AdresOBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The position works in the context of the WHO Country Cooperation Strategy to enable the achievement of the Office’s partnerships and external relations’ goals for joint programming and funding to deliver the national health and development agenda. The purpose of the position is to manage the development and implementation of the WHO Country Office’s communication strategies toward achievement of its partnerships goals through optimal stakeholder awareness and organizational branding.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
• Work in coordination with the Partnerships and External Relations and Communications officers.
• Develop and manage the implementation of communication strategies and plans to enhance the visibility of WHO’s programme successes and advocacy to strategic partners.
• Design and implement promotional activities and campaigns to position WHO as a leader within the public-health space.
• Manage the office’s Partnerships’ data and intelligence information system.
• Manage – in close collaboration with technical staff – the creation, packaging and dissemination of targeted materials to strategic partners on programme initiatives and issues, including success stories which bring visibility to the impact of their funding.
• Apply knowledge, as a national of the country or territory, of the cultural norms of diverse, national stakeholders, in order to manage the development and updating of partner linkages for the WHO country office website as well as effective social-media engagements.
• Ensure the regular monitoring and tracking of partnerships’ perceptions of the Organization, proposing risk-mitigation communications and new strategies.
• Guide technical staff on appropriate communications’ approaches in partnerships’ briefings.
• Conduct and coordinate partner-sensitive communication training for WHO country office staff and personnel.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: A university degree (bachelor’s) in a relevant field (such as communication, journalism, marketing, health communications, political science, or international relations).
Courses in graphic design, or visual language and/or in the use of social media.
Desirable: Formal qualification in public health. Courses in communication techniques and/or graphic design, visual language in the use of social media.
Experience
Essential: A minimum of five years of work experience relevant for the position (developing and delivering communications services and products, including for a national public organization; social media and graphic design).Desirable: Some of the above experience to have been obtained in international context.
Skills
• Web-based communications, marketing, and outreach activities.
• The cultural norms of diverse, national stakeholders
• Public health and/or international development issues.
• Strategic communications planning and implementation
• Developing and implementing communication/media products and approaches
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Developing messaging and positioning For Partnerships for an organization.
• Promoting an organizational brand in virtual communities and networks.
• Eliciting and communicating programme success stories.
Desirable:
• Knowledge of WHO /United Nations agencies programmes and practices
• Knowledge of WHO mandate and goals in the national context.
• Results in developing messaging and positioning For Partnerships for a national/international organization.
WHO Competencies
1) Teamwork
2) Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3) Communication
4) Ensuring the effective use of resources
5) Producing results
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English and Arabic.
Other Skills (e.g. IT)
Computer literacy and knowledge of office software packages, handling of web-based management systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and Cloud Management Enterprise System such as Workday.
REMUNERATION
Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at JOD 47,203 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level.
- Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line through Stellis. For assessment of your application, please ensure that:
1 -Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated.
2- All required details regarding your qualifications, education, training and experience are provided under relevant sections.
3- Your experience records are properly entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. - Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model:https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/enhanced-who-global-competency-model
- Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
- A written test may be used as a form of screening.
- In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
- Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
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- WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
- WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
- WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.
- WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
- This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.
