WHO Infodemic Management Consultant Jobs

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WHO Infodemic Management Consultant Jobs 2024 – Nigeria NGO Jobs.

WHO Nigeria looking for “Infodemic Management Consultant”.

Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 18 April 2024.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.

The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on 08 April 2024 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Infodemic Management Consultant to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

WHO Job Vacancy 2024

Key responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the EPR team lead, and with close collaboration with the AIRA Country Support Lead, the infodemic management consultant shall undertake the following tasks:

Lead an information ecosystem analysis, with contributions from partners
Map out the existing coordination mechanisms, and mobilize partners to adapt them to current infodemic needs
Help draft strategic documents, SOPs, tools to support an efficient workflow between IM stakeholders
Establish a community-based, mass and social media surveillance on discussions around perceptions, vaccines and issues around health emergency and non-emergency topics.
Monitor and analyze the discourse on key health topics, including vaccinations in the country from online and offline sources.

Qualification:

Advanced university degree in communication, public health, health sciences or a related field an accredited/recognized institute.

Experience:

At least five years of experience in public health communication, risk communication, social behavior change or any related field.
Experience in an emergency response including risk communication, community engagement and infodemics is a strong plus.
Demonstrated experience in multistakeholder coordination
Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering training sessions, especially in infodemic management
Excellent English writing and editing skills, knowledge of another Nigerian national language is a plus

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