WHO Consultant Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs

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WHO Consultant Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

WHO Kenya looking for “Consultant”.

Applicants with a degree in Diploma Degree may apply on or before March 20, 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.

WHO Consultant Jobs 2024

The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on March 13, 2024 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Consultant to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

WHO Job Vacancy 2024

The incumbent will deliver the following:
RCCE systems in pandemic preparedness strengthened

All hazard pandemic preparedness plan must include RCCE component that addresses pandemic influenza and other respiratory pathogens of pandemic potential.
A series of multisectoral partnership meetings held to review and update RCCE coordination plans and SOPS for emergencies at national and regional levels.
Workshop to update RCCE plan based on influenza plan (update the RCCE plan based on the PIP for 35 regional and central focal persons based on epidemic profiling)

Community Engaged

Guidelines and SOPs for community engagement developed (a systematic engagement of communities for emergencies to enhance risk perception and informed decision making for risk mitigation enabled by the availability of community engagement SOP and guidelines).
Multisectoral risk communication and community engagement team supported to develop SOP and guidelines.

Knowledge translation capacity is developed and enhanced

To address gaps in research findings translation, a series of training workshops held for selected researchers, health staff and media to equip them with skills to translate research findings to inform policy makers on influenza and pandemic preparedness policy and planning as well as awareness creation for the public.
Training to enhance knowledge translation capacities of the Ministry of health and other stakeholders critical for pandemic preparedness to inform evidence-informed policies, strategies, plans, tools, and communication messages.
Conducted annual pre-season knowledge translation to review and update seasonal and pandemic respiratory pathogens preparedness and response plans, strategies, tools, and messages for effective community engagement or seasonal and pandemic respiratory pathogens prevention and response.
Regularly review and update preseason messages and print IEC materials for seasonal and pandemic respiratory pathogens preparedness and response.

Position in Organization:

Contractual Arrangement: External consultant
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 3 Months
Job Posting: Mar 12, 2024, 1:57:35 PM
Closing Date: Mar 20, 2024, 4:29:00 AM
Primary Location: Kenya-Nairobi
Organization: AF/EPR Emergency Preparedness and Response
Schedule: Full-time

Qualification:

A first university degree in communication, social sciences or public health.

Experience:

At least 5 years’ experience of risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) with international experience.
Experience of working in risk communications or health promotion/community engagement during public health emergencies
Experience of RCCE capacity building at the country and regional levels
Good writing skills
Good understanding of digital media and/or experience of community engagement and feedback mechanisms.
Expert knowledge of English or French with working level of the other language.

Remuneration