Vacancy Notice No: SEARO/13/TA2
Grade: P5
Contract type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule
420.4
Duration of contract:
Six months (extension subject to availability of funds)
Date: 25 January 2013
Application Deadline: 15 February 2013
Currently accepting applications
Duty Station:
New Delhi, India
Organization unit: SE/HSD Department of Health Systems
Development (SE/HSD) /
SE/IMD Technical Information Management and Dissemination
(SE/IMD)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:
The mission of World Health Organization, Regional Office
for South-East Asia is to assist the Member countries to identify, manage and
disseminate their national health information assets as well as assist in
sharing their knowledge, experiences and good practices through multiple
channels. South-East Asia Regional Journal of Public Health is one such channel
or forum for Member countries to express and share their knowledge and
experiences. In support of this mission, the main objective of the Managing
Editor is to communicate with and facilitate to the Member countries and the
organization in supporting and transferring knowledge into actions and sharing
knowledge effectively through SEAR public health journal publishing activities.
Description of duties:
Under the general guidance and the direct supervision of the
Director-HSD, and in close
Collaboration with IMD, the incumbent will carry out the
following duties:
1. The work of Journal editor will be coordinated by IMD
which will also function as the secretariat of the journal.
2. The editor is responsible to organize and manage the
entire editorial and production process of WHO SEAJPH from manuscript
submission and peer review to publication and circulation in a time bound
manner.
3. Define and propose/update editorial policies for the
journal, including policies on authorship, conflict of interest, ethical
principles, peer-review process, etc. to the Board.
4. Ensure that journal contents are important contributions
to knowledge in the field and are of high quality, valid, credible,
authoritative, readable and relevant to the journal scope and mission.
5. Oversee and implement the entire editorial and production
process of the journal from manuscript submission, peer review to publication
and circulation in a time bound manner. Additionally the Journal Editor will be
responsible on marketing of the Journal.
6. Evaluate all submitted materials fairly, avoiding bias,
conflict of interest, and external pressure in making editorial decisions.
7. Convene quarterly meeting of the Editorial Board to
discuss Journal review policies and procedures and the direction of the
publication. Prepare meeting reports and circulate to members not later than 5
working days after the meeting.
8. Conduct initial screening of all manuscripts and forward
those that meet criteria on to selected reviewers.
9. Work with authors to revise/edit manuscripts based on
reviewer’s comments and his/her recommendations for improvement (e.g., clarity,
development of ideas, scholarly accuracy, overall quality, and compliance with
publication guidelines).
10. To organize the indexing in IMSEAR, PubMed, Google
Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Citation Index etc. and submit
published manuscripts to PubMed Central (PMC), Cross Ref etc. according to
their indexing/archiving policy.
11. To assist in online publication and maintenance of
Journal website using Editor Manager Software, and to manage the face book and
twitter to promote the Journal.
12. Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.13.
Submission of assignment report at the end of the contract that summarizes the
journal activities over the year, including acceptance/rejection rates and
manuscript turn-around time frames.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Essential: Medical Doctor degree with Post graduation
in health related disciplines.
Desirable: MD or PhD in a suitable field, such as
medicine/public health, business administration, publishing, Information
science or communications.
Functional Skills and Knowledge:
Theoretical and practical knowledge of the principles and
practices of scientific publishing processes, including peer review management,
editorial and production processes, and ePublishing. Excellent organizational
and analytical skills, complemented by excellent communication and
interpersonal skills combined with the ability to write, speak, and present in
a clear and concise manner.
Skills:
Competencies:
1. Producing results
2. Communicating in a credible and effective way
3. Fostering integration and teamwork
4. Creating an empowering and motivating environment
5. Building and promoting partnerships across the organization
and beyond
Experience:
Essential: 10 years of varied experience as journal editor
Desirable: Experience in editing and publishing of
scientific, medical and/or technical products including supervisory experience.
Languages: Excellent knowledge of written and spoken
English.
Annual salary: (Net of tax)
USD 80,734 at single rate
USD 86,904 with primary dependants Post Adjustment: 38.9 % 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.
A written test and interviews may be used as a form of
screening
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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