National consultant to coordinate data collection

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Description

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Violence against children is a global public health issue that WHO is trying to curb in partnership with governmental and non-governmental partners. According to WHO statistics, the most common of violence is the emotional violence followed by physical violence. In addition, the rate of homicide among children 0-17 years per 100,000 amounted to 24 with the Eastern Mediterranean Region being ranked as the 3rd highest homicide rate among the 6 regions. WHO global status reports aim at assessing violence prevention and response infrastructure, partnerships, and multisectoral collaboration, availability of a strategy, policy or plan of action to reduce violence against children, with specific indicators to track the magnitude of the problem over time. the extent to which the INSPIRE prevention and response strategies are supported by government and reaching all of those they need to reach and capacity for collecting, analysing and reporting data on violence against children. Currently, WHO is working with countries to prepare the Second WHO Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children [GSRPVAC2]

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential: 

• First university (Bachelor’s) degree in public health, social studies or related fields.

Experience:

Essential:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in the field of violence against children

Skills/Technical skills and knowledge:

• Communication skills
• Coordinating skills
• Time management 
•   Problem solving

Languages and level required:

• Arabic and English Languages are essential.

Source:  https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2407837

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