[WHO] Team Leader (Communicable Diseases)
Ente: WHO - World Health Organization
Scadenza: 2026-09-17
Paese: INTL
Descrizione
Team Leader (Communicable Diseases) Lead and coordinate technical support for disease control. WHO - World Health Organization Open positions at WHO Luanda ( Angola ) Mid Senior Show advice for this position Application deadline in 19 days : Wednesday 16 Sep 2026 at 21:59 UTC Open application form Overview Lead and coordinate technical support for disease control. You have: A university degree (bachelor's) in a relevant field (such as public health, epidemiology, medicine, or statistics). A minimum of five years of work experience relevant to the position in communicable and non-communicable diseases. Expert knowledge of Portuguese. Expert knowledge of English. Intermediate knowledge of French. Training or specialization in communicable diseases and noncommunicable diseases. Demonstrated professional experience providing technical services to national counterparts, ministries of health, and other partners on communicable disease related issues. Contract This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff . It is normally internationally recruited only . It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience , depending on education. Salary The salary for this job should be between 116,005 USD and 151,899 USD . Salary for a P-3 contract in Luanda The international rate of 74,649 USD, with an additional 55.4% (post adjustment) at this the location, applies. Please note that depending on the location, a higher post adjustment might still result in a lower purchasing power . Please keep in mind that the salary displayed here is an estimation by UN Talent based on the location and the type of contract. It may vary depending on the organization. The recruiter should be able to inform you about the exact salary range. In case the job description contains another salary information, please refer to this one. More about P-3 contracts and their salaries . AI Application Assistant: Maximize your UN job search. AI Application Assistant Details OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME -Coordinate technical support to the country in the control of communicable and non-communicable diseases.-Ensure the capacity building of human resources for: Planning; Prevention;Monitoring and evaluation of plans and programmes..-Collaborate with the WHO Regional Office and Headquarters to ensure the alignment of policies and strategies. DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES Facilitate the efficient and effective management, as well as coordination of expertise,to provide technical advice on the development of sustainable, multi-sectoral,and integrated national strategies, policies, interventions, and plans for improvements in health systems and capacity building in the area of communicable and non-communicable disease control.Recommendaction plans for the inclusion of disease prevention and control interventions across the life course and continuum of care.Coordinate the adoption of norms, standards, guidelines and tools to support the implementation of disease control projects.Manage the operational aspects of related operational research, surveillance,epidemiology, and health surveys.Facilitate the implementation of projects for the control of the respective diseases,including setting annual priorities, key performance targets, monitoring and evaluation of the work plans, budgets, and team performance.Guide the documenting and dissemination of best practices and partners' experiences.Analyze and evaluate a diverse range of data and information related to communicable and non-communicable diseases and outbreaks; identify disease sources and provide recommendations and reports on the appropriate response to identified risks, and the implementation of preventative and control measures.Monitorthe national burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases or factors,especially through health information systems and health research activities.Coordinate the development or enhancement of existing information systems oncommunicable and noncommunicable diseases and the monitoring of progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). Serveas technical communication focal point with the public on communicable and non-communicable diseases in the country; and establish new community outreach activities concerning the prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment of communicable and noncommunicable disease.Facilitate and ensure the procurement of safe, efficacious and affordable medicines and technologies.Advocate, build and strengthen partnerships and networks to enhance multi-sectoral collaboration and mobilize resources to address integrated, communicable and noncommunicable disease prevention and control. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Education Essential : A university degree (bachelor's) in a relevantfield (such as public health, epidemiology, medicine, or statistics). Desirable : Training or specializationin communicable diseases and noncommunicable diseases Experience Essential : Aminimum of five years of work experience rel
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