About World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is the technical and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership in global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical and implementation support and monitoring and assessing health trends. In Afghanistan, WHO works to improve the health and well-being of all Afghans by preventing and reducing mortality, morbidity and disability and strengthening health services in close coordination with national and international partners.

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to assist in coordination, staff management, effective implementation and reporting to ensuring proper execution of WHO funded project activities, identify gaps, and recommend on remedial actions.

Objectives of the Programme and the immediate Strategic Objective (Overview of the programme):

The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinator international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to and recover from emergencies.

Organizational context (Describe the individual role of incumbent within the team, focusing on the intricacy and difficulty of working environment):

Reporting to the Program Management Unit (PMU) Coordinator and under technical guidance of WHE Team Lead, the incumbent will act as the National Project Officer at national level. The incumbent will work directly under close collaboration of PMU with relevant technical officers at the national/provincial level.

Duties & Responsibilities

The incumbent will perform the following duties:

1. Support WHO in formulating, preparing and implementing monthly implementation plans;

2. Guiding and supervising the performance of provincial technical officers - M&E;

3. Support performance review of NGOs providing BPHS/EPHS and prepare technical reports on NGO

performance review.

4. Coordinate and communicate with implementing NGOs, MoPH, partners and stakeholders.

5. Contribute to preparing monthly and final 3-month project implementation reports.

6. Provide technical support to analyzing project monitoring data/information and preparing reports.

7. Track and report on the progress of the project implementation, provide feedback to the implementing

NGOs for the gaps identified.

8. Identify gaps and recommend capacities to insure effective implementation.

9. Alert Head of PMU on the important developments that might affect project implementation.

10. Represent WHO project, participate and contribute with data and evidence in the national and sub-

national partner and MoPH/PHD coordination meetings.

11. Perform any other project-specific duties as required by the PMU Coordinator.

Job Requirements

Competencies:

1) Producing results

2) Fostering integration and teamwork

3) Communicating in a credible and effective way

4) Moving forward in a changing environment.

5) Effective use of resources

6) Creating an empowering and motivating environment

7) Driving WHO to a successful future

Functional Skills and Knowledge:

- Good knowledge of health stakeholders and country context.

- Strong communication and coordination experience with key stakeholders, including government.

- officials, technical agencies, public and private service providers.

- Ability to work independently, under pressure and meeting deadlines.

- Ability to travel to provinces.

- Working with / consulting UN Agencies is desirable.

Educations:

Essential:  University degree in medicine.

Desirable: Master’s degree in public health preferred.

Experience:

Essential: At least 5 years working experience in the health sector, health systems, monitoring and evaluation project management, programme planning and administration.

Desirable: Demonstrated knowledge of Afghanistan public health system and SEHATMANDI programme

components, implementation, and performance management.

Languages: Very good knowledge of English and the local languages (Dari, Pashto)

IT Skills: 

- Good knowledge of Microsoft applications.

Criteria 

 Screening of the candidates.

 Long List - The candidates shall be longlisted base on the minimum qualifications and relevant experience to the Vacancy Notice (VN).

 Short List - Further shortlist shall be done based on years of relevant experience, higher education and required skills.

 Assessment method:

 WHO may conduct written/presentation and interview or combination of the mentioned mediums to select the most qualified candidate.

 WHO is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply and equally qualified female candidate will be given preference.

Submission Guideline

Interested applicants (Afghan National) meeting the above qualifications are requested to submit their applications quoting this Vacancy Announcement Number (WHOAFG- 2023-08-52) along with their curriculum vitae, copy of National ID (Tazkira) to below mentioned email:    

Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEW AND TEST.

WHO is a smoke free environment. 

Functional Area

public health

Countries

Afghanistan

Provinces

Kabul

Submission Email

emacoafgvacancies@who.int

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