Technical Officer, Country Office Support

cinfo; Fatih; On-site; TRY 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

World Health Organization in Istanbul (Turkey) is seeking a Technical Officer, Country Office Support, to coordinate programme support activities and ensure coherence across WHO programmes. The position requires collaboration with national authorities, partners and regional teams to strengthen health system outcomes.

The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork, mobility within country offices, and contribution to planning and reporting for primary health care and related health programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating health programmes within international organizations.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.
• Good understanding of primary health care and disease surveillance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate country office support activities to ensure coherence across WHO programmes.
• Liaise with national authorities and partners on programme planning.
• Support budget planning, reporting, and external relations.

Job description

Technical Officer, Country Office Support

Site: Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul

Sector: Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation

Role: Other

Date of last update: 2026-10-26 (Expiry date: 2026-11-12)

WHO began when our Constitution came into force on 7 April 1948 – a date we now celebrate every year as World Health Day. We are now more than 7000 people from more than 150 countries working in 150 country offices, in 6 regional offices and at our headquarters in Geneva.

Our primary role is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system and our main areas of work are health systems; health through the life-course; noncommunicable and communicable diseases; preparedness, surveillance and response; and corporate services.

We support countries as they coordinate the efforts of governments and partners – including bi- and multilaterals, funds and foundations, civil society organizations and the private sector.

Working together, we attain health objectives by supporting national health policies and strategies.

WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.

Our goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME The Division of Programme Management ensures the technical excellence of WHO/Europe's work. It coordinates and ensures coherence across WHO/Europe's health programmes, country support and the Special Initiative on Primary Health Care (PHC). The division also leads planning and budgeting, resource mobilization and partnerships, communications and publications, governance and external relations, and language services. Country support services are delivered through c...

Working hours (%): 80-100% / 100%

Macro-area: Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations