Job Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of WHO activities, -by providing support to health and other sectors in - developing, implementing and evaluating national policies and strategies that help to improve universal health coverage, health system's performance, and inter-sectorial action for health and wellbeing. Closely work with stakeholders and actors at national, sub-national and sub-regional level to improve health governance.
• Provide technical assistance at the country level on priority issues such as: strengthening and reforming health systems, and public health functions; implementation of strategies and interventions to address the health burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases; addressing biological, social and environmental determinants of health across the life-course; equity, and emergency preparedness, surveillance and response.
• Support in the application of tools and guidelines for the improvement of health information and collation of information, data analysis and sharing. Support in the preparation of regular, high-quality and timely briefings, reports, or situation analysis.
• Assist the Head of WHO Country Office in all managerial, programmatic, administrative and coordinative activities with the Regional Office and support the effective implementation of all WHO activities in the country as elaborated in the CCS or other WHO action plans.
• Assist and contribute to promoting partnerships in the country with relevant health stakeholders, and contribute to certifying the correct high technical quality, policy-relevant and timely implementation of all tasks and activities carried out under the donor financed initiatives or in agreed partnerships at country level.
• Collaborate with institutions, associations and non-governmental agencies and scientific bodies, for exchange of information, coordination of activities and implementation of sector wide approaches.
• Assist in preparations of missions to the country, provide necessary background analysis and policy briefs and support consultants in the country or on missions to neighbouring Member States.