Deadline: 17 July 2015
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is currently accepting applications from the eligible applicants for the post of National Professional Officer/Child & Adolescent Health (CAH) based in Kampala, Uganda.
The National Professional Officer will function as the focal point for CAH in the Uganda WCO. The officer will be under the direct supervision of the WHO Representative, but work closely with other units and teams in the country office, Inter country support team (IST) and WHO/African Regional Office in addition to other relevant international, regional and national counter parts to promote WHO’s work on child and adolescent health.
WHO supports countries as they coordinate the efforts of multiple sectors of the government and partners – including bi- and multilaterals, funds and foundations, civil society organizations and private sector – to attain their health objectives and support their national health policies and strategies.
Key Job Responsibilities
The National Professional Officer will perform the following functions-
- To serve as WHO focal point for Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health activities in the country.
- To provide technical support and build capacity towards improvement and monitoring of quality of quality of care at all service delivery levels
- To liaise with, and provide support to all relevant government departments and institutions.
- Support the adaptations of global and regional policies, strategies, tools and plans for Newborn, child and adolescent health to fit the context of Uganda
- To promote the update of pre-service and in-service training programmes in the new approaches to promoting early childhood development and management of childhood illnesses.
- To liaise with other partners, such as UNICEF, World Bank, USAID, and NGOs for better co-ordination of CAH interventions.
- To promote multi-disciplinary and intersectoral approach to addressing social determinants of health relevant to early childhood development and child survival such as early childhood education, Infant and Young Child Feeding, nutrition, school health education, social and cultural practices affecting children amongst others.
- To promote operational research on CAH related topics, and to assist national officials at all levels and the community in the development and implementation of such research projects.
- To support monitoring the progress towards attainment of national and regional targets in reducing newborn and childhood morbidity and mortality and promoting accountability.
- Provide regular information to WHO and partners on the achievements and challenges of the programme, trends in child morbidity, mortality and causes of child deaths and identify policy recommendations for Ministry of Health
- Support strengthening the national system to adopt and monitor a core set of adolescent health indicators
- To prepare quarterly progress reports of activities undertaken and to plan for next quarters’ activities.
- Supporting implementation of RMNCAH grants
- Participate in planning and development of funding proposals, and work with partners to ensure effective implementation, monitoring and evaluation of successful grants.
- Manage financial resources of the unit to achieve the objectives of the country coordination strategy, planning, monitoring and timely, correct and efficient use of financial resources
- Support implementation of planned activities supported by various projects such as the RMNCAH Trust Fund, Commission on Information and Accountability (COIA) and other joint programs
- Participate in writing grants implementation progress reports
- Represent WHO on the national Working group for Grants’ Implementation
- To perform any other duties assigned by the WHO Representative.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have-
- Medical degree from a recognised university.
- Post graduate degree in Public Health and/or Pediatrics.
- Excellent knowledge of Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Programme Management.
- Proven competency in appropriate training skills and/or epidemiological research.
- Proficiency in computer skills, data analysis and results presentation and or appropriate training/research skills.
- Monitoring and evaluation skills and experience in Pediatrics and Child Health.
- Other skills-
- Very good communication skills.
- Good monitoring, evaluation and analytical skills.
- Design and implementation of operational research.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through an online process.
For more information, please visit WHO.
