Technical Officer (Health Workforce)

WHO; Lyon; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global health organization is seeking a candidate with a solid background in health workforce development to promote best practices and support international mobility initiatives. Candidates should possess a strong technical foundation and experience in health system strengthening. The ideal applicant will have five or more years of relevant experience and excellent skills in research and communication, along with a first university degree in a related field. Proficiency in English is essential, with knowledge of additional languages as a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in health system strengthening and HRH management.
• Experience with UN agencies and international projects desired.

Responsabilités

• Promote best practices in health workforce interventions.
• Support development of tools for technical capacity on health workforce mobility.
• Contribute to WHO Global Code of Practice and project implementation.
• Analyze research on international migration of health personnel.
• Provide technical support for HRH capacity building.

Connaissances

Technical background in human resources for health

Knowledge of health workforce international mobility

Research and writing of policy reports

Programme implementation skills

Formation

First university degree in health sciences, economics, international relations, or relevant field

Advanced degree in health sciences or law

Description du poste

Description of Duties

• Promote best practices for health workforce interventions in countries taking into consideration the effective integration within the health care delivery system, its health services and existing public health programmes.
• Support the development and drafting of tools for improving technical capacity of regions and countries on health workforce international mobility.
• Contribute to the Department’s normative and technical work on the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel, including Member State implementation, policy guidance, technical summaries and progress reporting through its governing bodies to Member States.
• Provide implementation support to the Department’s projects and programmes with earmarked funding towards the realization of the WHO Code of Practice; including technical and financial reporting to donors.
• Collate and analyse, or commission the development of evidence, in operational research activities to deepen the knowledge base on international migration of health personnel, its underlying determinants, and most appropriate policy and management responses.
• Prepare initial drafts of technical documents and global policy analyses/ flagship reports on policy and technical issues related to health workforce development including on health workforce migration, HRH governance, human rights in HRH policy, policy making, regulation, education, retention and migration.
• Follow‑up on dissemination and implementation of recommendations and policy advice of WHO resolutions and technical reports.
• Provide technical support for capacity building for an effective HRH agenda at global, regional and country levels through the development of appropriate training and management tools, including on nursing and midwifery.
• Support technical cooperation activities with countries on health workforce issues, with a particular focus on migration issues.
• Contribute to the organization and follow‑up of global meetings and events, in collaboration with other relevant offices and departments within WHO, national government counterparts and other relevant stakeholders.
• Cooperate with other international agencies, international professional associations, countries and partners in advocacy and resource mobilization activities in support of the work on health workforce development.

Required Qualifications

Education

Essential: A first university degree in health sciences, economics, international relations, international law or relevant field.

Desirable: An advanced university degree in health sciences or law.

Experience

Essential: A minimum of five years of progressive professional experience in health system strengthening, management, education, regulation of health personnel, including at national and international levels, with demonstrable focus on human resources for health, including on international mobility of health personnel.

Desirable: Progressive professional experience in working on collaborative national and international projects with United Nations agencies and/or international organisations/NGOs.

Skills

• Technical background and knowledge in human resources for health and health system strengthening.
• Knowledge of policy and technical cooperation on health workforce international mobility in the context of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel would represent an additional asset.
• Demonstrated capacity in research and writing of policy and technical reports, evidenced by a track record in developing peer‑reviewed publications in a relevant field (health workforce health systems).
• Demonstrable skills in programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Moving forward in a changing environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of other WHO language. (French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Chinese)