Child and Adolescent Health Personnel at World Health Organization

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

 

Child and Adolescent Health Personnel

  • Job TypeContract
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience2 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldMedical / Healthcare 

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

  • Provide technical support to the Ministry of Health in the development, review, and implementation of child, adolescent, and nutrition policies, and strategies. 
  • Support the Ministry of Health to adapt global and regional evidence-based policies, strategies, and plans for newborn, child, and adolescent health to fit the Kenya country context.
  • Support capacity-building initiatives to improve the knowledge and skill of health workers to deliver quality newborn, child, and adolescent health services at national and country levels.
  • Proactively contribute to enhancing coordination through participation in relevant technical working groups/taskforces and fostering strategic partnerships among UN agencies, and partners including drafting relevant proposals for scale-up of high-impact interventions to scale up Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health at the county and national levels.
  • Strengthen the enabling environment for maternal child health through knowledge exchange at the national, regional, and global levels.
  • Compile reports and relevant programmatic information.
  • Support resource mobilization and proposal development efforts, working closely with WHO HQ and WHO AFRO colleagues.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned regularly by the HSS Cluster Lead, WHO Kenya Country Representative, or his delegated authority

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

  • Essential: Advanced university degree in Pediatrics from a recognized university.
  • Desirable: Post-graduate degree in Public Health additional training in Adolescent Health, Integrated management of Childhood illnesses, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, Health Programme Management, Epidemiology will be an asset.

Experience:

  • Essential: Two years of experience in the implementation, organization, and management of CAH&N. Solid understanding of the continuum of care between the health system and the community with respect to child and adolescent health interventions programmes.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to World Health Organization on careers.who.int to apply

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