Objective of the programme
The objective of the WHO Bangladesh Country Office is to implement the Country Cooperation Strategy by supporting the Bangladesh Government in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of national health policies, strategies and plans and developing and managing WHO's technical cooperation programmes. The Country Office develops a two-way collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh in support of their efforts of achieving national health goals; of ensuring the attainment of universal health coverage and of contributing to global and regional public health action by providing need-based technical assistance in national level policy formulation, setting norms and standards, improving knowledge dissemination and management, monitoring country health situation and building sustainable institutional capacity, to play a greater leadership role in different national level policy and technical forums. The position is based in strategic priority 2: The WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE). The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme is to help countries, and to coordinate international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from disease outbreaks and other emergencies. The main focus for this position is as follows:
- To build capacity for emergency preparedness and response to all hazards including natural disasters, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) hazards and humanitarian crisis.
- To reduce avoidable mortality, morbidity, and disability in emergencies and to work together in partnership to harmonize efforts & use available resource efficiently for the benefit of the affected people in order to provide the best possible coordinated health response.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Under the direct supervision of Team Lead (WHE) and the overall supervision of WHO Representative, the incumbent will undertake the following duties:
1. Provide technical support and guidance to develop guidelines, plans, strategy, and IEC materials for best public health practices in emergencies.
2. Organize training, workshop, meeting, and simulation exercise on comprehensive Emergency Risk Management for health and disaster management officials.
3. Maintain liaison with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW), Ministry of Disaster Management and other relevant ministries, UN bodies, development partners, I/NGOs and other stake holders for information management and coordination.
4. Monitor all matters related to procurement of emergency drugs and medical supplies, anticipate needs, and take follow-up action as and when necessary.
5. Carry out advocacy for the functionality of health facilities in order to ensure quality health services following any disasters.
6. Proper guidance and support in conducting needs assessment, identify critical gaps and provide assistance to fill up the assessed gaps for disaster risk reduction.
7. Participate and assist in facilitating in various types of meeting, workshop, training, and drill related to emergency risk management.
8. Support the adaptation, development and implementation of technical guidelines and standard operational procedures for DRR and overall risk management.
9. Support the assessment of IHR capacity especially for Emergency Response and Medical Counter measures needed for emergency response.
10. Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor(s).
Grade: NO-B
Duration of contract: 2 years
Contract type: Fixed-term appointment
Duty Station:
Bangladesh-Dhaka
Link to apply:
- WHO Careers Website: Careers at WHO
- Vacancies (staff member access): https://careers.who.int/careersection/in/jobsearch.ftl
- Vacancies (external candidate access): https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl