Coordinator, Health Systems – P4

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

L’un des principaux objectifs du Cadre d’action del’OMS pour le renforcement des systemes de sante est de promouvoir une comprehension commune de ce qu’est un systeme de sante et de ce que constitue le renforcement des systemes de sante. Il represente egalement une base pour venir en aide aux pays dans la mise en place de leurs systemes et services de sante,notamment en s’attaquant aux goulots d’etranglement d’une maniere concertee etcoordonnee, motives par le desir de resultats sanitaires, afin de produire unimpact durable dans l’ensemble du systeme. Pour que ce processus soit le plus efficace possible, il doit etre mene par les pays eux-memes, en fonction despriorites definies dans les plans nationaux de sante generaux.

 

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Fournir des conseils et un appuite chniques pour l’elaboration et la mise en œuvre de politiques, programmes et plans nationaux de sante solides.

2. Conseiller et collaborer al’elaboration, a la mise en œuvre et a l’evaluation de programmes de cooperation technique en matiere de gouvernance, de politiques et de systemes de sante, d’organisation et de gestion des services de sante en appui a lacouverture sanitaire universelle.

3. Soutenir la sensibilisation dehaut niveau pour une augmentation des investissements et pour une actionmultisectorielle en faveur de la sante. 

4. Soutenir l’etablissement de normes de conception, d’organisation, de programmation et de fonctionnement dessystemes de sante sur la base des soins de sante primaires, de la couverturesanitaire universelle, des reseaux integres de sante et de servicespharmaceutiques, notamment les hopitaux, la prise en charge integree de la santegenesique, de la mere, du nouveau-ne et de l’enfant, les infrastructures etservices de sante publique.

5. Fournir une assistance techniqueaux Etats Membres dans la conception d’un ensemble de services de santeessentiels, en tenant compte des facteurs sociaux et culturels pour une utilisation rationnelle des services et un acces aise a ces derniers.

6. Assurer la continuite des soinsdans les situations d’urgence, en particulier pour les personnes souffrantd’affections chroniques, les femmes enceintes, les enfants de moins de cinqans, les personnes handicapees, entre autres, et prendre des mesures pourrenforcer les canaux d’orientation-recours.

7. Contribuer a l’identification et ala lutte contre les inegalites en matiere de sante et a l’inclusion des groupes vulnerables, afin de garantir un acces equitable a des services de sante de qualite.

8. Contribuer au developpement, a la planification et a la formation des ressources humaines dans le domaine de lasante en vue d’accroitre l’efficience, l’efficacite et la qualite de la main-d’œuvre, d’organiser, de mener ou de faciliter des activites de renforcement des capacites.

9. Coordonner la planification et la mise en œuvre des activites techniques relatives a la qualite des soins et aux infrastructures des services de sante (soins infirmiers, pharmacie, laboratoires, medicaments, vaccins, diagnostics medicaux et appareils therapeutiques, systemes d’information sanitaire comprenant des statistiques etdes archives medicales vitales) et des programmes prioritaires selon les besoins des populations affectees.

10. Diffuser des connaissances et des resultats actualises dans les differents domaines de specialisation; prodiguer des conseils sur l’introduction et le transfert d’experiences et de technologies au moyen deprocessus de renforcement des capacites.

11. Contribuer a la mise en place et a la consolidation du systemed’information sanitaire pour faciliter la prise de decisions; fournir desinformations sur la situation sanitaire et la gestion effective et efficace desservices de sante.

12. Collaborer avec les membres de l’equipe interne, les autorites nationales, les organismes de cooperation internationale, les organisations intergouvernementales et non gouvernementales et les autres parties prenantes concernees, afin de nouer des partenariats et des reseaux qui favorisent l’acces des populations touchees a des services de soins primaires de qualite.

13. Diriger et encadrer l’equipe chargee des systemes de sante, en veillant a ce que les activites soient executees de maniere tres professionnelle et en temps voulu, au besoin.

14. S’acquitter de toute autre tache relevant de sa competence que pourrait lui confier son superieur hierarchique.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Diplome d’etudes superieures (de niveau Master ou plus)en sante publique, en administration des systemes ou des services de sante, enadministration de la sante ou dans un domaine connexe, delivre par uneinstitution credible et reconnue.
Desirable: Formationpostuniversitaire en analyse des politiques

 

Experience

Essential: Avoir une experience pertinente d’au moinssept (7) ans, acquise de maniere progressive dans une organisation nationale ouinternationale, dans des domaines lies a l’elaboration, la planification et lagestion de politiques de sante, au redressement et au developpement dessystemes de sante, a la prestation des services de sante en situationsd’urgence, a la vulgarisation des services de sante aupres des populations etdans des zones mal desservies, ainsi qu’a l’elaboration de strategies visant asurmonter les barrieres qui entravent l’acces a ces services, notamment lesmedicaments essentiels.
Desirable: Avoir une experience prealable de terrain dansle domaine humanitaire, acquise en travaillant avec l’OMS, d’autres organismesdes Nations Unies, des partenaires du secteur de la sante, des organisationshumanitaires reconnues ou une organisation non gouvernementale internationalespecialisee dans les interventions en situation de catastrophe ou d’urgence sanitaire.

 

Skills

1. Solides connaissances en reformesde l’administration publique. 

2. Aptitudes averees a elaborer despolitiques, a planifier et a assurer le suivi et l’evaluation des systemes desante.

3. Aptitude prouvee a fournir desconseils et des orientations methodologiques et techniques solides a demultiples parties prenantes et partenaires concernant la reforme du secteur dela sante et de l’administration publique. 

4. Capacite averee d’innover,d’integrer, de synthetiser et de communiquer verbalement et par ecrit des conceptset des idees complexes. 

5. Aptitude a suivre et a communiquerles progres accomplis dans les processus et les resultats obtenus.

 

WHO Competencies

Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Creating an empowering and motivating environment
Ensuring the effective use of resources
Creating an empowering and motivating environment

 

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Intermediate knowledge of WHO Languages.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French.

 

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 77,326 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 3860 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test and/or an asynchronous video assessment may be used as a form of screening.
• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
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