Job Opportunity at WHO in Egypt: Public Health Officer

The World Health Organization (WHO) is offering a job opportunity as a Public Health Officer to join the team in Cairo, Egypt. 

1. Secure information from a broad range of health sectors, analysis of data and recommendation of action.
2. Assess, maintain and improve public health systems and registries.
3. Follow up and report on health systems related projects.
4. Contribute to the technical reviews of programme plans, reports, proposals and other documents relevant to the programme.
5. Conduct comprehensive qualitative and quantitative periodic reports according to WHO developed indicators on activities in public health facilities.
6. Identify training needsfor respective target audiences and recommend plans for capacity building.
7. Prepare training material tailored to the specific needs.
8. Arrange for capacity building activities for health personnel in health facilities.
9. Conduct impact analysis on the WHO training workshops for different health care providers.
10. Collaborate with health partners to ensure that public health assistance is in line with international priorities.
11. Identify priority health issues among the affected population and ensuring that these are properly addressed in an integrated primary health care approach.
12. Recommend interventions to solve urgent problems identified during the analysis phase.
13. Conduct meetings (including field meetings) with the national counterparts for planning, and reprogramming of collaborative actions.

1. University degree is required in medicine. Studies inpublic health and/or health related field is desirable.
2. At least two years of experience in public health field with emphasis on health system strengthening. Knowledge of WHO mandate and goals or experience in UN Organizations, international institutions or NGOs is considered an asset.
3. Proven skills in capacity building.
4. Demonstrated knowledge of health sector.
5. Ability to work under pressure.
6. Knowledge of WHO and UN programmes.
7. Excellent presentation skills.
8. Excellent knowledge of English. Excellent knowledge of Arabic. Intermediate knowledge of French is desirable.

WHO Competencies:

1. Teamwork.
2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences.
3. Communication.
4. Creating an empowering and motivating environment.
5. Promoting innovation and organizational learning.

Benefits:

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at EGP 650,279 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

About WHO:

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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