Technical Officer (Monitoring & Evaluation)

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Division of Communicable Diseases, Environment and Health(CDE) assists country efforts to reduce the burden of communicable diseases and addresses the social, economic and environmental determinants of health, and promotes policies and actions for health through behavioural insights; communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, and vector-borne and neglected tropical diseases; elimination and control of vaccine-preventable diseases and advocacy for increased use of vaccines; containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance; addressing existing and emerging environmental health risks and supporting violence and injury prevention. A determination to ensure universal access to people-centred quality health services across the continuum of care is matched by enriching the evidence base for policy design and interventions using social, cultural and behavioural approaches, to drive implementation of innovation at national, regional and local levels”.

The Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Immunization unit, a flagship initiative through the implementation of the 2030 European regional immunization agenda, will set a course for everyone in the WHO European Region to enjoy the full benefits of vaccines, including Covid-19 vaccine, across their life-course. It will focus on addressing immunization inequities between and within countries, based on local data and evidence, through innovative local level programming and tailored interventions for a demonstrable impact. Within the domain of addressing immunization inequity in the Region, the agenda will support building a resilient immunization system in “Middle-Income Countries” by strengthening critical components of national immunization programmes. The unit will bring existing partners, WHO Collaborating Centres, sub regional platforms,community-based and civil-society organizations and non-traditional immunization partners to forge renewed partnerships and harness the available technical expertise of academic institutions in the Region towards making the 2030 European regional immunization agenda a reality.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the direct supervision of the Team Lead for Immunization Analytics and monitoring and the technical leadership of the Regional Adviser VIF, the incumbent will support regional efforts in the monitoring, evaluation and accountability of EIA2030 and donor funded projects at the WHO European Office in Copenhagen, in collaboration with relevant technical officers (where needed), and provision of technical support to countries to strengthen capacity for monitoring and evaluating performance of national vaccine-preventable disease control and elimination programmes and use of data for action.

Key Duties:

• Contribute to the development of frameworks, guidelines and tools required to monitor and evaluate progress towards goals and targets of the EIA2030;
• Contribute to the development and dissemination of reports on the progress towards goals and targets of the EIA2030;
• Provide technical assistance to Member States towards improving national capacity in the area of monitoring and evaluation, and immunization information systems, with particular emphasis on the implementation of EIA2030, identification of inequities in immunization, recovery from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and identification of programmatic risks for the immunization programme.;
• Coordinate priority activities in support of ongoing efforts by Member States to strengthen their information and monitoring systems, in compliance with WHO guidelines, and use of data for decision making. When appropriate, develop guidelines and tools to support Member States establishing monitoring and evaluation systems adapted to their context and implement M&E cycles;
• Maintain regular contacts with country focal points to ensure complete and timely reporting of required data and provide feedback on quality of submitted data.
• Analyse and visualize available data in suitable formats, including support to develop data dissemination platforms; and prepare reports and briefs as required Contribute to the development of frameworks, guidelines and tools required to monitor the implementation of donor funded projects in the WHO Europe region and concerned countries.
• Undertake any other duties which may be assigned according to the needs of the WHO, under the strategic guidance of supervisors.

  REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  Education

  Essential:

  📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

• University degree (Master`s level) in health or mathematical science,

Desirable: Additional university degree in any of the above fields.

Experience

Essential: At least 7 years of public health experience in epidemiology and monitoring of communicable diseases with demonstrated experience in the control of vaccine-preventable diseases.
Desirable:

Skills

WHO Competencies

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable:

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 5348 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