Deadline: 7 December 2015
World Health Organization (WHO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Medical officer – NCD in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The duration for the post is of 12 months.
The Medical officer works to promote and support the Government of Bangladesh in strengthening the prevention and control of NCDs, injury, blindness and deafness, and promotion of mental health in support of national health development.
The mission of WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations’ system.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Medical officer – NCD will perform the following functions-
- Recommend necessary technical assistance in the development and improvement of national multi-sect oral NCD policy and strategies, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, training, epidemiological surveys and research.
- Supervise and review the NCD progress in the workplan and provide the necessary technical support, recommendations and steps for effective and efficient implementation of NCD activities in the annual operational plan (AOP).
- Initiate the development of appropriate and sustainable interventions to help achieve the national goals and targets for prevention and control of NCDs through primary health care and integrate evidence based NCD interventions (“best buys”) as part of the UHC plans and strategies.
- Coordinate, engage and advocate for change in sectors and stakeholders beyond health (e.g. education, transportation, environment, industry); coordinate activities with overlapping focus areas (e.g. Tobacco-Free Initiative, Nutrition, Health Promotion); and integrate intervention strategies to achieve a number of health outcomes (e.g. childhood obesity and oral health, through interventions in schools).
- Initiate and formulate the development of the NCD registry and injury surveillance database.
- Develop/align curriculum of school, nursing and medical education to contribute to public awareness in general and professional development of health manpower on NCD and injury prevention; and mental health promotion including substance abuse, in conjunction with Human Resources for Health (HRH) approaches.
- Facilitate coordination and networking of relevant partners/programmes, and providing technical support to UN and other agencies/organizations to strengthen partnerships for NCD control and injury prevention.
- Develop, sharpen and broaden the communication strategies for effective advocacy and awareness raising campaigns against tobacco and other lifestyle factors encompassing NCDs.
- Mobilize resources from various sources for sustainable funding of tobacco control, health promotion and NCD prevention programmes.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the WHO supervisor.
- Submit an assignment report on completion of assignment.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- University degree in medicine and Masters Degree in public health or other relevant areas related to NCDs.
- Advance level training on NCD prevention. Doctoral degree in public health or epidemiology with major work (e.g., dissertation) on NCDs.
- Technical and managerial competence in prevention and control of NCD and injury, and promotion of mental health.
- Knowledge and experience in NCD control with special focus to risk factor approach.
- Skills in planning, training, monitoring, and evaluation of interventions, and in development of locally-adapted tools and instruments.
- Skills in formulation of legislations, policies, strategies and action plans for chronic disease control.
- At least seven (7) years of experience on integrated NCD prevention and control in a developing country context, policy and strategy development work on NCDs some of which should have been obtained in an international context.
- Experience in writing proposals and reports
- Programme experience in community-based health programme development and management
- Especially with regard to no communicable diseases
- Experience in NCD registries (e.g. cancer registry).
- Experience in mass media campaigns.
- Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their application through online process.
For more information, please visit WHO.
