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Vacancy Notice No: EURO/12/TASR44 Title: Project Officer, Strategic Relations with Countries Grade: P2 Contract type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4 Duration of contract: One year temporary position* (see additional information below) Application Deadline: 31 October 2012 Duty Station: Copenhagen, Denmark Organization unit: EU/RDC Regional Director Corporate Functions (EU/RDC) / EU/CCC Country Relations and Corporate Communications (EU/CCC) Strategic Relations with Countries (SRC) OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME : The Mission of the Strategic Relations with Countries team is to provide strategic guidance to the Regional Office under the policy direction of the Regional Director and in line with the Organization's corporate priorities and to ensure in-house coordination of country-specific work. Moreover SRC helps to coordinate and manage effective collaboration with Member States, with and without WHO country representation, in line with the new EURO Country Strategy. The objectives of SRC are: a) to facilitate, support and contribute to the coordination of all country activities undertaken by the technical units; b) to support the WHO Regional Office for Europe in strengthening WHO EURO's existing relations with Member States by liaising regularly with the ministries of health directly or through country offices, c) to assist WHO Regional Office with the preparation and management of major special policy and technical events in the countries as required; d) to ensure the quality and impact of the work of WHO EURO in the countries by being responsible for development of country workplans (in coordination with HCOs) and contributing information that will help to monitor, evaluate and adjust WHO's technical work in and with countries; e) to ensure the development and support the implementation of the country cooperation strategies. Purpose of the post As a team member of the Strategic Relations with Countries (SRC) unit, the incumbent will contribute to the implementation of the subregional projects funded by Russian Federation. The incumbent will monitor and provide briefings on the status of projects implementation, as well as facilitate communication and coordination activities between the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Country Office in Russia and the technical programmes involved. The incumbent will also provide full support to the development of Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) with Russian Federation. The incumbent will act as the SRC focal point for selected countries as assigned. Description of duties: Under the supervision of the Executive Manager, Country Relations and Corporate Communication, the incumbent, in effectively liaising between the technical divisions and Country Offices: - acts as the SRC focal point for Russian Federation to facilitate development of the Country Cooperation Strategy and monitoring of the BCA implementation; facilitates communication between the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Country Office in Russia and WHO Europe technical programmes; also acts as a focal point for other countries as assigned in the SRC; - collates information and generates country health intelligence and produces reports to the EXM on key issues; knowledge and understanding of the country context and its health needs is expected; - facilitates coordination and implementation of the subregional projects funded by Russian Federation; - prepares briefings on the status of subregional projects implementation for the EXM; - collects and reviews relevant information, carries our analysis and summarizes information from various sources for preparation of the CCS; - drafts reports and strategy papers, including the final CCS document; - supports preparation of the RD and EXM members visits to Russia and visits of national authorities to the Regional Office; - acts as a liaison point/desk officer for those countries with whom Russian Federation has subregional projects; - assists Executive Manager CCC in SRC duties as requested. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Education: Essential: University degree in either health related areas or political sciences, social sciences and related areas. Desirable: Master Degree in Public Health and/or international relations. Skills: Essential: Understanding international developments in the area of external relations with Member States. Strong commitment to the core values of the World Health Organisation. Skilful in modern management methods (performance measurement, design and operation of modern management information systems, planning and evaluation, etc). Knowledge of Microsoft Office package. Excellent command of internet and ability to find information on the web. Knowledge of spreadsheet applications and presentation software applications required. Competencies: - Moving forward in a changing environment: Open to new ideas and new working methods, adapts positively to change, exchange views and opinions with colleagues. Able to work independently while understanding his/her limits. - Producing results: Ability to produce high-quality results and workable solutions that meet client needs. Acts appropriately without prompting and makes things happen; handles problems effectively. - Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond: Ability to work collaboratively with team members and counter parts inside and outside the organization to achieve results. Encourages co-operation and builds rapport among fellow team members at all levels. Actively encourages people from different parts of the Organization to work together. - Communicating in a credible and effective way: Listens to others, express oneself clearly, produces clear and short written documents, share information. Experience: Essential: At least 3 years of work experience related to, partnerships, public and external relations in a public health context. Desirable: Working experience of the UN system, and WHO specifically. Languages: Essential: A very good command of the English language with working knowledge of Russian. Desirable: Knowledge of other European languages. Additional Information: *Extension of appointments are subject to a) satisfactory performance, b) continued need for the function, and c) availability of funds. WHO has an electronic recruitment system. Therefore, ONLY applications submitted on-line at www.who.int/employment/en will be accepted. All on-line applications are automatically acknowledged. If you do not receive an e-mail within 24 hours confirming receipt of your application, you should verify your on-line profile. In case of repeated difficulties, contact by e-mail HrsRecruitment@euro.who.int. Similar posts may be filled using this vacancy notice. Short-listed candidates may be contacted for a written test or presentation prior to final interview. Annual salary: (Net of tax) USD 46 730 at single rate USD 49 821 with primary dependants Source: WHO.

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