Technical Officer

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• Provide support to the UHC Team Coordinator in advising the Government in developing evidence-informed policy options that aim to achieve universal health coverage, primary health care, financing, human resource capacity, equitable access to and quality of services, and the information and evidence- based;
• Assist the UHC Team Coordinator in building government technical capacity to ensure integrated service delivery as related to public health and disease programmes in order to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) and the sustainable development goals (SDGs);
• Assist the UHC Team Coordinator in supporting sectoral partnerships for comprehensive planning, analysis and effective policy dialogue through support to country planning processes, sector reform and other means of sector-wide coordination;
• Support the coordination and advocacy for health systems issues UHC and health-related SDGs with UN agencies, donors and other development partners in the country, including WHO inputs to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework and its implementation. Promote the development and implementation of UN joint programmes;
• Work with the UHC team in developing and effectively implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework and WHO programme budget and liaise with other teams within the WHO Country Office to ensure effective cross-team working on issues of joint priority;
• Collaborate with the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific and support global and regional initiatives through joint planning and missions with a specific focus on the development and implementation of health systems priorities including to contribute to the Director General’s vision of having 1 billion more people with essential health services coverage; 1 billion more people made safer; and 1 billion lives improved, and
• Any other duties assigned.

• Postgraduate degree (master’s equivalent) in public health particularly on health systems, health policy, health planning and management, health financing, health economics or relevant social science from a recognized university.

• Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in health policy and planning development or public health programme management with relevant experience at international level.

• Health planning at operational, subnational, and national levels, with political and technical elements;
• Capacity-building through multiple methods, including training, mentoring and example setting;

• Written and spoken fluency in English 

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