Vacancy Notice No: AFRO/14/FT122
Position Title: Medical
Officer, Nutrition
Grade: P5
Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment
Duration of contract: One(01) year renewable
Application Deadline: 3 April 2014
Duty Station: Brazzaville, Congo
Organization unit: AFRO
Africa Regional Office (AF/RGO) /AF/HPR - Health Promotion (AF/HPR)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME :
To contribute to the improvement of the nutritional status of the
population, especially that of vulnerable groups, focusing on nutritional
deficiencies, through supporting and providing strategic guidance to countries
in stable and emergency conditions.
Description of duties:
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Develop a strategic vision aimed at supporting countries in the preparation
and implementation of sustainable policies and plans for the reduction of the
magnitude of nutritional problems and their impact on mortality and morbidity;
·
Obtain reliable monitoring of the burden of nutritional problems,
especially thought health information system and health research activities;
·
Provide and support human resources development in the area of prevention,
surveillance and management of nutritional problems at different levels of the
health system under stable and emergency conditions;
·
Contribute with other partners to the establishment of a network of
exchange of experiences and data, in order to promote a global and integrated
approach for the prevention and control of nutrition deficiencies;
·
Collect, analyze and disseminate good practices in the area of nutrition;
·
Promote and/or Strengthen strategic partnerships to mobilize resources for
improved maternal, newborn and child nutrition within the region;
·
Develop regional and national capacities for mainstreaming nutrition in
national health care delivery and repositioning nutrition as central to
national development;
·
Establish/Strengthen networks and generate visibility for nutrition in the
African region.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Essential: Doctorate in Nutrition or Medical degree with post-graduate
qualification in nutrition.
Desirable: Degree in public health background.
Skills:
·
In-depth technical knowledge in analysis, initiation and development of
Nutrition policies, strategies and programmes;
·
Ability to adapt and work harmoniously with people from diverse cultural
settings and backgrounds;
·
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationship at national and
international levels;
·
Strong ability to act strategically, to build and maintain solid networks
of contacts to disseminate nutrition information in a targeted and effective
manner;
·
Ability to motivate, guide and develop other capacities at national and
regional levels for advocacy, communicating nutrition message for resource
mobilization.
Experience:
Essential: At least 10 years of experience in national and international nutrition activities
especially in the African Region. Experience in promoting, management, scaling
up and monitoring of proven nutrition interventions to prevent malnutrition in
stable and emergency conditions.
Desirable: Previous experience in working with communities to promote the
concept of adequate nutrition.
Languages:
Excellent knowledge of English or French and a working knowledge of the
other. Working knowledge of Portuguese will be an advantage.
Annual salary: (Net of tax)
USD 80734 at single rate
USD 86904 with primary dependants Post
Adjustment: 65.3 % 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.
How to Apply:
If you are qualified and interested in discussing this engagement in more
detail,
please submit your resume in confidence to the website on the link below:
https://erecruit.who.int/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=28918&vaclng=en
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