Emergency Workforce Development Officer at WHO, Nairobi, Kenya

Deadline: 25 August 2022

World Health Organization (WHO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Roster of Emergency Workforce Development Officer in Nairobi, Kenya. The duration of this post is 2 years.

The primary role of WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Emergency Workforce Development Officer will perform the following functions:

• Develop/establish/strengthen a system for rapid identification and deployment of experts
• Provide response teams with a list of available experts based on request
• Support the development of roster calls to identify experts
• Support the committee responsible for review of CVs for expert identification
• Provide regular update report on emergency workforce in the region
• Follow up with HR on the rapid deployment and recruitment of experts
• Support SURGE flagship initiative on workforce development
• Collaborate with capacity building officer to keep track of trained experts within the region
• Support the review/develop ToRs for the different IMS functions
• Support the adaptation / development / updating of the tools for surge management, information management & Perform analysis (KPIs, HR request to AFRO etc)
• Maintain a platform for continuous interaction with the pool of experts including regular simulations exercises

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Master’s degree in public health Business administration and management, Business, or related to the functions of the position.
• At least 7 year’s of related experience, at the national and international levels, emergency management.
• Prior emergency disaster and health outbreak response or humanitarian working experience in the field level, with WHO/UN, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations or with an international nongovernmental organization.
• Strong skills in the area of developing and establishing polices and strategies;
• Excellent skills and ability in managing diverse teams.
• Good skills in mobilizing resources.
• Demonstrated ability to act independently, exercise sound judgment and take initiative
• Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
• Expert knowledge of English.
• Knowledge of another WHO language would be an asset

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit WHO.