Emergency Preparedness project officer

Our values, our DNA

WHO, as the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations system, adheres to the UN values of integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity.

The values of the WHO workforce furthermore reflect the principles of human rights, universality and equity established in WHO’s Constitution as well as the ethical standards of the Organization.

These values are inspired by the WHO vision of a world in which all peoples attain the highest possible level of health, and our mission to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable, with measurable impact for people at country level. We are individually and collectively committed to put these values into practice.

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations Public Health Organization established in 1948. The objective of the World Health Organization is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. World Health Organization achieves its goals by performing its essential functions:
1. Take a leadership role in key health issues and create partnerships when joint action is needed;
2. Set research priorities and encourage the acquisition, application, and dissemination of useful knowledge;
3. Setting standards and criteria and encouraging and monitoring them;
4. Develop ethical and evidence-based policies
5. Provide technical support, be an agent of change, and build institutional capacity in a sustainable way;
6. Monitor health status and assess health trends.

The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations. Specifically, the health emergency preparedness program area supports Member States to build and sustain their International Health Regulations (IHR) capacities to strengthen preparedness for early detection, reporting and effective response.

Within the delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the unit Lead, Health Security Preparedness (HSP) and overall guidance of the program Area Manager, Emergency Preparedness (EMP), the UN Volunteer Emergency Preparedness Project Officer will:
• Support the implementation and monitoring of EPR flagship initiative – Promote Resilience of Systems for Emergencies (PROSE)
• Support monitoring, compilation and follow-up of requests received from countries for EMP support and provide weekly progress report to PAM EMP and HSP Unit Lead.
• Support donor reporting for EMP grant implemented by the HSP unit including monthly report of key HSP activities.
• Support the preparation and reporting of meetings of Member States and AFRO INB taskforce on development of Pandemic Treaty and IHR amendment processes.
• Support the organization of EMP webinars and other meetings and ensure the meeting notes are submitted on time.
• Follow-up with countries on key HSP activities
• Support the planning, organization and reporting (including key action points) of teleconferences (TCs) for HSP activities.
• Participate in key HSP activities/missions together with technical experts to support reporting.
• Support documentation of key HSP activities in collaboration with technical experts
• Support any other assignments in EMP as may be required.