Vacancy Notice No: PAHO/13/FT30
Grade: P4
Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment
Duration of contract:
Two years, first year probationary period
Date: 23 January 2013
Application Deadline: 22 February 2013
Currently accepting applications
Duty Station:
Washington, D.C., United States of America
Organization unit: AM Americas (AM)
HHealth Systems based on Primary Health Care/ Health Systems
Strengthening (HSS/HS)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:
Develop sound technical cooperation programs that strengthen
health systems based on primary health care, health policies, health services
and programs, technologies and medicines, health investment and financing,
health research and the development of human resources for health. Support
country and territory capacities, facilitate inter-country networks and
cooperation, and implement and evaluate inter-sectorial approaches.
Description of duties:
Under the general supervision of the Manager, Health Systems
based on Primary Health Care (HSS) and the direct supervision of the Senior
Advisor, Health Governance, Policy and Planning, Health Systems Strengthening
(HSS/HS), the incumbent is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to, the
following assigned duties:
a) Provide technical advice on health legislation; analyze
the relationship between legislation, health situation and health policies of
the countries of the Region from a macro-economic perspective;
b) Design, adapt and promote the application of theoretical
and conceptual plans, policies and methodologies to influence Member States in
the adoption of health legislation that addresses all important health care
issues, including blood products, organ donations, bio-ethics, reproductive
rights, economic impact, etc., identifying the appropriate legal instrument by
which this can most effectively be accomplished by each Member State;
c) Promote, implement and support the analysis and
formulation of health legislation alternatives for the health sector;
d) Oversee the updating and improvement of the
Organization's databases on national health legislation;
e) Provide technical advice for the development of a
legislation framework to facilitate the development of health legislation at
national, supra-national and infra-national levels;
f) Monitor and assess the development of health legislation
at the national, supra-national and infra-national levels in Latin America and
the Caribbean, ensuring that the continuous updates of the Organization's LEYES
database; develop the classification structure and provide guidelines for its
effective functioning;
g) Promote, coordinate and supervise training, research and
documentation activities in the development and implementation of health
legislation initiatives;
h) Provide interpretation of legal instruments, such as
constitutions, statutes, treaties, agreements, resolutions or other legal
materials relevant to the development of health legislation of Member States;
i) Cooperate with other staff in the formulation and
implementation of comprehensive, multidisciplinary approaches to health policy
analysis and development by providing advice and recommendations from the legal
and juridical sciences perspective;
j) Provide advice and consult with counterparts in Member
States on matters related to contractual negotiation processes between Member
States;
k) Collaborate with WHO Headquarters and other Regional
Offices in aspects related to health legislation;
l) Promote and develop collaborative activities with professional
and academic organizations aimed at disseminating and advancing the development
of comprehensive and integrated health legislations;
m) Promote the mobilization of national and international
resources in support of the Project's programs and/or projects.
n) Participate in the preparation of the Project's Biennial
Work Plan (BWP), budget and technical evaluation reports;
o) When called upon to directly supervise staff, establish
clear work objectives, conduct timely and effective performance appraisals,
provide coaching and feedback, and support staff development opportunities;
p) Perform other related duties, as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
A bachelor's degree in law or juridical sciences and a
master's degree in public health, health administration, social policies or a
related field from a recognized university.
Skills:
Key Behavioral Competencies
Intrainstitutional Action: Operates in a fair, consistent
and equitable manner, and displays such behavior by example. Ensures that the
mission and the values of the Organization as well as the setting in which
projects will be carried out are the drivers in one's technical work.
Understands the results required and performs to that standard. Behaves
consistently in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the Organization.
Teamwork: Embraces and leads consensual decision-making,
that is, leading the fulfillment of team decisions, even when they may not
fully coincide with one's own opinions or proposals. Knows how to manage
difficult team situations and promotes consensus building. Takes responsibility
for the team's successes and failures.
Analysis, Synthesis, and Forecasting: After analyzing
situations on the basis of the available evidence and knowledge, leads one's
area of responsibility toward individual and collective actions. Encourages the
importance of continual analysis. Verifies and promotes that action is taken in
situations that will require future intervention, based on ongoing analysis.
Leads others in decisions needed to implement required actions. Is capable of
anticipating the implications of analyzed situations between one and two years
ahead.
Thinking, planning and the strategic management of technical
cooperation interventions: Selects priority ideas for executing the interventions
after anticipating their potential problems and solutions. Participates in the
preparation of strategic plans, providing input about their impact, quality,
critical points, and risks.
