Director, Global Coordination and Partnership

**Grade**: D2

**Contractual Arrangement**: Fixed-term appointment

**Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)**: 24 months

**Job Posting**: Oct 21, 2024, 1:00:44 AM

**Closing Date**: Nov 11, 2024, 4:59:00 PM

**Primary Location**: Switzerland-Geneva

**Organization**: HQ/GCP Global Coordination and Partnership

**Schedule**: Full-time

**OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME**:
The mission of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Division is to define, advance, promote and monitor comprehensive policies and strategies that prevent, reduce, and mitigate drug-resistant infections and the overall impact of antimicrobial resistance globally based on the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance and the General Programme of Work of WHO and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also provides global direction and strategic leadership for the global response to antimicrobial resistance in coordination with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Organisation of Animal Health (WOAH), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other United Nations and international agencies and facilitates the creation of common goal and vision through innovative partnerships, political engagement and promoting multisectoral engagement and synergy across the One Health spectrum in humans, animals, plants, food, feed and the environment. Its main objective is to support the development, implementation, and monitoring of One Health National Action Plans for Member States and facilitate the mainstreaming of effective strategies and actions, including on the prevention and control of infection, awareness creation and communication, research and development in their health and development agendas in partnership with FAO, UNEP, WOAH and other key partners. The Department of Global Coordination and Partnership on AMR leads and coordinates the global One Health multisectoral response to AMR in cooperation with FAO, UNEP WOAH through the standing Quadripartite (FAO/UNEP/WOAH/WHO) Joint Secretariat on AMR in collaboration with the UN as well as other agencies, civil society, and the private sector, towards a world free from the suffering of drug-resistant infections. The Department has the following functions in line with WHO's General Programme of Work to protect antimicrobials important for human health and mitigate drug-resistant infections: Leads the global One Health multisectoral response to AMR across the human, animal, plant, food, feed and environment sectors, through multisectoral engagement and interventions, and strengthening advocacy and awareness; Facilitates global coordination and interagency engagement and partnership for creation and sustenance of shared global vision and goals; Shapes the research and development agenda through innovation, priority setting and supporting global initiatives that enable the generation, translation and dissemination of knowledge; Facilitates, nurtures and scales up evidence-based interventions and campaigns to enhance awareness, and understanding of AMR across the One Health spectrum.

**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**:

- Leads the Department in providing technical 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 programmes.
- Provides the overall leadership, management accountability, and direction of the Department in delivering its objectives through managing and galvanizing a diverse workforce and financial resources to optimize the department deliverables and mandate.
- Provides senior level technical advice and expertise to Senior Management in the area of area of assigned responsibilities in order to position the Department and Organization as a leader in the respective area.
- Directs and leads overall establishment and development of the Department's evidence-based policies and strategies for roll out and delivery for Regional and Country Office implementation.
- 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.
- Serves as the scientific/technical reference among UN Agencies and other key players in the respective areas.
- 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.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.

**Specific duties**:

- Oversees and facilitates the implementation of the Global Action Plan on AMR and the Strategic Framework of the Quadripartite and forge global partnerships on antimicrobial resistance through effective coordination and collaboration with the Quadripartite agencies and other UN and international organizations, member states, non-state actors including civil society organizations, foundations and the private sector.
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