Epidemiologist (Country and Regional Engagement) in Berlin bei World Health Organization

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations. The Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems Division (WSE) is responsible to build a system of collaborative intelligence enabling better decisions to avert and manage public health threats and risks. Its goal is to enable, strengthen and support countries, regional and global actors in averting and managing public health threats and risks through collaborative problem solving and decision-making for short-term action and long-term policies, informed by better data and analytics. The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence is a new office of WHO, located in Berlin, and part of the WSE division. It works with partners to enable the generation of public health relevant information to provide timely actionable insights in response to health emergencies; and improve decision making in response to prepare for, avert and respond to public health threats. It also aims to reduce fragmentation and inefficiency by creating an ecosystem that promotes collaboration across multiple professional disciplines, sectors, and initiatives; and empower decision makers, public health professionals, and civil society to make informed public health decisions.The Collaborative Intelligence Department (COL) is responsible for establishing and coordinating internal and external networks and partnerships that facilitate the work of the Pandemic Hub and the broader WHE Programme around Collaborative Surveillance.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Within the framework of the delegated authority, the incumbent is assigned all or part of the following duties which are performed according to the needs of the unit and department:

• Provide technical specialist support to the development of project proposals to support Member States and WHO regional offices.

• Support the development and implementation strategies and planning processes for the establishment, growth, success and sustainability of large global initiatives, with a particular focus on Collaborative Surveillance and HEPR.

• Provide key support to the technical and administrative aspects of priorities in Collaborative Surveillance and National Public Health Agencies (NPHAs) including monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, workplan development, resource mobilization and allocation of projects and initiatives.

• Provide epidemiological advice and guidance to WHO, Member States, global and regional partners, and other stakeholders in implementation of Collaborative Surveillance and strengthening the capacity of NPHAs to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies with a particular focus on the technical aspects.

• Contribute to the development of surveillance guidelines, protocols, tools and standard operating procedures (SoPs) for detection, verification and response to public health events of national and international concern.

• Foster collaboration with internal partners, particularly WHO Regional Offices and external public health partners, including Member States, regional networks and international organisations, to support NPHAs to deliver core emergency preparedness public health functions.

• Liaise with external funders and implementers to increase alignment and effectiveness of Collaborative Surveillance investments; support WHO Regional Offices, regional partners and/or countries to develop funding requests and implementation plans for Collaborative Surveillance.

• Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior leadership and other stakeholders on strategy and implementation, highlighting progress and achievements as well as identifying challenges / risks and areas / options for improvement.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in domains