Vacancy Notice No: HQ/14/EMP/TA133
Title: Technical Officer (Essential Medicines)
Grade: P4
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Contract type: Temporary appointment
Duration of contract: One year - Renewable, subject to satisfactory
performance and continuing need for the post
Application Deadline: 31 October 2014
(15 day(s) until closing deadline)
Currently accepting applications
Duty Station: Geneva, Switzerland
Organization unit: HQ/EMP- Essential Medicines and Health Products
(HQ/EMP) /
HQ/PAU Policy, Access and Use (HQ/PAU) OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME :
The mission of the WHO department of Essential Medicines and Health
Products is to contribute to the achievement of the health-related
Millennium Development Goals and to better health care delivery in support
to universal health coverage. This is done through global advocacy, the
development of norms and standards and by assisting countries and other
organizations to ensure equitable access to safe, efficacious and quality
medicines and medical technologies, and their rational use by prescribers
and consumers.
Description of duties:
Under the supervision of the Technical Officer on Medicines Selection and
Secretary of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential
Medicines, and in collaboration with relevant technical officers in the
PAU team, the incumbent will:
- Assist in planning and implementation of the WHO Essential Medicines
List (EML) application process, in commissioning reviews of applications,
in establishing collaboration with academic, research institutions and
experts groups such as the Cochrane Collaboration, and in the supervision
of EML experts' input to medicines reviews;
- Carry out systematic reviews of benefits and harms for new medicines or
drug classes using Cochrane risk of bias tools and GRADE methodology;
- Provide clinical and methodological expertise in the review of country
essential medicines lists and drug utilization reports; support countries
in the development of national medicines lists;
- Contribute to the development of WHO policy and guidance documents on
evidence based selection of medicines and of progress reports;
- Contribute to dialogue and collaboration with other technical teams in
WHO HQ to plan for new medicines applications to EML, alignment with
Therapeutic Guidelines and to ensure availability of robust evidence for
efficacy and safety of medicines;
- Assist in the organisation of the expert Committee meeting and in
drafting and editing of Expert Committee report;
- Participate in other work related to evidence based selection of
medicines and perform other duties as assigned by supervisor and
Coordinator.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONSEducation:
Essential:
Degree in Medicine or in Pharmacy.
Desirable:
Postgraduate degree in epidemiology (clinical epidemiology or public
health) or in clinical pharmacology or pharmacoepidemiology.Skills:
Proven skills in analysis and critical appraisal of clinical trials and
systematic reviews. Proven skills in writing reports and research
proposals. Ability to interact with senior professionals of different
backgrounds, to supervise experts and ensure quality document preparation.
Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
WHO Competencies:
Knowing and managing yourself
Communicating in a credible and effective way
Ensuring the effective use of resources
Producing results
Fostering integration and teamwork
Experience:
Essential
At least 7 years national and international experience in systematic
review and clinical trials methodology. This experience must include: work
on retrieval, critical appraisal and synthesis of published studies and /
or available evidence.; at least 3 years of clinical experience in
guideline production and implementation; at least 3 years scientific
experience in rational drug use and in developing tools to assess drug
utilization.
Desirable
Experience in working in a multidisciplinary environment and/or health
systems strengthening in developing countries.
Languages:
Expert knowledge of English or French required. Intermediate knowledge of
the other desirable. Intermediate knowledge of another UN language would
be an asset. Additional Information:
This vacancy is published in English only.