World Health Organization Job

Contractual Arrangement : Fellowship
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days) : 1 year
Job Posting : Jan 25, 2024, 1:23:19 AM
Closing Date : Feb 14, 2024, 4:59:00 PM
Primary Location : India-New Delhi
Organization : SE/HPN Healthier Populations & Noncommunicable Diseases
Schedule : Full-time

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Duration: One year

Duty Station: New Delhi – India

The overall objective of the WHO-Program:

The overall objective of the program is to support the Member States to strengthen and accelerate the agenda of disability, injury prevention and rehabilitation towards achievement of Universal Health Coverage and leaving no one behind. Within this context, the Regional Office will provide technical support through the developments of guidelines, tools and other strategic documents and information.

Terms of Reference

Under the overall guidance of Director, Department of Healthier Populations and Noncommunicable Diseases (HPN) and under direct supervision of Regional Advisor Disability, Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation, the JPP will provide support in the following areas:

Conduct desk reviews of disability inclusion, rehabilitation needs for the region
Support in the implementation of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) and other initiative
Coordinate UNDIS meetings and coordinate webinars, virtual and face to face meetings on UNDIS, disability inclusion, rehabilitation, and other areas of Disability, Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation (DPR)
Coordinate with mental health unit in the areas of mental health disabilities.
Coordinate with NCD unit and elderly unit in strengthening disability, rehabilitation, and palliative care services
Develop training materials both for onsite and online courses in the areas of disability and rehabilitation
Draft meeting reports and training activities, develop communication materials and media advocacy materials
Other activities as assigned by the RA-DPR and HPN with the focus areas of DPR.
Education:

Minimum
At least a university degree in the areas of rehabilitation science, psychology, public health and/or a related field. Additional education is an asset.

Desirable
o High level of education PhD or research fellows

o Knowledge in conducting reviews and research methodology

o At least professional experience in disability, rehabilitation, and rehabilitative psychology

Work Experience:

Minimum
o Minimum of at least one year experience in the field of disability, rehabilitation, and relevant areas

Desirable
o Publications and presentation in the relevant areas

Age:

Age below 35 years

Skills required for the assignment:

Minimum

Ability to coordinate, plan and implement projects, conduct training activities,
Computer proficiency in Outlook, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Knowledge in developing course materials including content developments in the areas of disability, rehabilitation, and pedagogical approaches.
Excellent spoken and written English.
Desirable

Knowledge of any/multiple SEA Regional languages is an asset.
Knowledge in understanding the regional situation including cultural and geopolitical situations.
WHO competencies required for the assignment:

Teamwork
Communication
Respecting and
promoting individual and cultural differences
Remuneration: USD 55,000 per annum

Additional Information

Please note applications should be submitted through WHO online recruitment portal, please visit www.who.int/careers to complete an online profile and to apply for this vacancy
Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
A written test and/or an asynchronous video assessment may be used as a form of screening.
The purpose of this vacancy notice is to invite qualified national professionals from countries of South-East Asia Region (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor-Leste).
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