National Professional Officer (Env. Health & Climate Change)
FJD 132,400 per yearPosted 1 day ago
Closes in 13 days
About the company
This role sits within the World Health Organization's Pacific Climate Change and Environment (PCE) unit, listed via UN Jobnet Fiji. The unit works to increase the capacity of Pacific Island countries and areas to assess and manage climate and environmental health risks, strengthening health sector leadership on primary prevention and multi-sectoral cooperation.
About the role
The National Professional Officer works under the direct supervision of the Team Coordinator, PCE, contributing to the Climate Change, Environment, and Health (CCE) work programme in Fiji and more broadly across Pacific Island Countries and Areas. The role covers research, policy drafting, and guideline development on environmental health and climate change and health topics, alongside monitoring work plans, budgets, and resource mobilization for the CCE programme. It also involves data analysis on best practices, capacity building activities, and analysis of climate-sensitive disease surveillance and early warning systems. The officer serves as a technical resource for environmental health and climate change and health, responding to inquiries from counterparts in Fiji and other PICs. Specific duties include collaborating with regional bodies such as SPC, SPREP, and WHO WPRO ACE, and providing technical support for health care facility vulnerability assessments and resilience adaptation plans.
Key responsibilities
- Provide input to the CCE work program in Fiji and the wider Pacific, supporting implementation of climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health systems
- Undertake research on environmental health and climate change and health topics to inform CCE programme development
- Draft, revise, and develop CCE-related guidelines, national strategies, and policy recommendations
- Monitor work plans and budgets, including resource mobilization, for the CCE work programme
- Conduct data analyses and disseminate information on best practices for climate resilient health systems
- Participate in capacity building on environmental health and sustainable health system management and financing
- Analyze climate-sensitive disease surveillance and early warning systems, recommending strengthening measures
- Conduct community outreach in Fiji on awareness raising and capacity building for CCE
About the successful candidate
- University degree (Bachelor's) in environmental health, public health, climate change, environmental sciences/management, environmental engineering, or a related field
- Desirable: advanced university degree (master's or above) in environmental health, development studies, or a related field
- A minimum of five years of work experience in programme or project planning and coordination in environmental health (e.g. water and sanitation, healthcare waste management, vector-control) and/or climate change and health, in Fiji
- Desirable: field experience and understanding of environmental health and/or climate change and health in Pacific Island Countries other than Fiji
- Desirable: strong technical expertise with ability to give technical advice while considering multiple stakeholders
- Desirable: capacity building skills, including planning and facilitation of workshops
- Desirable: excellent communication, interpersonal, and team collaboration skills, including experience with governments and NGOs
- Expert knowledge of English