Technical Officer (Climate Change and Health)

Objectives of the programe

Provides guidance and technical support to the Ministry of Health and relevant partners to formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate policies, strategies and action plans that are effective in addressing health and environment linkages, with a special focus on climate change and health and water and sanitation, in view of achieving relevant SDG and in the context of the Libreville Declaration on health and environment Africa

Description of duties

The incumbent is assigned all or part of the following responsibilities which are performed according to the needs and agenda:1.Improve WHO capacity to provide support to MoH on environmental health, including by supporting the development, implementation and monitoring of National Environmental Health Operational plan;2.Provide support for the development of tools, guidance and training materials to support country’s awareness and advocacy campaigns to protect health from environmental determinants such as climate change and WASH, and undertake capacity building and training accordingly;3.Provide support to improve intra and inter-sectorial coordination mechanisms to manage WASH, climate change and other environmental risk to health;4.Coordinate the implementation of activities on climate change and health included in two main projects, namely those approved by DFID and Flanders and ensure timely technical reporting for both;5.Support the MoH to participate in relevant national inter-sectorial climate change policy and planning processes (e.g. National Adaptation Plan, Nationally Determined Contribution);6.Document and publish best practices and coordinate the conduct of operational research to generate evidence on climate change and health in Mozambique for decision making, strategy and policy formulation;7.Support monitoring of drinking water quality, waste management and water borne diseases, including in the context of acute events/emergencies;8.Participate in WCO actions in Advocacy, Partnership, Implementation and review of CCS; Resource Mobilization, Policy Development and Technical Cooperation vis a vis the government, partners and AFRO programmes and Administration and Management of the Country Office9.Performs other tasks as required by WHO Representative.

Required qualifications

Education

• Essential: Advanced University Degree in a health related field with a postgraduate degree (master’s equivalent) in public health; public health policy, environmental sciences, environmental health, water and sanitation or epidemiology;
• Desirable: Training on climate and health.

Experience

• Essential: At least 7 years’ experience in developing, managing and providing advisory services in either public health on Environment, environment sciences, environmental health, water and sanitation programmes at the international and national levels, with at least 5 years at the international level inclusive;
• Desirable: Relevant work experience in WHO and/or other UN agencies, non-governmental or humanitarian organizations.

Skills

• Expertise in developing health program strategies;
• Knowledge of climate change and health linkages and WASH;
• High level of expertise and knowledge of at least one of the core priority areas mentioned on the summary of assigned duties;
• Good knowledge of policy making, planning and financing processes in the health sector and health coordination mechanisms and partnerships;
• Knowledge on health emergency planning;
• Sound knowledge of disease and vector surveillance systems and environmental information systems.

WHO Competencies

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

Use of Language Skills

• Essential: Intermediate knowledge of English. Intermediate knowledge of Portuguese/Spanish.

Remuneration

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 71,332 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 2770 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

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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