Technical Officer at WHO, Copenhagen, Denmark

Deadline: 4 March 2023

World Health Organization (WHO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Technical Officer in Copenhagen, Denmark. The duration of this post is 8 months.

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

Key Job Responsibilities

The Technical Officer will perform the following functions:

• Support the Regional TB Advisor in coordination and implementation of the regional operational research initiatives focused on improving treatment success for TB and drug-resistant TB in countries of eastern Europe and central Asia.
• Support the regional efforts in strengthening the country capacity for implementation of OR with the focus on data management , data analysis and use of data in decision-making.
• Facilitate the organization of the clinical capacity building component of the regional operational research initiatives with the focus on proper and timely management of adverse events and co-morbidities.
• Collaborate with team members of the unit to ensure linkages between different programmatic streams with regional operational research initiative on mSTR for MDR/RR-TB.
• Support Regional TB Advisor in coordination with partners across other operational research initiatives on TB and drug-resistant TB in the WHO European Region to ensure harmonization of data and approaches to technical assistance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• University degree (Bachelor’s level) (in a social science, public health or relevant field.
• University degree (Master’s level) in any of the above fields.
• Training in research with the focus on TB
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in public health in the area of TB research.
• Demonstrated experience implementing research and operational research projects.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating multi-country research projects.
• Relevant experience with(in)WHO, UN organizations/agencies, international institutions, state organizations or NGOs.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-country research projects in the WHO European Region, particularly in eastern Europe and central Asia.
• Experience in proposal and project development and working with GFATM and other donors.
• Demonstrated experience developing research methodology, data analysis and report writing.
• Demonstrated experience with databases management (EpiInfo,REDCap) and operating statistical packages (SPSS, Stata).
• Expert knowledge of English.
• Intermediate knowledge of French, Russian, Germa.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit WHO.