Knowledge Management: Supports and develops networked and
community working. Identifies, develops and nurtures networks and communities.
Identifies and builds on working networks that enable knowledge and information
flow. Designs and implements knowledge and information services. Enables
utilization of knowledge and information sources. Delivers relevant knowledge
and information in most appropriate form. Participates in and learns from
networked and community approaches.
Devising the budget for interventions and cost optimization:
Demonstrates initiative and managerial capacity in obtaining alternative
sources of financing and in mobilizing extrabudgetary resources for
interventions. Acquires adequate funding, based upon the resources allocated in
intervention plans.
Interinstitutional and Intersectoral Action: Persuades others,
fostering consensus inside and outside the Organization, targeting the
establishment of identifiable priorities so as to create policies consistent
with the Organization's mission. Generates intervention proposals focused on
the needs of users and interinstitutional and intersectoral partners.
Resource Mobilization: Establishes partnerships and
alliances with a variety of institutions and organizations as well as internal
partnerships to obtain financial and non-financial resources. Is able to relate
with all types of people and at all levels in order to obtain resources that
are needed. Is able to present and disseminate information in a clear manner.
Executes resources according to the agreements previously established with
partnerships.
Technical Expertise
- Expert knowledge of the basic principles of constitutional
law and regulations concerning public health and health care management and
financing.
- Sound knowledge of most relevant aspects of current issues
in health and health care which could form the basis for policy making and
legislation.
- Familiarity with modern databases related to legislation,
including interaction with such databases.
- Ability to interact with legislative counterparts at the
national, supra-national and infra-national levels.
- Ability to develop model legislation alternatives in
support of or as part of policies dealing with specific health problems.
Ability to adapt health legislation approaches/models to the specific national
context and analyses and proposes measures to strengthen the legislative
process related to health issues and policies.
- Knowledge and skills to assess the effectiveness of the
enforcement of specific legislation and able to negotiate with high-ranking
political and civil authorities to harmonize national health legislation within
the context of globalization and regional integration.
- Knowledge of the technical, political and administrative
aspects of health systems, primary health care and integrated networks of
health services.
- Theoretical and practical familiarity of concepts and
methods in health research and teaching the foundations and methods of health
legislation.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of global/international
health policy, organizations and actors and technical and financial cooperation
in health as applied to health legislation processes.
- Strong professional oral and writing skills including the
development of reports, oral presentations, and technical/persuasive documents
for consideration at the highest levels of the Organization.
IT Skills
Demonstrated ability to effectively use a computer and
utilize software programs such as Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and
Outlook. Other IT skills and knowledge of other software programs such as
Visio, Microsoft SharePoint and Project would be an asset.
Experience:
Nine years of combined national and international experience
in conducting research, teaching and/or advisory work in the area of health
legislation analysis and development. Experience in advising the executive or
legislative branches of government on the development of legislation applied to
health issues.
Languages:
Very good knowledge of Spanish or English with a working
knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese would be
an asset.
Additional Information:
PAHO offers an attractive compensation package including an
annual net salary (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions
and health insurance), dependency benefits, pension plan, health insurance
scheme, and 30 days annual leave. Benefits for internationally recruited staff
may include travel and removal expenses on appointment and separation,
assignment grant, rental subsidy, and home leave.
ALL APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ON-LINE
PERSONAL HISTORY FORM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POST.
CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED ONLY IF THEY ARE UNDER
SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. A WRITTEN TEST AND/OR INTERVIEW WILL BE HELD FOR THIS
POST. THE POST DESCRIPTION IS THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION FOR ORGANIZATIONAL
PURPOSES.
THIS VACANCY MAY BE USED TO FILL OTHER POSITIONS IN THE
ORGANIZATION THAT MAY BECOME VACANT AT A LATER DATE, AND WHICH HAVE SIMILAR
REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES AS THE ONES STATED IN THIS NOTICE.
Annual salary: (Net of tax)
US$ 67,483.00 at single rate
US$ 72,467.00 with primary dependants Post Adjustment: 48.4 % of the
above figure(s). This percentage is to be considered as indicative since
variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency
exchange rate fluctuations or inflation.
Online applications are strongly encouraged to enable WHO to
store your profile in a permanent database. Please visit WHO's e-Recruitment
website at: www.who.int/employment. The system provides instructions for online
application procedures.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as
possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated
in the vacancy announcement.
WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO
Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual. Only candidates under serious
consideration will be contacted.
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