Head of Convention Secretariat
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**Grade***: D2
**Contractual Arrangement***: Fixed-term appointment
**Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)***: 4 Years
**Job Posting***: Aug 29, 2023, 11:41:56 AM
**Closing Date***: Sep 26, 2023, 4:59:00 PM
**Primary Location***: Switzerland-Geneva
**Organization***: HQ/CSF WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control DGO
**Schedule***: Full-time
**OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME**
The Convention Secretariat is the global entity leading the implementation of the WHO FCTC and the Protocol. The WHO FCTC entered into force on 27 February 2005 and has 182 Parties, and the Protocol entered into force on 25 September 2018 and has 67 Parties. The role of the Convention Secretariat is to support Parties to the WHO FCTC and to the Protocol with implementation of the treaties, in order to achieve the objectives of protecting present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke and eliminating all forms of illicit trade in tobacco. The Convention Secretariat promotes and raises the visibility of the treaties. It also supports countries in becoming Party to the treaties.
**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**
1. Lead the Convention Secretariat and serve governing and subsidiary bodies of the WHO FCTC and the Protocol to further the implementation of specific provisions of the treaties and support the development of treaty instruments, including guidelines for implementation, in a complex political environment;
2. Provide support to Parties in developing and implementing tobacco control measures, as per the treaty obligations, as well as in protecting their public health policies from the efforts of the tobacco industry (as well as organizations and individuals that work to further the interests of the tobacco industry) to undermine those policies.
3. Promote political awareness, visibility and support for the WHO FCTC and the Protocol: strengthen treaty-related international cooperation; support South-South and Triangular cooperation; collaborate with the United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases; promote the treaties in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
4.Monitor and report to the governing bodies of the treaties on the implementation by the Parties of the WHO FCTC and the Protocol, as well as implement, monitor, assess and report on priorities identified by the governing bodies of the treaties;
5. Manage the day-to-day running of the Convention Secretariat, including mobilizing resources for the implementation of the workplans and budgets adopted by the COP and the MOP;
6. Any other duties, as may be mandated by decisions of the COP and the MOP, including as articulated in the Rules of Procedure of the COP and of the MOP.
**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**
**Education**
**Essential**:
An advanced degree (at least Master's or equivalent degree) in public health, international law, international relations or other relevant discipline.
**Experience**
**Essential**:
1. At least 15 years of experience in tobacco control, international health, including working with international organizations and Member States, and maintaining strong links with the international tobacco control community, and preferably working experience in developing countries of which a minimum of five years' experience at the international level coordinating with, for example, national governments, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations and professional and academic bodies.
2. Demonstrable experience in organizational management and financing for complex health-related organizations, including the ability to analyze organizational problems and find adequate solutions.
3. Proven experience to deal effectively with the media, academic groups, United Nations entities, industry, political leaders and civil society, as well as public health and anti-illicit trade specialists.
4. Proven experience in effectively mobilizing resources.
**Skills**
1. Strong background and knowledge on technical and regulatory issues, and substantive experience in tobacco control, public health, and international cooperation.
2. A strong commitment to the objectives and implementation of the Convention and the Protocol as well as to evidence-based promotion and protection of public health, in accordance with the principles of the Convention and the Protocol.
3. Demonstrable leadership skills and experience, including the ability to translate into action the COP and MOP vision for the Convention and the Protocol.
4. A health record compatible with carrying out the duties of the post. Competencies. Continued: -Driving the Organizations' Position in Health -Leadership -Setting an example
**WHO Competencies**
1. Teamwork
2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3. Communication
4. Producing results
5. Moving forward in a changing environment
6. Creating a
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