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UN Volunteers: Technical Officer – Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
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Fully Funded
Description
The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinator international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS), the incumbent will manage the Emergency Operations Centre’s (EOC) systems (hardware and software) and ensure staff support tools are well maintained and operational throughout the full cycle of the health emergency preparedness, recovery and response operations.
Reporting to the relevant supervisor, and under the overall guidance of the Regional Emergency Coordinator, the incumbent will have front line responsibility for managing the EOC, ensuring the overall compliance with the emergency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The incumbent will work with a team of technical staff, liaise with counterparts within the organization to ensure implementation of operational services
Eligibilities
Applicants must be 25 years old, Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty station
Education:
- A first university degree in management, public or business administration, health, information management, computer sciences or related field from an accredited/recognized institute;
- Preferable to have professional training in emergency management, events management and/or public health.
Experience:
- 60 months experience Required
- At least five up to 10 years’ relevant experience, combined at the national and international levels in supporting emergency operations involving applying public health emergency planning and management systems.
- Preferable to have experience in developing countries. Prior humanitarian working experience at field level, with WHO, other UN agency, health cluster partners or with an international nongovernmental organization.
- Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.
- Proficiency in MS Office with the use of IT facilities for information-sharing and/or database management.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in operational support responses to outbreaks and health emergencies and events management.
- Sound analytical, planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, obtain results while and adhering to tight deadlines.
- Tact, diplomacy and courtesy when working in multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.
Language:
- English (Mandatory) , Level – Fluent
- Arabic (Optional) , Level – Working Language
Area of Expertise:
-
- Software and applications development and analysis Mandatory
- Hardware and systems maintenance, operation and administration Mandatory
- Telecommunications systems Mandatory
Driving license: No
Competencies values:
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
- Communication
- Integrity
- Planning and Organizing
- Professionalism
- Working in Teams
Benefits
A UN Volunteer receives a Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) which is composed of the Monthly Living Allowance (MLA) and a Family Allowance (FA) for those with dependents (maximum three).
The Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) is paid at the end of each month to cover housing, utilities, transportation, communications and other basic needs. The VLA can be computed by applying the Post-Adjustment Multiplier (PAM) to the VLA base rate of US$ 1,651. The VLA base rate is a global rate across the world, while the PAM is duty station/country-specific and fluctuates on a monthly basis according to the cost of living.
This method ensures that international UN Volunteers have comparable purchasing power at all duty stations irrespective of varying costs of living. The PAM is established by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and is published at the beginning of every month on the ICSC website http://icsc.un.org.
Program Venue
Cairo
Egypt
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Angola, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Cook Island, Congo (Republic)
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Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Angola, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Cook Island, Congo (Republic)
Application Process
Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
- First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
- Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.
Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
- First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.
- Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The rapidly changing nature of novel coronavirus COVID-19 has placed significant and increasing restrictions on the freedom of movement of people across the globe, within countries and across borders. Such restrictions make it very difficult for international UN Volunteers to begin their assignments at their assigned duty station and UNV cannot guarantee assignments will proceed as normal.
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Emergency Coordinator and Program Area
Manager of Emergency Response or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer
Technical Officer – Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will:
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the EOC, ensure that all of the EOC’s functionality, systems, hardware, software and staff support tools are well maintained and operational throughout the full cycle of the incident.
- Support the development and implementation of operational procedures and structures for managing response to health emergencies, this involves liaising with the incident management team, WCOs, other regions, headquarters and Member States EOC structures as needed.
- Ensure information-sharing and provide technical support to the information management, telecommunications, geospatial information systems and security management.
- Receive all WHO staff and responders upon arrival to the incident site, provide the required briefing and guidance, ensure full integration within their respective teams and facilitate their mission.
- Participate in the operational support responses to health emergencies. Act as a surge capacity when required.
- Provide technical support to WHO Country Offices to operate their EOC at country level.
- During the recovery phase, take appropriate actions for the demobilization of the Operations Centre, this includes:
- Return of borrowed equipment to appropriate locations.
- Replacement of broken or lost items.
- Restock of supplies and equipment.
- Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor.
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UN Volunteers: Technical Officer – Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
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Opportunity Type
Internship
Full Time
Description
The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinator international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS), the incumbent will manage the Emergency Operations Centre’s (EOC) systems (hardware and software) and ensure staff support tools are well maintained and operational throughout the full cycle of the health emergency preparedness, recovery and response operations.
Reporting to the relevant supervisor, and under the overall guidance of the Regional Emergency Coordinator, the incumbent will have front line responsibility for managing the EOC, ensuring the overall compliance with the emergency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The incumbent will work with a team of technical staff, liaise with counterparts within the organization to ensure implementation of operational services
Eligibilities
Applicants must be 25 years old, Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty station
Education:
- A first university degree in management, public or business administration, health, information management, computer sciences or related field from an accredited/recognized institute;
- Preferable to have professional training in emergency management, events management and/or public health.
