Assistant Public Health Officer is needed at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
JOB TITLE: Assistant Public Health Officer
Job ID: 20633
LOCATION: Ogoja, Cross River
Salary Grade: NA
Hardship Level: D
Family Location Type: Family
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
- The Assistant Public Health Officer is a member of a multidisciplinary team and will ensure that UNHCR’s public health programmes meet minimum UNHCR and global health standards in order to minimise avoidable morbidity and mortality among populations of concern (POC) and towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- The incumbent provides strong and timely technical guidance to UNHCR management and partners including on the design and scope of UNHCR¿s responses in health and nutrition, catalyses the engagement of other actors, supports resource mobilisation efforts and monitors the response. S/he has close contacts with internal and external stakeholders such as government counterparts, UN Agencies and NGOs.
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience:
- Years of Experience / Degree Level
- For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education:
- Medicine, Medical Science, Medical Doctor, Nursing, Public Health or other relevant field. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Certificates and/or Licenses:
- Not specified (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Relevant Job Experience:
Essential:
- Knowledge of public health, reproductive health and nutrition
- Good communicator with strong interpersonal and negotiations skills.
Desirable:
- Additional qualifications in Nutrition and WASH and a thorough understanding of the linkages with public health and Food security.
- Ability to coordinate a range of diverse actors and activities to achieve a common objective in the area of Public Health.
Functional Skills
- MS-Monitoring & Evaluation
- MD-Public Health Epidemiology
- MD-Reproductive Health
- MD-Community Health – Health Data Collection/Analysis/Interpretation
- UN-UNHCR’s Mandate/Policy and Global Strategic Priorities
- (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
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Job Features
Deadline | 2nd July, 2020. |