Vacancy notice - Human Resources for Health Regional Adviser, Regional Office for the South East Asia (New Delhi)
Based in the Department of Health Systems Development, the responsibilities of the unit of Human Resources for Health are to support the 11 countries in the South-East Asia Region on HRH through:
- supporting the monitoring and analysis of health workforce needs, based on: improved quality, completeness and timeliness of HRH data, including on production, numbers, distribution and retention of health workers, and analysis of skill mix and competencies required to meet current and future health service needs;
- supporting development and implementation of national strategic plans for Human Resources for Health that take account of labour market dynamics, are based on best available evidence, and are designed to support progress towards Universal Health Coverage in WHO SEARO countries;
- supporting review and reform of health workforce pre-service and in-service education and training to adapt to health needs of today and anticipated for tomorrow;
- supporting introduction of policies to address health workforce migration, retention, and performance, especially in rural and hard-to-reach areas;
- catalysing evaluation and implementation research in relevant collaborative programmes in WHO SEAR;
- building partnerships and networks, for example, Asia Pacific Observatory for health systems and policies, AAAH, SEARAME, SEAPHEIN, as well as partnerships with bilateral and multilateral agencies. Consult the detailed vacancy notice on the right hand column.