Job Opportunity at WHO: Technical Officer (Primary Health Care) in Palestine

WHO is offering a job opportunity as a Technical Officer (Primary Health Care) in Jerusalem, Palestine.

1. Provide input to the work programme in primary healthcare strengthening in the occupied Palestinian Territory and assist the Health System Lead in the successful implementation of national health systems and primary healthcare policies.
2. Undertake research on the public health, health system, primary healthcare topics to facilitate the development and implementation of the health system strengthening and public health programmes and activities.
3. Draft, revise and further develop the national assessment and the national strategy of primary healthcare in Palestine and provide recommendations on a plan of action for improvement in the existing public health policies and health systems.
4. Draft, revise and further develop the public health and primary healthcare guidelines as needed.
5. Monitor work plans and budgets including resource mobilization for the work programme and follow up on the implementation of planned activities.

• Education: Essential: A first university degree in Health (medicine or public health). Desirable: An advanced university degree (Masters level or above in Health (medicine or public health).
• Experience: Essential: At least five years' experience in health systems strengthening with focus on primary healthcare, developing and policies/strategies that promote strengthening primary healthcare with international exposure. Desirable: Demonstrated experience at the international level.Experience in one of the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries.
• Skills:

1. Knowledge of WHO's policies, practices, guidelines and procedures in the related areas and ability to apply them in the country office setting.
2. Ability to conduct research and analyze results, identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations for strengthening health care systems.
3. Proven knowledge of technical aspects in the field of specialty.
4. Public speaking techniques.
5. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work.
6. WHO Competencies: Teamwork, Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences, Communication, Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond and Creating an empowering and motivating environment

• Language: Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

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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