Medical Officer - HSS (Health System Strengthening) - Position no: 312456

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME : To support the Government of South Sudan providing guidance to strengthen the health system through designing and implementing adequate policies and strategies; to assist health authorities to make better use of available resources such as Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunization (GAVI)and Global Fund.

Description of duties: The incumbent will work in collaboration with other technical units at WHO country office to support MOH to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of health systems through improvements in organisation, management, quality and safety of health services with particular emphasis on scaling up investments and activities in health services provision. Under the direct supervision of the Head of WHO Office and in close collaboration with technical advisors in DHS/EMRO (Health Systems and Services Development / Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office), the incumbent will perform the following duties: 1. Provide technical expertise in designing tools for health system assessment, identifying bottle necks, needs and gaps and advising local authorities; 2. Provide technical guidance to the MoH in developing a national health plan; 3. Contribute to the development of project proposals and resources mobilisation strategy; 4. Lead and coordinate the exercise of planning and managerial capabilities at various levels with focus on Continuous Quality Improvement, health care facility accreditation and Quality Assurance; 5. Provide technical expertise in designing the national health care delivery system focusing on community needs; 6. Guide and facilitate the delivery of quality Primary Health Care country program; 7. Strengthen national information systems at various levels in support of health delivery

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Essential: University degree in Medicine and Masters degree in Public Health. Desirable: Postgraduate degree in Health Sector Management or Quality Management

Skills: Competencies: 1) Communicating in a credible and effective way 2) Producing results 3) Ensure effective use of resources 4) Building and promoting partnership across the organisation and beyond 5) Foster integration and teamwork Functional Skills and Knowledge: 1. Good managerial skills 2. Excellent interpersonal relations 3. Ability to work with people of all backgrounds and orientations. 4. Technical expertise in planning, monitoring and evaluation. Other Skills: Excellent knowledge of computer usage, especially, excel, power point presentation, etc.

Experience: Experience: Essential: At least 7 years experience in health systems, health policy development at national and international levels. Desirable: Experience with UN and/or NGO's working with Global Health Initiatives, managing and coordinating programs and projects in complex emergency environments.

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English.

Additional Information: Applicants are kindly requested to pay attention to the screening questions as they will be used to screen out unqualified candidates. Only qualified applicants with the relevant experience will be considered. A written test/presentation and interviews will be used as a form of screening. The written test might be used as an eliminatory tool. Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice (this could be the base for rosters) Candidates will be interviewed using a competency based approach Note: In view of the current security situation, Juba has been declared a non-family duty station; i.e. dependants are not allowed to visit or reside with the staff member at the duty station. Accordingly, the Special Operations Approach (SOA) will apply. For each SOA duty station, an administrative place of assignment (APA) is designated where the family may be installed. The salary, post adjustment, benefits and allowances will generally be based on the approved APA, which in this case will be Cairo or Nairobi or Kampal, as appropriate. In addition, the staff member will receive a Special Operations Living Allowance (SOLA), which is a monthly lump sum representing the Organization's contribution towards the staff member's living expenses at the SOA duty station. Please note that the SOA status may change to reflect developments in the security situation. This, in turn, may affect the staff member's compensation package.

Annual salary: (Net of tax) US $67,395 at single rate US $72,373 with primary dependants

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