Vacancy Announcement for Director, Health Promotion
This area of work is geared to designing, coordinating andpromoting policies and programmes that encourage healthy lifestyles. The mainfunctions are:
-to prepare a comprehensive framework for actions related tofactors influencing health, ranging from social, economic andenvironmental determinants to individual behavioural patterns and including theirinterdependencies;
– to establish a synopsis of possible interventions ondeterminants and individual modes of behaviour with positive health effects,ranking them by their potential impact on major disease groups;
– to raise awareness of Member States, civil society and theprivate sector of their potential to promote good health and combat ill-healthwithin their respective spheres of influence, by offering them specificintervention options to be implemented in a variety of settings;
Health promotion efforts will be advanced by working withnongovernmental organizations and the private sector, as well as with healthprofessionals and policy-makers; and by collaborating with other clusters tostrengthen national capability to monitor and regulate risks to health and to enactlegislation to promote and protect health.
Objectives
– to define concepts and improve strategies for promotinghealth in priority settings, including the Global School Health Initiative,health-promoting workplaces, and healthy cities and communities, incollaboration with other organizations and the private sector;
– to create a global health promotion alliance by strengtheningnetworks and partnerships already in place and creating new alliances withand between organizations in the public and private sectors, at all levelsof society; – to support development of a global monitoring system andnetwork of health promotion practice;
– to act as a clearing house for information on changes inbehaviour and lifestyle that affect health;
– to collect, analyse and disseminate information onsocio-economic determinants of health.
Qualifications required
Education, and Skills:
Medical or other relevant health-related doctoraldegree with masters degree in public health or relevant socialsciences. Knowledge of health development and related socio-politicalissues and economic analysis. Ability to ensure international support for WHO inthe field of health promotion, education and communication; ability to supervise senior technical staff and collaborate with other Departments
Experience:
Wide experience in international health at senior level;good knowledge of policy making process at international andnational levels.
Languages:
Excellent knowledge of English or Frenchwith good knowledge of the other.
Vacancy Announcement for Director, Mental Health
This area of work aims at reducing the impact of mental andneurological disorders on individuals, families, communities and societies. It focuses on promotion of mental health, prevention of major mental andneurological disorders, and appropriate care of people with those disorders. This can be achieved through increased awareness of the burden associatedwith mental health problems and respect for the human rights of people with mentaland neurological disorders; development of appropriate strategies, guidelines,methodologies and instruments; and provision of support to countries for buildingup their technical capability to plan and develop mental health servicesand to enact related legislation.
Objectives
To advocate for human rights of those with mental andneurological disorders and to raise awareness amongst policy-makers/general public onthe burden and the need for care of these disorders;
To work with countries to develop and strengthen their mentalhealth services and systems, particularly primary mental health care, so thatit is culturally sensitive, sustainable and effective. Emphasis will be laid onunderserved populations and developing countries including the promotion ofmental health and mental health services for refugees from countries inconflict or victims of natural/man-made disasters;
To promote the development, improvement and validation of normsand effective methods for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mentaland neurological disorders, and to support regional and country applicationsbased on best practices/policies.
Qualifications required
Education, and Skills:
Medical or other relevant health-related doctoral degree and postgraduate qualifications in psychiatry, neurology orpsychology and additional experience in behavioural and social sciences.Extensive knowledge of the programme area including managementand policy issues. Knowledge of mental health planning and related socialand educational issues. Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and supervisestaff of various backgrounds and develop a team approach to issues. Excellentnegotiating skills. Ability to interact with national and internationalauthorities.
Experience:
Extensive experience in international health at senior level; including managerial and policy development, preferablywith international experience in developing countries.
Languages:
Excellent knowledge of English or Frenchwith good knowledge of the other
Please note that a test will be given.
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HOW TO APPLY FOR A SENIOR POSITION WITH WHO
Candidates are invited to submit applications, including a WHOor United Nations Personal History Form, by normal mail or fax to:
Director, Career Development Services
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Fax +41 22 791.7773
Personal History forms are available from the office of any ofthe United Nations family of organizations, or from WHO at the aboveaddress. They are also available on the World Wide Web at:WHO
Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.