Unit Head, Traditional Medicine Indigenous Knowledge Specialist
2 weeks ago
Job Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking a highly qualified and experienced professional to fill the position of Unit Head, Traditional Medicine Indigenous Knowledge. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical leadership, coordination, and managerial oversight of the TIB Unit in TMC, ensuring that activities in this programme area are carried out efficiently and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides technical leadership, coordination, and managerial oversight of the TIB Unit in TMC.
- Oversees a unit of technical staff specialized in various domains and areas of expertise.
- Develops and implements programme area policies and strategies in collaboration with other TMC units, Headquarters departments, Regional and Country Offices.
- Provides technical advice to Member States and partners on matters related to traditional medicine regarding Indigenous Knowledge and biodiversity.
- Leads and conducts research in the programme area and facilitates dissemination of information to strengthen capacities in respective areas of work.
- Manages the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the programme area and meeting key performance indicators and reporting requirements.
- Serves as an expert technical reference on the programme area among peers, UN Agencies, and other stakeholders.
- Liaises with and utilizes partnerships in other UN Agencies, Donor, or research institutions in the traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine evidence and learning to position the technical area of work and implementation into global, regional and/or national policies.
- Represents the programme area at various meetings, engages in advocacy, policy and stakeholder dialogues, and establishes/strengthens partnerships, including with governments, academia, professional associations, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, civil society, private sector, collaborating centres and other stakeholders to achieve the programme objectives in line with the mission of the Organization.
- Contributes to resource mobilization including, but not limited to, drafting concept notes and proposals and participating in resource mobilization efforts, in close coordination with WHO resource mobilization teams and other relevant technical programmes.
Requirements
Education
Essential:
An advanced University Degree (Master's level) in Environmental Health, Biodiversity, Indigenous Health or Medicine, Anthropology or other fields related to the functions of the position.
Desirable:
A PhD in one of the above-mentioned fields.
Experience
Essential:
- A minimum of 10 years of professional experience managing public health programmes related to environmental health, biodiversity, indigenous health or medicine, anthropology with focus on traditional, complementary, or integrative medicine or other fields related to the functions of the position.
- Demonstrated experience managing human and financial resources.
- Demonstrated experience at the international level.
Desirable:
- Working experience in a senior management role, at international, regional, or global level.
- Demonstrated management ability pertaining to large and multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural projects.
- Experience working in the UN or collaborating with the UN is an added advantage.
Skills
- Proven leadership and coordination abilities and ability to formulate and communicate clearly the vision and strategy of the programme area.
- Established skills in planning, management and coordination of health and multisectoral programmes.
- Strong research, data and analytical experience and expertise relevant to the technical area, and record of related scientific publications.
- Stewardship and management of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
- Aptitude for resource mobilization and management of financial resources in alignment with organizational policies and strategies.
- Ability to engage and coordinate effectively and diplomatically with external partners including Ministries of Health, academia, civil society, private sector, donor institutions, and other stakeholders, including the media and the public.
- Capacities to work effectively in changing environments, to overcome challenges and adapt as needed to achieve the mission.
WHO Competencies
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Communication
- Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
- Driving the Organization to a Successful Future
- Creating an empowering and motivating environment
Language Skills
Essential:
Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable:
Knowledge of another UN recognized language.
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