Applications have opened for the Vacancy for Technical Officer at WHO in Turkey. Interested candidates can apply for the position now.

Duties

• Develop and/or adapt Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) for disease surveillance, case investigation, reporting, and response;
• Similarly, support the initiation of and guide outbreak investigation following Standard Operation Procedures;
• Also, work with relevant institutions and partners to develop/adapt training materials and to implement training on identified surveillance, investigation, reporting and response ;
• Likewise, support the strengthening of laboratories for timely diagnosis of epidemic-prone diseases;
• Also, develop and apply monitoring and evaluation methods and materials;
• Furthermore, cooperating with partners to plan, train and evaluate activities at sub-national level;
• Collaborate with technical staff to secure sources of information and recommend work plans for medium- and long-term; Contribute content to the Epidemiological Bulletin and prepare and present updates on epidemiological status for different coordination meetings with all relevant partners and local actors/authorities;
• Additionally, prepare regular reports and updates on project implementation, including monitoring and resource management.

Qualifications

Education

• Essential: Master’s degree in public health and/or health-related fields.
• Desirable: An advanced university degree in emergency response or disaster management in the context of public health, or incommunicable/infectious diseases.

Experience

• Essential: At least four years’ experience in public health programs in the areas of surveillance, disease control, and immunization, including 2 years experience at the international level
• Desirable: Experience or knowledge of WHO mandate and goals in Health Action in Crises or experience in UN organizations/agencies. Also, working experience in developing countries and/or emergency response.

Skills

Knowledge of WHO, the UN System, or NGO work in the field of response relief and/or of practices and procedures as related to the work.

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