Deputy Head

 

Closing date: Sunday, 27 December 2015

The mission of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.
Vacancy Notice No: EMRO/15/FT660
Title: Deputy Head of WHO Pakistan (position # 373171)
Grade: P5
Contract type: Fixed-term Appointment
Duration of contract: 2 years (subject to availability of funds)
Date: 6 December 2015
Application Deadline: 27 December 2015
Duty Station: Islamabad, Pakistan
Organization unit: EMCO Countries (EM_ACO) /
EM_PAK WHO Representative's Office, Pakistan (EM_PAK)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The goal of WHO's presence in countries, territories and areas is to develop a two-way collaboration between the Secretariat and countries, territories and areas, by supporting them to reach national health goals and contribute to global and regional public health action. WHO utilizes the Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS), a key element of the Country Focus strategy, as a strategic management tool to create synergy and alignment between WHO leadership priorities and national health policies, strategies and plans as well as United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). Creating this synergy and alignment will be essential to advance WHO's organizational effectiveness and ensure WHO's relevance at country level.
The Heads of WHO Offices in Countries, Territories and Areas (HWCOs), supported by all levels of the Secretariat, lead the work of the WHO offices which are the main platform for delivering WHO's technical cooperation in countries.
Description of duties
Purpose of the Post
The Deputy Head of WHO Country Officer supports the Head of the WHO Office (HWO) for countries, territories or areas (HWO) in the overall programme management of the Office, ensuring that the technical and strategic programme management challenges across the country are met and addressed in an optimal way. The Deputy will support the HWO in helping Member States in developing and implementing National public health policy, strategy and plans as well as in monitoring and evaluation of these policies and plans in line with WHO General Programme of Work (GPW). The Deputy will support in programme management, technical oversight, and resource mobilization. The Deputy will support the HWO in building partnerships with key external partners within the country for effective delivery across the country/territory or area.