Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 28, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
To increase the capacity of Member States to use Health Promotion (HP) strategies to address the broad determinants of health and assist communities gain control over and improve their health through integrated action.
The incumbent shall work as a team member in planning executing their responsibilities.

Description of Duties
• Under the supervision of the WHO representative, the staff in charge of health promotion is part of the country office team, within the Senior Management Office (SMO) office.
• Provide guidance on review/development of national policies, programs, and structures for health promotion.
• Coordinate actions aimed at addressing the broad determinants of health that influence health and well-being, including water and sanitation as well as environmental health considering sustainable development.
• Support priority health programs to strengthen community engagement, social mobilization, communication for behavioral change and promote multi sectoral actions to address health inequities.
• Provide technical support on application of methods such as health literacy, behavior change communication, health education, social mobilization, and advocacy in health programs.
• Increase individual, community and societal participation in health action through empowerment.
• Provide technical support for the development of guidelines to promote use of community-based approaches, affordable strategies, and technologies for the delivery of quality care services particularly primary and secondary prevention, integrating health promotion in chronic illness management.
• Provide technical support on application of methods such as behavior change communication, health education, social mobilization, and advocacy in health programs.
• Perform other activities assigned by the WHO representative.

Required Qualifications
• Essential: First degree in Health Promotion or health development related field e.g., health education, health communication, medical sociology/anthropology, education, population studies or public health with good knowledge of health promotion theory and practice or epidemiology training.
• Desirable: Post graduate degree in public health or a health development subject area;
• Knowledge of or qualification in health or health related discipline, implementation of multi sectorial interventions, policy development skills.
• Experience:
• Essential: At least 5 years of experience in health promotion, public health, or health development.
• Desirable: Experience working with national /international organizations that deal with health promotion, public health, or development: Experience in planning, implementing, monitoring/evaluation of main control programs disease and experience working with the United Nations or International Non-Governmental Organizations.

Skills
• Effective communication and ability to use/initiate evidence-based Health Promotion interventions.
• Demonstrate leadership skills, collaboration, innovative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent understanding of participatory learning and development, strategic data, and information, including design of research studies.
• Technical expertise in public health; Ability to work effectively with colleagues at sub national, national, and international level.
• Statistical, monitoring and evaluation skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
To apply follow this link https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2201938 

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