appointment under Staff Rule
‎420.4
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days) : ‎1 year (extension is
subject to the need of the function, availability of funding and satisfactory
performance of the incumbent)
Job Posting : Dec ‎12, ‎2022, ‎5:17:‎38 AM
Closing Date : Dec ‎26, ‎2022, ‎4:59:‎00 PM
Primary Location : Egypt-Cairo
Organization : EM_EGY WHO Representative's Office, Egypt
Schedule : Full-time

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The objectives of WHO'semergency programme are to design and implement
programmes that prepare thehealth sector to deal with emergencies and that
improve health during and aftercrises. Within the emergency programme, the
objectives of WHO's emergencyresponse team are to support Member States by: ‎1)
promptly assessing healthneeds of populations affected by crisis, identifying
priority causes ofill-health and death; preparing damage estimates and
emergency response and rehabilitation plans;providing prompt, credible health
information and ensuring the continuity ofessential health services; ‎2)
coordinating and monitoring emergency healthrelief efforts under the aegis of
the Inter-Agency Standing Committee HealthCluster, of which WHO is the lead
agency; ‎3) ensuring that critical gaps in thehealth response are rapidly
identified and filled; ‎4) Revitalizing and buildingthe capacity of national
health systems to deal with preparedness, detection,mitigation and response.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Support the Ministry ofHealth and Population and other partners on reinforcing
the epidemic diseasesresponse operation including timely analysis of data
relating to Covid andother disease with pandemic potential. Provide technical
inputto the identification of vulnerable groups, hotspots for
appropriateinterventions in order to accelerate Covid ‎19 immunization for
prevention andcontrol of epidemic and other emerging infectious diseases of
potential publichealth concern.Monitor and coordinatethe establishment of
early warning systems for epidemic and pandemic-pronedisease for early
detection and response to public health events of potentialconcern with a
feedback weekly report.‎4.Conduct the fieldinvestigation, risk assessment and
rapid public health response to theoutbreaks caused by emerging infectious
diseases during outbreaks or requestfrom Emergency coordinator.‎5. Arrange for
and compilematerials for the activities of building national capacities and
support the necessarytrainings to the relevant personnel on the implementation
of theepidemic/emergency preparedness and responses activities.‎6. Work with
the Ministryof Health and Population as well as other involved health and WASH
clusterpartners, in order to properly coordinate the epidemic preparedness
andresponse activities and share necessary health-related data for
information,analysis and to strengthen relationships among all stakeholders.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential : University degree in epidemiology, medicine,public health,
international health or related field.
Desirable : Post graduate degree in related field isdesirable.

Experience

Essential : One year experience in applied epidemiology or public health
surveillance with a track record in engaging with stakeholders.
Desirable : Experience in the areas ofoutbreak investigation and response
particularly in developing countries.Training on epidemiological surveillance
and response or on outbreakinvestigation.

Skills

Very good knowledge, competency,and professional skills on the public health
aspects of infectious diseasecontrol, epidemic and pandemic preparedness and
response with particularattention to the use of applied epidemiology and
principles of public health inthe control of epidemic diseases and outbreak
prevention.Ability to process,analyze and interpret epidemiological
surveillance data for epidemic andpandemic risk assessment.Effective
presentationand writing skills.Excellent communicationskills for conducting
training courses.Familiarity with workin emergency situations. Familiarity
with thehealth problems in the country.

WHO Competencies

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

Use of Language Skills

Essential : Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Arabic .
Desirable :

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at EGP ‎500,214 (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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• 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.