Technical Officer (Access to Assistive Technologies)
Salary not disclosedPosted 1 day ago
Closes in 21 days
About the company
UN Jobnet Fiji is hosting this vacancy on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations agency responsible for international public health. WHO works with Pacific Island Countries and areas to strengthen health systems, with this post sitting within WHO's regional work on rehabilitation, vision, and hearing services.
About the role
This Technical Officer post supports Pacific Island Countries and areas to strengthen their health systems and expand coverage of rehabilitation, vision, and hearing services, including access to assistive products. The role involves engaging multisectoral stakeholders, including service users and organisations of persons with disabilities, to support coordinated, person-centred policy, planning, and service delivery. The officer mobilises human and fiscal resources to advance this agenda across the Pacific and supports regional bodies and initiatives to build Pacific capacity and health sector leadership in this area. The position includes managing a small team of technical staff and liaising with counterparts in technical departments, partner UN agencies, donors, and other stakeholders to harmonise policy and strategy recommendations. Upon delegation, the officer represents WHO at relevant meetings.
Key responsibilities
- Develops and proposes technical health policies and strategies for rehabilitation, vision, and hearing services in collaboration with Regional and Country Offices.
- Manages the subunit's work by leading a small team of technical staff to deliver programme objectives.
- Develops and monitors work plans and budgets for the team's activities and follows up on implementation.
- Analyses data and information on best practices in implementing sustainable public health programmes and disseminates findings.
- Manages research activities and dissemination of information for capacity building in the relevant area of work.
- Conducts monitoring and evaluation of the field of work and delivers timely reporting for decision makers.
- Provides technical guidance and liaises with counterparts in technical departments, UN agencies, donors, and other stakeholders to harmonise policy and strategy recommendations.
- Provides technical support, upon request, for evaluation, strategic planning, monitoring, and implementation of priority rehabilitation, vision, and hearing activities in Pacific Island Countries.
About the successful candidate
- An advanced university degree in medicine, rehabilitation science, public health, or a similar discipline related to the role.
- A minimum of 7 years of professional experience managing health systems, specifically in rehabilitation, vision, and/or hearing services, including developing health policies and strategies.
- Demonstrated experience managing human and financial resources, including at the international level.
- Desirable: experience working with ministries of health, regional organisations, and development partners, including in the Pacific region.
- Desirable: experience with interventions and products related to rehabilitation, vision, and/or hearing services, and engaging with service users including organisations of persons with disabilities.
- Desirable: skills in managing public health programmes, developing and establishing policies and strategies, and managing diverse teams and financial resources.
- Desirable: ability to engage effectively and diplomatically with ministries of health, donor institutions, civil society, and other stakeholders.
- Expert knowledge of English; intermediate knowledge of French is desirable.