Deliverables

Provide capacity-building and project coordination expertise to deliver learning activities in support of the LCD objectives.

Identify and help implement strategies to increase learning transfer of WHE online, hybrid and face-to-face courses and application of learned skills within local contexts.

Identify and implement optimal mechanisms for outreach to health care professionals and other stakeholders working in health emergencies

Develop curriculum and produce course materials for online and face-to-face capacity-development activities for the WHO Health Emergencies programme.

Produce new knowledge resources on health emergencies based on evolving technical guidance.

Check online materials to ensure full alignment with WHO’s latest technical guidance and recommendations on COVID-19 and other diseases.

Analyse user feedback on existing learning materials and address any misunderstanding and frequently asked questions through course material revision in consultation with subject-matter experts.

Reporting and evaluation of health emergency learning activities.

Define key indicators and methodologies for assessing impact across the unit’s learning activities, ensuring alignment with WHO guidelines and standards.

Design surveys to assess the impact of the learning initiatives among WHO personnel and partners working in health emergencies.

Analyze data to identify trends, insights, and areas for improvement.

Prepare a comprehensive report summarizing the findings and outlining feedback and recommendations for further action.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications

Essential:

Minimum first university degree in Sciences, Social Sciences, Management, Public Health or a related field relevant to the position.

Desirable:

An advanced university degree or complementary education degree, qualification or training in a second of the above-mentioned fields.

Experience

Essential:

Between 5 to 10 years of professional experience in the area of capacity-building through training and exercises.

Demonstrated experience in project management.

Experience working at the international level.

Extensive experience working within a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.

Desirable:

Experience in visual design.

Experience working with a United Nations agency

Skills/Knowledge

Essential:

• Very strong project coordination skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Good analytical skills
• Excellent writing/editing skills, good communicator
• IT savvy
• Ability to coordinate writing of official documents with various stakeholders
• Self-motivated
• Capacity to produce at short notice and against tight deadline
• Ability to work in multicultural teams
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Desirable:

• Proven knowledge and skills in WHO health emergencies learning.

Languages and level required

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English

Desirable: 

• Intermediate knowledge of other UN languages