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Head - Office for the Support to the Prevention - WHO - World Health Organization - Athens - Greece
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Published on 04/12/2009
 
The Non-Communicable Diseases and Environment Unit (NCE) addresses the major disease burden now and in the foreseeable future in Europe (cardio- and cerebro-vascular diseases, cancer, violence and injuries, mental health, etc.) and their contributing factors (alcohol, tobacco, substance abuse, etc.) as well as the associated conditions such as obesity, unhealthy lifestyles including diet and nutrition, lack of physical activity. The Unit deals with the risks and hazards associated to the environment, like water and sanitation, urban environmental quality, including air quality, chemical safety, occupational health, or more complex such as global climate change through strengthening health system capacity to detect and respond to health threats to national, regional and global health security. The Unit provides technical inputs into implementation of WHO's country programmes (Biennial Collaborative Agreements), which are led by the WHO Country Offices, aimed at supporting Member States in designing and implementing evidence based interventions, assessing the burden of disease and monitoring progress towards reducing death and disability, by integrating these activities with management and dissemination of technical knowledge through strengthening public health programmes and services. The Unit develops norms and standards, guidance and tools to assist countries to implement effective disease control programmes.
Head - Office for the Support to the Prevention

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME :

The mission of the WHO Regional Office for Europe is to support Member States in: (i) developing and sustaining their own health policies, health systems and public health programmes; (ii) working to prevent and overcome threats to health; (iii) anticipating future challenges; and (iv) advocating public health.

The objective of the Division of Health Programmes (DHP) is to assist the Member States of the WHO European Region to design, adopt and implement comprehensive health and health systems policies in the area of communicable, non-communicable diseases and environment, strategies and tools in line with the values of solidarity, equity and participation. The DHP provides policy and technical assistance in collaboration with development partners and Civil Society Organizations.

The Division of Health Programmes consists of two Units: (i) Non-Communicable Diseases and Environment, and (ii) Communicable Diseases Unit.

The Non-Communicable Diseases and Environment Unit (NCE) addresses the major disease burden now and in the foreseeable future in Europe (cardio- and cerebro-vascular diseases, cancer, violence and injuries, mental health, etc.) and their contributing factors (alcohol, tobacco, substance abuse, etc.) as well as the associated conditions such as obesity, unhealthy lifestyles including diet and nutrition, lack of physical activity. The Unit deals with the risks and hazards associated to the environment, like water and sanitation, urban environmental quality, including air quality, chemical safety, occupational health, or more complex such as global climate change through strengthening health system capacity to detect and respond to health threats to national, regional and global health security. The Unit provides technical inputs into implementation of WHO's country programmes (Biennial Collaborative Agreements), which are led by the WHO Country Offices, aimed at supporting Member States in designing and implementing evidence based interventions, assessing the burden of disease and monitoring progress towards reducing death and disability, by integrating these activities with management and dissemination of technical knowledge through strengthening public health programmes and services. The Unit develops norms and standards, guidance and tools to assist countries to implement effective disease control programmes.

The Office for Technical Support in the area of NCD and Lifestyles (Athens Office) is a part of the NCE Unit and its technical work will be devoted to the area of prevention, control and management of noncommunicable and chronic diseases and of healthy lifestyles and will contribute to the achievement of relevant WHO Strategic Objectives. The Office will support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of effective evidence-based policies and cost-effective interventions in this area with a focus on: (1) knowledge, information and evidence development; (2) the development of tools, guidance, resource and training materials to support country needs and Member States expectations; (3) implementation of collaborative programmes (BCAs) in the area of NCD. The Athens Office will achieve its work objectives through implementation of country and intercountry workplans related to relevant WHO Strategic Objectives. The above work will benefit and contribute horizontally to all WHO/EURO's work in the NCD and Lifestyles both from the population public health and the health systems perspectives.
 
