Technical Officer, Tobacco Control

hace 4 días

Buenos Aires, Argentina World Health Organization A tiempo completo

**Grade**: P3

**Contractual Arrangement**: Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4

**Job Posting**: Dec 17, 2024, 9:34:54 AM

**Closing Date**: Jan 6, 2025, 4:59:00 PM

**Primary Location**: Argentina-Buenos Aires

**Organization**: Risk Factors and Nutrition

**Schedule**: Full-time


**OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT**

**This requisition is for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)**

The Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) is responsible for promoting, coordinating, and implementing technical cooperation activities related to the prevention, control, and surveillance of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental, neurological and substance abuse disorders, including their risk factors, disabilities and rehabilitation, road safety and unintentional injuries, as well as prevention of and response to violence in all its forms. NMH raises political, public, and professional awareness and helps policymakers, health authorities, practitioners, and communities understand the burden of the most common NCDs, their related risk factors, and associated conditions. NMH promotes multi-sector and multi-stakeholder strategies that strengthen the capacity of Member States to promote and protect health through public policies, programs, services and surveillance, that reduce risks, improve NCD prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and self-management support to reduce the disease burden and improve the physical, mental, and social well-being of the population.

**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**

Under the general supervision of the Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH), and the direct supervision of the Unit Chief, Risk Factors and Nutrition (NMH/RF), and the Regional Advisor on Tobacco Control, the incumbent will be responsible for, but not necessarily limited to, the following assigned duties:
1) Lead and coordinate the overall execution of the grant’s objectives, timeline, milestones, and deliverables related to smoke-free Latin America, in close coordination with the tobacco control regional advisor, PAHO/WHO relevant country offices staff, and other pertinent PAHO/WHO staff. This includes maintaining effective partnerships with all involved stakeholders to exchange critical and technical information, resolve challenges, and ensure that activities and deliverables are implemented as planned;
2) Provide technical guidance to the PAHO/WHO country offices staff on the overarching goal of making Latin America smoke-free, including smoke-free policies rationale and supporting evidence, status of implementation at global and regional levels, systematization of international experiences, best practices, success stories, and lessons learned relevant to the grant’s priority, as well as mechanisms to counter interference by the tobacco industry and allies;
3) Provide country-tailored technical assistance to national stakeholders jointly with PAHO/WHO country offices for developing technical resources (presentations, reports, factsheets, etc.) on smoke-free policies, in line with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and its guidelines for implementation, decisions by the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC, and the WHO MPOWER package. This includes bringing international expertise from representatives of governments, civil society, and academia, capitalizing on PAHO’s established partnerships, fostering new alliances, and building bridges among national and regional and global partners;
4) Plan, coordinate and execute capacity building activities, including in-country missions, strategic bilateral meetings, workshops and events jointly with PAHO/WHO country offices staff and closely with the tobacco control regional advisor, ensuring consistency with the grant’s deliverables and in line with PAHO’s rules and regulations;
5) Collaborate with RF team members in the operational planning, monitoring and evaluation of the Strategy and Plan of Action to Strengthen Tobacco Control in the Region of the Americas 2025-2030 and the PAHO Strategic Plan 2020-2025 and Biennial Work Plans;
6) Participate as a member of the RF team to contribute to the successful implementation of the Unit’s activities;
7) Participate actively in relevant working groups, meetings and fora; compile reports and present analyses on relevant programmatic issues;
8) Conduct research on technical areas, as directed; obtain and share information on project-related issues;
9) Perform other related duties, as assigned

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

**Education**:
**Essential**: A bachelor’s degree in social or health science, environmental health, law or in any other field related to the functions of the position, from a recognized university.

**Desirable**:A master’s degree in public health, public policy, public administration, or a field related to the functions of the position from a recognized university would be an asse

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