Experience:
- 60 months experience Required
- At least five up to 10 years’ relevant experience, combined at the national and international levels in supporting emergency operations involving applying public health emergency planning and management systems.
- Preferable to have experience in developing countries. Prior humanitarian working experience at field level, with WHO, other UN agency, health cluster partners or with an international nongovernmental organization.
- Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.
- Proficiency in MS Office with the use of IT facilities for information-sharing and/or database management.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in operational support responses to outbreaks and health emergencies and events management.
- Sound analytical, planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, obtain results while and adhering to tight deadlines.
- Tact, diplomacy and courtesy when working in multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.
Language:
- English (Mandatory) , Level – Fluent
- Arabic (Optional) , Level – Working Language
Area of Expertise:
-
- Software and applications development and analysis Mandatory
- Hardware and systems maintenance, operation and administration Mandatory
- Telecommunications systems Mandatory
Driving license: No
Competencies values:
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
- Communication
- Integrity
- Planning and Organizing
- Professionalism
- Working in Teams
Benefits
A UN Volunteer receives a Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) which is composed of the Monthly Living Allowance (MLA) and a Family Allowance (FA) for those with dependents (maximum three).
The Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) is paid at the end of each month to cover housing, utilities, transportation, communications and other basic needs. The VLA can be computed by applying the Post-Adjustment Multiplier (PAM) to the VLA base rate of US$ 1,651. The VLA base rate is a global rate across the world, while the PAM is duty station/country-specific and fluctuates on a monthly basis according to the cost of living.
This method ensures that international UN Volunteers have comparable purchasing power at all duty stations irrespective of varying costs of living. The PAM is established by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and is published at the beginning of every month on the ICSC website http://icsc.un.org.
Program Venue
Cairo
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Angola, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Cook Island, Congo (Republic)
Application Process
Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
- First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
- Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.
Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
- First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.
- Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The rapidly changing nature of novel coronavirus COVID-19 has placed significant and increasing restrictions on the freedom of movement of people across the globe, within countries and across borders. Such restrictions make it very difficult for international UN Volunteers to begin their assignments at their assigned duty station and UNV cannot guarantee assignments will proceed as normal.
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Emergency Coordinator and Program Area
Manager of Emergency Response or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer
Technical Officer – Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will:
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the EOC, ensure that all of the EOC’s functionality, systems, hardware, software and staff support tools are well maintained and operational throughout the full cycle of the incident.
- Support the development and implementation of operational procedures and structures for managing response to health emergencies, this involves liaising with the incident management team, WCOs, other regions, headquarters and Member States EOC structures as needed.
- Ensure information-sharing and provide technical support to the information management, telecommunications, geospatial information systems and security management.
- Receive all WHO staff and responders upon arrival to the incident site, provide the required briefing and guidance, ensure full integration within their respective teams and facilitate their mission.
- Participate in the operational support responses to health emergencies. Act as a surge capacity when required.
- Provide technical support to WHO Country Offices to operate their EOC at country level.
- During the recovery phase, take appropriate actions for the demobilization of the Operations Centre, this includes:
- Return of borrowed equipment to appropriate locations.
- Replacement of broken or lost items.
- Restock of supplies and equipment.
- Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor.
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UN Volunteers: Technical Officer – Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
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Opportunity Type
Internship
Paid
Description
The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinator international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS), the incumbent will manage the Emergency Operations Centre’s (EOC) systems (hardware and software) and ensure staff support tools are well maintained and operational throughout the full cycle of the health emergency preparedness, recovery and response operations.
Reporting to the relevant supervisor, and under the overall guidance of the Regional Emergency Coordinator, the incumbent will have front line responsibility for managing the EOC, ensuring the overall compliance with the emergency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The incumbent will work with a team of technical staff, liaise with counterparts within the organization to ensure implementation of operational services
Eligibilities
Applicants must be 25 years old, Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty station
Education:
- A first university degree in management, public or business administration, health, information management, computer sciences or related field from an accredited/recognized institute;
- Preferable to have professional training in emergency management, events management and/or public health.
Experience:
- 60 months experience Required
- At least five up to 10 years’ relevant experience, combined at the national and international levels in supporting emergency operations involving applying public health emergency planning and management systems.
- Preferable to have experience in developing countries. Prior humanitarian working experience at field level, with WHO, other UN agency, health cluster partners or with an international nongovernmental organization.
- Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.
- Proficiency in MS Office with the use of IT facilities for information-sharing and/or database management.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in operational support responses to outbreaks and health emergencies and events management.
- Sound analytical, planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, obtain results while and adhering to tight deadlines.
- Tact, diplomacy and courtesy when working in multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.
Language:
- English (Mandatory) , Level – Fluent
- Arabic (Optional) , Level – Working Language
Area of Expertise:
-
- Software and applications development and analysis Mandatory
- Hardware and systems maintenance, operation and administration Mandatory
- Telecommunications systems Mandatory
Driving license: No
Competencies values:
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
- Communication
- Integrity
- Planning and Organizing
- Professionalism
- Working in Teams
Benefits
A UN Volunteer receives a Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) which is composed of the Monthly Living Allowance (MLA) and a Family Allowance (FA) for those with dependents (maximum three).
The Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) is paid at the end of each month to cover housing, utilities, transportation, communications and other basic needs. The VLA can be computed by applying the Post-Adjustment Multiplier (PAM) to the VLA base rate of US$ 1,651. The VLA base rate is a global rate across the world, while the PAM is duty station/country-specific and fluctuates on a monthly basis according to the cost of living.
This method ensures that international UN Volunteers have comparable purchasing power at all duty stations irrespective of varying costs of living. The PAM is established by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and is published at the beginning of every month on the ICSC website http://icsc.un.org.
Program Venue
Cairo
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Angola, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Cook Island, Congo (Republic)
Application Process
Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
- First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
- Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.
Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
- First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.
- Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The rapidly changing nature of novel coronavirus COVID-19 has placed significant and increasing restrictions on the freedom of movement of people across the globe, within countries and across borders. Such restrictions make it very difficult for international UN Volunteers to begin their assignments at their assigned duty station and UNV cannot guarantee assignments will proceed as normal.
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Emergency Coordinator and Program Area
Manager of Emergency Response or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer
Technical Officer – Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will:
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the EOC, ensure that all of the EOC’s functionality, systems, hardware, software and staff support tools are well maintained and operational throughout the full cycle of the incident.
- Support the development and implementation of operational procedures and structures for managing response to health emergencies, this involves liaising with the incident management team, WCOs, other regions, headquarters and Member States EOC structures as needed.
- Ensure information-sharing and provide technical support to the information management, telecommunications, geospatial information systems and security management.
- Receive all WHO staff and responders upon arrival to the incident site, provide the required briefing and guidance, ensure full integration within their respective teams and facilitate their mission.
- Participate in the operational support responses to health emergencies. Act as a surge capacity when required.
- Provide technical support to WHO Country Offices to operate their EOC at country level.
- During the recovery phase, take appropriate actions for the demobilization of the Operations Centre, this includes:
- Return of borrowed equipment to appropriate locations.
- Replacement of broken or lost items.
- Restock of supplies and equipment.
- Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor.
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Description
The mission of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinator international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Incident Management System (IMS), the incumbent will manage the Emergency Operations Centre’s (EOC) systems (hardware and software) and ensure staff support tools are well maintained and operational throughout the full cycle of the health emergency preparedness, recovery and response operations.
Reporting to the relevant supervisor, and under the overall guidance of the Regional Emergency Coordinator, the incumbent will have front line responsibility for managing the EOC, ensuring the overall compliance with the emergency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The incumbent will work with a team of technical staff, liaise with counterparts within the organization to ensure implementation of operational services
BENIFITS
A UN Volunteer receives a Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) which is composed of the Monthly Living Allowance (MLA) and a Family Allowance (FA) for those with dependents (maximum three).
The Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) is paid at the end of each month to cover housing, utilities, transportation, communications and other basic needs. The VLA can be computed by applying the Post-Adjustment Multiplier (PAM) to the VLA base rate of US$ 1,651. The VLA base rate is a global rate across the world, while the PAM is duty station/country-specific and fluctuates on a monthly basis according to the cost of living.
This method ensures that international UN Volunteers have comparable purchasing power at all duty stations irrespective of varying costs of living. The PAM is established by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and is published at the beginning of every month on the ICSC website http://icsc.un.org.
Eligibilities
Applicants must be 25 years old, Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty station
Education:
- A first university degree in management, public or business administration, health, information management, computer sciences or related field from an accredited/recognized institute;
- Preferable to have professional training in emergency management, events management and/or public health.
Experience:
- 60 months experience Required
- At least five up to 10 years’ relevant experience, combined at the national and international levels in supporting emergency operations involving applying public health emergency planning and management systems.
- Preferable to have experience in developing countries. Prior humanitarian working experience at field level, with WHO, other UN agency, health cluster partners or with an international nongovernmental organization.
- Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.
- Proficiency in MS Office with the use of IT facilities for information-sharing and/or database management.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in operational support responses to outbreaks and health emergencies and events management.
- Sound analytical, planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, obtain results while and adhering to tight deadlines.
- Tact, diplomacy and courtesy when working in multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.
Language:
- English (Mandatory) , Level – Fluent
- Arabic (Optional) , Level – Working Language
Area of Expertise:
-
- Software and applications development and analysis Mandatory
- Hardware and systems maintenance, operation and administration Mandatory
- Telecommunications systems Mandatory
Driving license: No
Competencies values:
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
- Communication
- Integrity
- Planning and Organizing
- Professionalism
- Working in Teams
For Further Queries:
Eligible Regions:
Program Venue:
APPLICATION PROCESS
Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
- First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
- Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.
Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
- First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.
- Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.