Description of duties:

Under the leadership, strategic and managerial oversight of his/her first level supervisor (respective Head of the Unit), the Head of the Athens Office will have following general responsibilities:
To administer the Athens Office in all aspects of work at highest standards and in accordance with WHO general rules and procedures;
To be responsible for overseeing the work of all staff in the Athens Office, unless otherwise advised by the respective Head of the Unit;
To contribute to the achievements of the relevant Strategic Objectives in accordance with the respective workplans and through the organizational arrangements set by the Head of Unit. Whenever relevant, such contribution should also be made within the area of his/her technical specialization;
To coordinate work of the Athens Office towards the achievement of the Unit's Strategic Objectives and ensure implementation of work in accordance with the agreement between the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the host country;
To mobilize resources to efficiently deliver services/products and to develop activities at country and intercountry level within the relevant Strategic Objective budget envelopes;
To represent WHO within the host country in the framework of the power delegated by the Regional Director.
Specific functional responsibilities
To support the Head of Unit in the management of EURO's work in addressing the main contributing factors to non-communicable diseases and their associated conditions and risk factors;
To provide technical and evidence support to Member States in strengthening national responses to non-communicable diseases (NCD) and lifestyles challenges in accordance to their specific needs as defined in the Biennial Collaborative Agreements and support national implementation of decisions stemming from the European NCD Prevention and Control Strategy and Global NCD Action Plan;
To ensure the delivery of workplans related to NCD prevention and control is relevant to the work of the WHO Regional Office for Europe and carried out in close liaison and coordination with the WHO Country Offices and all technical Units;
To facilitate cross-cutting work on NCD and Health Systems and in particular in the Primary Health Care context.
 
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Essential: Advanced university degree in Health or Social Sciences, Management or Economics.
Desirable: PhD in any of the above or a combination of training and experience.
 
Skills:

Functional Skills and Knowledge:
The Head of the Athens Office should be:
Identified with the core values of the World Health Organisation.
Skillful in modern management methods (performance measurement, design and operation of modern management information systems, planning and evaluation, etc).
Proficiency in MS Office package.
Competencies (for WHO Global Competencies model, go to http://www.who.int/employment/competencies/en/):
Producing results: Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to achieving outcomes.
Fostering integration and teamwork: Develops and promotes effective relationships between team members to assure full use of the team competencies in the Unit work outputs. Able to promote innovative arrangements to maximize the effectiveness of his/her team in line with variations in workload.

Ensuring the effective use of resources: Organizes and effectively manages the financial and human resources needed to achieve results within WHO strategic directions.
Building and promoting partnerships across the Organization: Builds and maintains mutually beneficial work relationships and alliances inside and outside the organization.
Creating an empowering and motivating environment: Guides and motivates staff and teams towards meeting challenges and achieving objectives. Skilful in understanding the potential motivating factors of his/her staff to adjust to new approaches in an increasingly complex environment.
 
Experience:

Essential: Extensive and progressive responsible experience at national and/or international level and proven track record in implementation of health programmes and/or reforms and institutional restructuring. Track record in positions that required strong leadership of highly-skilled professional teams in multidisciplinary tasks with precise goals.
Desirable: Working experience within the World Health Organization or other UN agencies. Work in the field of international relations, strategic planning, managing change and team building.
 
Languages:

Essential: A very good command of the English language, with good working knowledge of German, Russian or French.
Desirable: Knowledge of other European languages. 
Additional Information:
This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade.

WHO has an on-line 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 indicating the vacancy title and number in the subject line.

A written test may be part of the initial short-listing procedure which does not preclude a written test or presentation prior to final interview.
 
Annual salary: (Net of tax)
USD 89,129 at single rate
USD 96,427 with primary dependants  Post Adjustment: 39.8 % of the above figure(s). This percentage is to be considered as indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation. 
 
Online applications are strongly encouraged to enable WHO to store your profile in a permanent database. Please visit WHO's e-Recruitment website at: www.who.int/employment. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement. 
 
Applications from women and from nationals of non- and under-represented member states are particularly encouraged. 
Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual. Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.