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Vacancy Announcement for Nurse

Objective of the Programme:

WHO Ethiopia supports Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)/Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) efforts to strengthen the capacity to establish the minimum IHR core capacities. In this regard, the capacity of public health emergency management system of EPHI and Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs) will be built for early detection, confirmation and response to Public Health and Nutrition Emergencies and events of national or international concern. WHO is planning to recruitment and develop roster list of surge teams to be trained before deployment. The deployment will be demand based supporting the national or regional Rapid Response Teams (RRTs).

Description of Duties

Under the overall direction of the WHO Country Representative and direct supervision of Incident Manger/Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) team lead, the nurse will perform the following duties:

• Supports health and nutrition teams in selected facilities to determine patient and family needs; developing health care and treatment plans: Providing nursing services and treatments; referring patients with social and emotional problems to other community agencies. Monitors availability of supplies in priority facilities by verifying inventories and verifying receipt.
• Helps the community health care team by coordinating assessment, planning, and providing of needed health and related services; participating incoordination meetings with regional and national health counterparts, and representatives of other agencies.
• Strengthen Quality improvement and outcomes by studying, evaluating, and recommending changes in processes, implementing changes in line with MoH/WHO guidelines and best practices.
• Handles emergencies in close collaboration with the Medical and security service teams including on call for emergency response and available 24/7 and assist in offering emergency nursing services out of the office.
• Provides guidance and improve practices for occupational health and safety:
• for protecting occupational health and safety in WHO operated/led workplaces – offices, field missions, facilities and international medical teams
• Carry out occupational health and safety risk assessment of WHO operated/led workplaces and monitor of compliance, and prepare related reports
• Responsible for dispensing of travel kits, malaria prevention tablets, mosquito nets and hand sanitizer, and replenish supplies accordingly.
• Assist in the coordination of multi-agency/sectoral collaborative initiatives to reduce risk from exposure and infection to high risk pathogens and strengthen occupational health and safety in health care facilities and other high-risk work settings.
• Initiate and/or support/strengthen scientific documentation of response efforts and activities in line with WHO global best practice including documenting actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and other relevant records.
• Any other relevant task assigned by supervisor
• Performs any other duties as required by the supervisors

Required Qualification

Education

Essential: first degree in Nursing from an accredited/recognized institution or organization;

Desirable: Master’s level degree in Public Health or Nursing.

Verification of Education

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 these will be reviewed individually.

Experience

Essential: at least five years of practical experiences in health programmes with healthcare facilities.

Desirable: Experience in nursing programmes within humanitarian emergency settings. Experience working with UN/WHO or other large international organizations.

Languages:

Excellent knowledge of English and fluency in the working language of the country

Skills

• Ability to work harmoniously as a member of a WHE, experience in the areas of emergency health and nutrition investigation/assessment and response
• Computer skills including statistical packages used for data management and analysis

Competencies

• Producing results
• Communicating in a credible way
• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
• Respecting and promoting individuals and cultural differences
• Team work

Additional Information

• Type of contract-Special Service Agreement.
• Duration – For six months initially with possibility of extension.
• Duty Station – Addis Ababa and various Regions in the country, as needed.
• No of vacant posts: Multiple/Roster
• Annual remuneration: NOC step 1 as per UN salary scale which will be USD 2,323/month payable in ETB at the prevailing UN exchange rate.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted. Please provide your cellphone number and valid e-mail address.
• Applicants within government employment and/or with outstanding obligations will not be considered unless a letter of release is produced.
• Long-listed candidates may be contacted to sit a written or presentation prior to final short-listing. Interviews will take place using a competency-based approach.
• Note that this is a national position, and only applications from nationals of ETHIOPIA will be accepted. Please REFRAIN from applying if you are not ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL.