Technical Assistant (WHO Health Emergencies Programme)

Vacancy Notice

 

 

The World Health Organization has a vacancy for the position of:

 

 Technical Assistant (WHO Health Emergencies Programme)

(Special Service Agreement, for initial period of 6 months)

 

Purpose of the Post:

To provide technical support for WHO Health Emergencies Programme and Assist the Ministry of Health, National Centre for Laboratory Epidemiology (NCLE) MoH.

 

Description of Duties:

In collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Lao PDR, the WHO Representative, the WHO Health Emergency Programme team, the incumbent will perform the following functions:

 

1.         Assist the Ministry of Health, National Centre for Laboratory Epidemiology (NCLE) in translating technical document and implementing surveillance, risk assessment and response annual work plan and for the Covid-19 pandemic.

2.         Attend meetings, trainings or workshops and other related events as requested, for example, Emergency Operation Center meetings, and provide simultaneous/consecutive interpretation and written summaries and Covid-19 pandemic;

3.         Assist NCLE in regular monitoring and maintenance notifiable diseases surveillance data entry and analysis, particularly indicator and event-based surveillance under the national surveillance system and support in Covid-19 surveillance.

4.         Assist NCLE in conducting investigations and response to disease outbreaks including for the Covid-19 pandemic.

5.         Other duties as assigned by the NCLE and WHO Health Emergency (WHE) Programme.

Education: University Bachelor’s degree in Medical Sciences or related field or its equivalent professional training. A background in public health will be preferred.

 

Knowledge & skills:

• Demonstrated skills of translating from English into Lao and vice versa
• Demonstrated knowledge of data entry and management; 
• Ability to work independently under pressure and to deliver high-quality work on-time;
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a team;
• Good oral and written communication skills;
• Good computer skills on using Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT. 

Experience:

                  Desirable:  Work experience in area of medicine or public health or related fields

 

Language:  Essential: High degree of competency in reading, written and spoken English

 

Other skills (e.g. IT): Proficiency in standard MS Office applications.

 

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit applications and curriculum vitae in the English language with a subject " Technical Assistant (WHO Health Emergencies Programme)” to the following  Email address : wplaohr@who.int by 11 September  2020.

 

Application with a wrong subject or without it, might be disregarded