Child Adolescent Health & Nutrition

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Serve as the primary liaison for CAH&N between the Ministry of Health and WHO. Provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and its technical departments in the development, review and implementation of child and adolescent health and nutrition policies and strategies, including training and supervision. Support the adaptation of global and regional evidence-based policies, strategies and plans for child, adolescent health and nutrition to fit the context of the country, with a view to reducing risk, morbidity and mortality and improving health across the life course. Build capacity for improved health service delivery for children and adolescent, at facility and community levels, and monitor progresses on health status. Assist national counterparts in operational research related to child and adolescent health and nutrition. Work with other clusters in the Country Office and AFRO in addition to other relevant international, regional and national counterparts to promote WHO’s work on child and adolescent health and nutrition. Participate in resource mobilization and contribute to proposal development and implementation of, but not limited to, child and adolescent health and nutrition. Compile periodical reports and provide relevant programmatic information for internal and external reporting purposes.Perform any other work requestedby the supervisors.

Required Qualifications:

Education

Essential:

  • University degree in Pediatrics or another related field from an accredited/recognized institute.

Experience:

Essential:

  • At least two years of progressively responsible professional experience in the implementation, organization, and management of Public Health programmes in areas of CAH/N.

Skills:

  • Sound knowledge of the principles, practice, methodology and techniques in public health, epidemiology, communicable disease surveillance and control.Ability to collect, analyze and use data for program monitoring and evaluationAbility to monitor and communicate progress, write concise reports. Skills in programme and proposal development, project management and promotion of national capacities,Ability to work with partners proactively, including effective chairmanship of stakeholder meetings.

Language Skills:

Essential:

  • Intermediate knowledge of English. Intermediate knowledge of French. Expert knowledge of Portuguese.

Source:  https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2402799

Source:  https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2402799

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