Technical Officer - Secondary Health Care, Juba, Sudan

Technical Officer - Secondary Health Care, Juba, Sudan

Closing Date: Tuesday, 25 January 2011

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World Health Organization Southern Sudan Office
UN OCHA Compound
Juba, Southern Sudan
Tel: +249 811 820077, Fax: +249 811 232333
www.emro.who.int/sudan

The mission of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.

Vacancy Notice No: EMRO/11/TASR5

Title: Technical Officer - Secondary Health Care

Grade: P4

Contract type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4

Duration of contract: 3 months

Date: 11 January 2011

Application Deadline: 25 January 2011

Duty Station: Juba Sudan

Organization unit: EM Eastern Mediterranean (EM)

EHA - Emergency & Humanitarian Action

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME :

To promote coordination within the health sector and with other sectors involved in health development in Southern Sudan in line WHO regional and global strategies for health.

Description of duties:

Under the authority of WHO Representative, the overall supervision of the Emergency and Humanitarian Action Coordinator and direct supervision of the Head of Office in Juba, and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Director General for Curative Services in Southern Sudan, the incumbent will work towards strengthening of secondary health care services by;

• Conducting a comprehensive analysis of the existing secondary health care in Southern Sudan and identify gaps
  

• Advising the head of office on interventions to fill the gaps
  

• Designing and advising the head of office on implementation of the secondary health care project
  

• Strengthening the referral system for emergency care at secondary and tertiary level (war injuries, surgery, and emergency obstetric care);
  

• Identifying problems and solutions to the proper running of the hospitals;
  

• Training administrative staff from key hospitals in setting up administrative guidelines for hospital departments (staffing issues, working hours, reporting lines etc.);
  

• Introducing health accounting, drug management, and human resources management;
  

• Strengthening the administration of rural hospitals as they become accessible on a sustainable basis;
  

• Supporting the establishment of hospital recording system.
  

• Any other duties as directed/requested by the head of office and or/WR
  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

University degree in medicine and Master Degree in public health with a focus on Hospital management.

Skills:

Desirable:

Qualification on Bio Statistics

Competenties:

• Producing results.
  

• Fostering integration and teamwork.
  

• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences.
  

• Creating an empowering and motivating environment.
  

Funcional Skills and Knowledge (Desirable skills and knowledge specific to the post):

• Working experience in difficult and insecure circumstances;
  

• Willingness to travel regularly within country;
  

• Well developed problem solving skills;
  

• Good communication and negotiation skills;
  

• Ability to convene stakeholders and facilitate a policy process between UN, NGOs, and national health authorities.
  

Other skills:

• Excellent knowledge of Word, Excel, Access.
  

Experience:

Essential

• At least 7 years of working experience combined at National and International in hospital managment.
  

Desirable :

• Experience in Health Care delivery in complex emergencies and clinical hands-on practice will be an asset.
  

Languages:

• Excellent knowledge of English.
  

• Working knowledge of Arabic or another UN language would be an asset/
  

Additional Information:

• Applicants are kindly requested to pay attention to the screening questions as they will be used to screen out unqualified candidates.
  

• Only qualified applicants with the relevant experience will be considered.
  

• A written test/presentation and interviews will be used as a form of screening. The written test might be used as an eliminatory tool.
  

• Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice (this could be the base for rosters)
  

• Candidates will be interviewed using a competency based approach.
  

• Other entitlements will be determined based on the length of assignment.
  

• In view of the current security situation, Juba has been declared a non-family duty station; i.e. dependants are not allowed to visit or reside with the staff member at the duty station. Accordingly, the Special Operations Approach (SOA) will apply. For each SOA duty station, an administrative place of assignment (APA) is designated where the family may be installed. The salary, post adjustment, benefits and allowances will generally be based on the approved APA, which in this case will be Cairo, Egypt.
  

• In addition, the staff member will receive a Special Operations Living Allowance (SOLA), which is a monthly lump sum representing the Organization's contribution towards the staff member's living expenses at the SOA duty station.
  

• Please note that the SOA status may change to reflect developments in the security situation. This, in turn, may affect the staff member's compensation package.
  

Annual salary:

(Net of tax)

US$66482.- at single rate

US$71393.- with primary dependants

Post Adjustment: 48.5 % of the above figure(s). This percentage is to be considered as indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation.

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WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual. Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

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