Job Opportunity at WHO in Egypt: Technical Officer

World Health Organization is offering a Job opportunity to Egyptians to work as Technical Officer in Egypt. The successful applicant will Liaise with divisional directors as well as external experts and partners to obtain relevant technical information, attend meetings with the Regional Director and do any other tasks related to the job.

Responsibilities:

1. Participate in the preparation of technical documents, papers, and reports as required by the Chef de Cabinet.
2. Propose, coordinate, develop and implement analytical methods/tools and metrics to support the monitoring and evaluation of strategic technology initiatives.
3. Liaise with divisional directors as well as external experts and partners to obtain relevant technical information
4. Support the Chef de Cabinet in the negotiation and implementation of technical cooperation projects and coordinate the organization and preparation of technical meetings conducted by the RDO.
5. Review and analyze progress on technical matters, elaboration, and implementation of inter-programmatic and inter-sectoral activities for the priority areas of work in the RDO.
6. Organizing technical projects and following them through to their completion.
7. Attend meetings with the Regional Director, prepare minutes or reports on such meetings and follow up on the implementation of delegated actions and initiatives.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Essential: University degree in public health or health-related Sciences.
• Desirable: Master's Degree in public health or health-related sciences.

Experience:

• Essential: At least five years' experience in public health with a specific focus on health policy, strategic management and planning, and monitoring and evaluation of public health programs.
• Desirable: Experience in strategic management principles and practices. At least three years' experience within the United Nations System and working with the international partners.

Language Skills:

• Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
• Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French. Intermediate knowledge of Arabic.

Skills:

1. Professional and ethical behavior with the ability to work with tact and discretion.
2. Ability to multi-task and complete jobs, with efficiency and on short notice.
3. Excellent planning and organizational skills.
4. Mature judgment, strong technical, analytical and conceptual skills.
5. Strong capability to work both independently and in close collaboration with the colleagues of WHO offices and other offices.
6. Ability to represent Chef de Cabinet's interests in technical issues with external authorities and counterparts, maintaining constant fruitful liaisons.
7. Teamwork
8. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
9. Communication
10. Producing results
11. Ensuring the effective use of resources

About World Health Organization:

The organization's goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people. They strive to combat diseases; infectious diseases like influenza and HIV and noncommunicable ones like cancer and heart disease. They also help mothers and children survive and thrive so they can look forward to a healthy old age, and ensure the safety of the air people breathe, the food they eat, the water they drink, and the medicines and vaccines they need.

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