United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Medical Officer (Infectious Diseases and Public Health) - Temporary Jobs in South Sudan

United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Medical Officer (Infectious Diseases and Public Health) - Temporary Jobs in South Sudan

Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) with duty station in Juba, in the Medical Section and under the Service Delivery Pillar of the Mission Support Division. The Medical Officer (Infections Diseases and Public Health) will report to the Chief Medical Officer. Juba is classified in the "E" category and as a non-family duty station.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the Infectious Diseases and Public Health (IDPH) Officer provides professional, technical, operational, and administrative assistance to the development, coordination and delivery of high-quality comprehensive Mission-wide sustained interventions for health promotion, communicable and non-communicable disease prevention including STI, HIV&AIDS and related health conditions.

He/she will be responsible of running a continuous and comprehensive program of health promotion, prevention, and control of communicable including HIV and non-communicable diseases targeting all mission personnel (both civilian and uniformed personnel).

Within delegated authority, the IDPH Officer will be responsible for supporting the following duties:

• Develop mission IDPH plan of action, progress and evaluation reports.

• Manage resources, budgets, prioritizes allocations, and identifies resource specific technical/management problems to ensure timely programme delivery.

• Develop and coordinate activities and tasks related to promotion of health and wellness amongst UNMISS personnel including in uniforms.

• Coordinate inductions for newly recruited/deployed including troops, raise awareness on communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases and Sexual Transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV&AIDS,

• Design and develop health promotion and disease prevention training modules including HIV&AIDS presentations and training materials update.

• Establish and strengthen disease surveillance and response systems to provide data on the magnitude and impact of chronic and infectious diseases on UN personnel for evidence informed programming.

• Develop social and behavioural change communication strategy/resources for implementation of sustained health promotion interventions to prevent chronic diseases and infectious diseases.

• Participate actively in emergency preparedness and response plan of UNMISS to include public health emergencies, disease outbreaks and other crisis through outbreak investigation, disease surveillance, active case finding and contact tracing.

• Maintain Monitoring and Evaluation IDPHU programmatic activities including surveys and review meetings, track interventions outcomes, share best practices, lessons learned and advise the CMO for better future planning and decision-making.

• Make effective implementation of training and course programs for Health Promoters HIV/AIDS Peer Educators, HIV Counsellors and PEP custodians.

• Maintain operational/functional Voluntary Confidential Counselling and testing (VCCT) facilities/services, safer sex advocacy and sustained condom dispensing/accessibility across the mission area, including availability of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) kits and related products for peacekeeping personnel.

• Draft SOPs on prevalent diseases including revision of Mission HIV&AIDS Policy, VCCT and PEP Custodian protocols.

• Initiate surveillance surveys, baseline and KAPB (Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Behaviour) surveys mission-wide upon troops deployments and prior to their rotations.

• Supervise disease surveillance by gathering information/data collection, analysis and interpretation, validation epidemiologic data, report and advise the mission senior management for decision-making.

• Mainstreaming STI/HIV/AIDS concerns in other sections/units’ mandates (UNPOL, SSR, Gender, Child Protection) to support UN SCR 1983.

• Participates in joint UN Team on AIDS and collaborate with other key international and national actors on the ground.

• Liaise with National (MoH, etc.) and International (WHO, UNAIDS) bodies involved in communicable disease prevention and control including HIV&AIDS.

• Establish networking system for referrals including at National and International level and supervise database management.

• Ensure all IDPH Unit staff members developed their individual workplans, and are implementing accordingly, provide feedback in time.

• Plan and organize annual retreat to discuss achievements, lessons learned and come out with a new unit workplan (next year).

• Manage with accountability resources, budgets, prioritizes allocations, and identifies resource specific technical/management problems to ensure timely programme delivery.

• Appraise Unit members performance with objectivity and feedback.

• Assess socio-economic effects of prevailing health conditions within the mission area, including gender issues with a focus on route causes, key transmission channels affecting the population.

• Review and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to CMO and copy DHMOSH HIV focal point.

• Performing related ad hoc duties as may be tasked by the senior management.

Competencies

• Professionalism: Has knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to programming of holistic Infectious Diseases & Public Health (IDPH) intervention in peacekeeping; especially social and behaviour change communication for uniformed and civilian personnel. Has demonstrated ability to identify issues, analyse and participate in the resolution of IDPH and conflict/post-conflict issues/problems.

• Planning and Organising: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; Adjusts priorities as required; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; Uses time efficiently

• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; Tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed

• Creativity: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; Offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; Promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; Takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas, thinks “outside the box”; Takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; Is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches

Education

Medical doctor (MD) with a master’s or equivalent in public health, infectious diseases, health promotion and education or HIV/AIDS specialist is required.

Work Experience

At least seven (7) years’ experience in internal medicine, family medicine, tropical medicine, epidemiology/public health, microbiology, infectious diseases, Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH), Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV&AIDS program is required.

Experience in Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, HIV&AIDS programming particularly in a conflict and post conflict scenario is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Working Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Medical Officer (Infectious Diseases and Public Health) - Temporary Jobs in South Sudan

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