Roster for Technical Officer (Tobacco Legislation)

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Qualifications

Objectives of the Programme

To establish a strong and effective WHO presence in-country to implement WHO Country Cooperation Strategies (CSS) that are aligned with Member States’ health development priorities, including emergency and resilience programmes and harmonized with the United Nations country teams.

The goal of the PNH programme is to reduce preventable morbidity, avoidable disability, and premature mortality from NCDs in the South Pacific Region. The Programme supports national governments in developing and implementing evidence-based policies, strategies, plans and guidelines for NCD prevention and control, focusing on risk factor reduction and health promotion.  The incumbent will provide necessary critical support in coordinating and managing NCD-related projects and programs, ensuring effective planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and timely reporting aligned with WHO’s global and regional strategies.

Summary of Assigned Duties:

The incumbent will perform the following duties:

1. Provide technical and operational advice on legislative and legal policy options to the work program for planning and implementing tobacco control initiatives in alignment with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), MPOWER package, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring regional and country-specific strategies, are properly calibrated to county context and designed to effectively address the tobacco epidemic in the South Pacific.
2. Advise Member States on the use of legal and regulatory measures to implement tobacco control initiatives having carefully considered country health priorities and county context.
3. Adapt and coordinate the development and implementation of technical guidelines, standard operational procedures and legislative and regulatory documents and measures for tobacco taxation and bans.
4. Prepare and present legal opinions, briefs, memos; prepare legal reports and reviews of legislation related to tobacco control.
5. Provide technical insights in the development of mechanisms to imbed and implement new initiatives and directions related to tobacco into country legislative and regulatory frameworks.
6. Analyze data of good practices in implementing WHO FCTC and the MPOWER measures and control strategies inside and outside the Region in LIMC’s and prepare and disseminate information including how the practices may align with current systems and laws in PIC’s.
7. Conduct capacity-building efforts by updating and developing training modules, guidelines, and toolkits on tobacco control laws including public health law and International Health Regulations. through regional and national training programs for government officials, public health professionals, and civil society.
8. Support and coordinate the Global Tobacco Control Report (GTCR) process by facilitating data collection, reporting, and validation in collaboration with WHO Country Offices and national counterparts.
9. Strengthen tobacco free initiative laws through coordinating Member States’ activities to collaborate and engage with their key government sectors (e.g., health, finance, trade, customs, education, and agriculture), civil society organizations, Bloomberg Initiative partners, and development agencies to advance tobacco taxation, advertising bans, smoke-free policies, and cessation programs in the region. 

   RECRUITMENT PROFILE

   Educational Qualifications

   Essential: Bachelor’s degree in law. 

   Desirable: Advanced university degree in law, political science, public health or similar field.

   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/. 

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   Experience

   Essential: At least five years of experience, with proven international exposure, in the review and development of legislations and regulations of health system laws particularly with regards to tobacco control. 

   Desirable: Knowledge of law relating to non-communicable diseases and its risk factors, particularly tobacco control in the Western Pacific Countries.  

   Functional Knowledge and Skills

   • Knowledge of country level legal systems and health sector laws including tobacco control laws and the broader health sector laws alongside which they operate with good understanding of relevant country’s needs, priorities and policies.
   • Understand the broader country health system priorities to better understand entry points for tobacco control and NCD management reform initiatives
   • Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations.
   • Ability to review and revise policies and objectives of assigned program and activities.
   • Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
   • Excellent knowledge of health and safety regulations.
   • Public speaking techniques.
   • Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work.
   • Team spirit and time management skills.
   • Ability to develop innovative approaches and solutions.

     Competencies

     Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model: 
     who-enhanced-competence.pdf 

     Teamwork
     Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences.
     Communication
     Producing results
     Building and promoting partnership across the Organization and beyond

     Language

     Excellent knowledge in English. 

     Other Skills (e.g. IT)

     Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

     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 70,212 (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 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
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