Reports Officer at WHO, New Delhi, India

Deadline: 21 March 2023

World Health Organization (WHO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Reports Officer in New Delhi, India. 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 Reports Officer will perform the following functions:

• Elaborate, implement and monitor the workplan of Documentation unit
• Edit, revise, rewrite and otherwise review a variety of reports, books, publications and other materials, and SEAR Governing Body documentation, in print or electronic format, which may be complex and highly technical in nature, or for advocacy/fund raising purposes;
• Organize in-house and contractual editing and processing of reports, books, publications and other documents for their design, layout and presentation;
• Lead Documentation unit and ensure adherence by South-East Asia Region (SEAR) official publishing policies, principles and procedures related to the preparation of documents;
• Supervise the Reports and Documents Unit team including the work of the Editorial Services, Text Processing and Designing units in producing publications of the highest quality;
• Assure the editorial quality of all documentation for the Regional Committee and other high-level meetings (including the High-level Preparatory Meeting for the Regional Committee and the Regional Committee);
• Coordinating, editing and collating the work of the report writers and editorial assistants at sessions of high-level meetings;

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Masters’ degree in English literature, journalism, publishing or related subject from a recognized University
• Master’s degree in public health or biomedical sciences
• At least 7 year’s of experience in editing and reviewing technical documents including some years of demonstrated international exposure at senior editor level.
• Experience in an international organization, preferably WHO, and/or of working in a developing country, and experience in editing and production of peer-reviewed health journals.
• Excellent linguistic skills (writing, editing, proofreading) in English; knowledge of publishing practices and computer applications related to document processing.
• Expert knowledge of English.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit WHO.