Details
WHO is looking for a mental health technical Officer in the WHO office in Cairo, Egypt. It is an on-sight job but it is for legal residents only. The job will be of 12 months contract but you can further extend it. The recruited officer is expected to work with the Sustainable Development Goal of ‘Good Health and Well-being’.
Furthermore, the selected candidate will be expected to start on 16 Jan 2022.
Task description
The Mental Health Technical officer will be under the direct supervision of the regional advisor for mental health and substance use at the Regional Office, Ministry of Health, Directorates of Health, UN/NGO partners and across the organization.
Their job will be to:
- Collect, validate and analyze the data from Member states for Eastern Mediterranean Country Resources for Mental health neurological and substance use disorders
- Coordinate with the departmental communication officer to maintain an updated mental health and substance use website of WHO/EMRO
- Support the MNH team in conducting the meetings during the period of assignment
- Support the global and regional initiatives and partnerships with civil society organizations, sister UN agencies and EMRO programmes
- Also assist in drafting, reviewing formatting and editing technical documents and information products policy briefs, tool kits, guides/manuals, hand-outs, brochures and reports
- If required, perform other relevant tasks.
- Furthermore, UN officers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment as well as promote voluntary action through engagement with communities.
- Should be familiar with and build on traditional or local forms of volunteerism in the host country
- Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities
- Should also contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.
- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers
- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Eligibility
- Must be in the age group of (27-80).
- Should be a legal resident of Egypt.
- Furthermore, the applicant should hold a master degree or equivalent in Mental health or social sciences. (Public health qualification will be an added plus.)
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in mental health and substance use programming.
- Experience working in the Humanitarian context and emergencies would be an asset.
- Also has a good knowledge of WHO strategic documents and guidelines, inter-agency standards in the area of mental health and substance use
- Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively in written and spoken English. Moreover, knowledge of Arabic and French is desirable.
- Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel
- computer literate
- familiarity with database management and office technology equipment
- Self-motivated and also has the ability to work with tight deadlines
- Have affinity with or interest in mental health, neurological and substance use
Visit the official webpage for more information.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | General Job |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 09 December,2021 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Company Name | World Health Organisation |
| City | Cairo |