Director, Noncommunicable Diseases

**Grade**: D2

**Contractual Arrangement**: Fixed-term appointment

**Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)**: 2 years

**Job Posting**: Nov 4, 2024, 2:25:19 AM

**Closing Date**: Nov 25, 2024, 4:59:00 PM

**Primary Location**: Switzerland-Geneva

**Organization**: HQ/NCD Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation & Disability

**Schedule**: Full-time

**OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME**:
The department is responsible for global leadership, coordination, development of normative work, technical products including guidance and guidelines as well as technical support to countries to reduce premature mortality and morbidity from NCDs, burden of sensory impairments and oral health through prevention, early detection, screening treatment and integrated service delivery, surveillance, rehabilitation, monitoring and research. The Department also leads WHO's work on disability as well the DG Flagship Initiative on Cervical Cancer elimination. The work is being done through a PHC approach and through including NCDs and programs into UHC. The department provides overall coordination and brings together the work on NCD prevention, control and rehabilitation from across the departments and from the three levels of the organization. It coordinates reports to the WHO and UN governing bodies and is the main interlocutor on NCDs. The department assists and supports regions and countries in their efforts to provide a country-centered, concerted and coordinated action to strengthen health systems to respond to NCDs, oral diseases and sensory impairment. The department also ensures linkages between primary and secondary prevention using technical packages and harnessing innovation and use oftechnology including Be Healthy Be Mobile and through the Technical advisory group on Innovation and Research for NCDs. The Department leads the work on NCDs in humanitarian crises and emergencies in close cooperation with the emergency division. The Department has the mandate to lead the preparatory process towards the 4th High level meeting on NCDs in September 2025 and is working to close the gaps in the NCDs agenda while informing Member States to set a vision for the next decades through the political Declaration.

**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**:

- Lead the Department in providing global leadership on NCDs, sensory functions, oral health, rehabilitation, and Disability and continue advocacy and awareness raising in these areas.
- Lead the provision and development of technical products and expertise to Member States and other Stakeholders with guidance and technical data required for the development, implementation, and monitoring of national and/or global policies and programs with impact at country level.
- Direct and leads overall establishment and development of the Department's evidence-based policies and strategies for rollout and delivery for Regional and Country Office implementation.
- Serve as the scientific/technical reference among UN Agencies and other key players in the respective areas.
- Promotes the integration of Regional and Country Office perspectives and operational capacities into the Department's programme area of work.
- Represent the Organization and Department area of work in a diverse array of global fora to position WHO as a leader in the global health community.
- Provide overall leadership and accountability of the Department in delivering its objectives through a diverse workforce and available financial resources.
- Oversees the monitoring and evaluation and reporting of the Department's area of work to ensure development of key performance indicators and global reporting requirements and mechanisms to ensure optimal performance of Department deliverables.
- Provide senior-level technical advice and expertise to Senior Management in assigned responsibilities to position the Department and Organization as a leader in the respective area.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education**:
**Essential**:

- ** **An advanced-level university degree in medicine, science, global health, epidemiology, public health, health economy, or a field strongly related to the department's portfolio.

**Desirable**:

- A PhD in one of the above-mentioned fields. Specialized training in non-communicable diseases.

**Experience**:
**Essential**:

- A minimum of 15 years of professional experience in the management and leadership of significant public health or global health programmes for one or more of the following diseases and conditions: noncommunicable diseases, sensory impairments, (including deafness and blindness), Oral Health, as well as disability and rehabilitation. Extensive experience providing the highest level of advice and guidance to political leaders, and executive Management/Decision-makers, managing diverse human and mobilizing financial resources, as well as extensive experience in developing, establishing, and advocating for public health policies and strategies. Demo