National Professional Officer – Health Cluster-(2600862)Grade:NO-BContractual Arrangement:Temporary appointment under Staff Rule Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days):6 months

Job Posting

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Closing Date

:Apr 3, 2026, 9:59:00 PM

Primary Location

:Ukraine-Kharkiv

Organization

:EU_UKR WHO Country Office, Ukraine

Schedule

:Full-timeIMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications indicated above reflects your personal device's system settings.

PURPOSE OF THE POST

To promote and uphold the humanitarian principles by leading a coordinated and effective health sector response, at the subnational level, together with the national and international community, with specific attention to vulnerable and marginalized population, through effectuating WHO's commitment to work within the framework of the Interagency Standing Committee (IASC) and the Cluster Approach. The incumbent will be responsible for performing dedicated coordination, needs assessments, strategy adaptation, resource mobilization, supporting the implementation and monitoring of the joint incident management system and advocacy function.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Reporting to the Health Cluster Coordinator, under the overall guidance of the Head of WHO Country Office who has final accountability for the performance of WHO as Cluster Lead Agency, and working closely with the WHE Team Lead and Hub Leads, counterparts at the respective Regional Office and HQ, the incumbent is expected to discharge WHO's lead role in the Health Cluster and to impartially represent the interests of the members of the Health Cluster, at the subnational level, in support of the national cluster, including working groups which may be coordinated by other agencies. The Technical Officer- Coordination leads an interagency team in an environment that requires high standards of accountability and demonstrable leadership, coordination, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills, and in which the principles of partnership, collaboration, and collective results are essential. The Technical Officer - Coordination plays a strong role in promoting agreed-upon national and international standards across all areas of healthcare and strives for the best attainable health status for the populations the cluster serves. They identify and utilize existing coordination mechanisms, including engagement with national health authorities, national and international organizations and local partners, Area-based Coordination, including civil society; represent the Health Cluster in Inter-Cluster Coordination mechanisms and in other relevant sectors/clusters such as WASH, Logistics, Protection, HOCG, ABC at the subnational level, maintaining neutrality vis-a-vis all partners, including WHO.

SUMMARY OF ASSIGNED DUTIES

To promote and uphold the humanitarian principles by leading a coordinated and effective health sector response, at the subnational level, together with the national and international community, with specific attention to vulnerable and marginalized populations, through effectuating WHO's commitment to work within the framework of the Interagency Standing Committee (IASC) and the Cluster Approach. The incumbent will be responsible for performing dedicated coordination, needs assessments, strategy adaptation, resource mobilization, supporting the implementation and monitoring of the joint incident management system, and advocacy function.

DESCRIPTION OF KEY DUTIES

During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the needs of the Health Cluster.

Needs assessment and gap analysis:

1. Coordinate within the sub- national health cluster for rapid health needs assessments, as well as participatory assessments (multi-cluster/sector initial rapid assessments and humanitarian needs overviews, post-event risk assessment, or post disaster/post conflict needs assessment); be familiar with and ready to choose from existing tools to confirm that the Subnational health cluster covers all identified humanitarian health needs of the affected population.

2. Collect information from all health partners in Activity Info (5Ws), and regularly feed the database managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA). Provide consolidated feedback to all partners and the other clusters.

Planning:

3. Ensure full compliance with national and international norms and standards, oversee that cross-cutting issues are mainstreamed in the Health Cluster response and implementation plans, taking into account the need for local adaptation. Management of the Subnational health cluster: in discussions with the Health Cluster Coordinator:

4. Ensure health partners' involvement in health sector assessments, planning, information, interventions, monitoring, and quality assurance, and regularly report on health services delivered to the affected population.

5. Identify urgent training needs in relation to technical standards and protocols for the delivery of key health services to ensure their adoption and uniform application by all sub-national health cluster partners.

6. Ensure appropriate links among humanitarian actions and longer-term health sector plans, incorporating the concept of building back better and specific risk reduction measures.

7. Convene and facilitate consultative and results-oriented meetings in line with the principles of partnership. Organize and conduct joint support missions to field operations.

8. Support the development of a functional information management mechanisms for the sub-national Health Cluster to facilitate information sharing as well as monitoring and reporting.

Resource mobilization and funds allocation:

9. Support the HCC in managing the development of a common funding strategy and resource mobilization efforts; coordinate the initiation and submission of the Ukrainian Humanitarian Fund (UHF) and other pooled fund proposal documents, as required, in close collaboration with the Health Cluster Coordinator, the health cluster partners and the humanitarian country team (HCT).

10. In discussions with HCC, adapt clear and transparent prioritization criteria for vetting partners' projects for inclusion in consolidated appeals and pooled funds processes.

Monitoring and evaluation:

11. Support the adaptation and implementation of an indicators' monitoring framework to ensure adequate implementation of the sub-national health cluster plans;

Advocacy:

12. Support in identifying core advocacy concerns for the Subnational health cluster through a consultative process: Advocate for collective action, collective results, and collective accountability.

13. Promote the inclusion of identified priorities in the health sector in discussions, including protection for health workers and health facilities to be included in the humanitarian agenda at all relevant levels to allow the highest possible integration of the health-related activities carried out by health cluster partners.

Capacity building:

14. support the process of Identifying technical gaps and training needs to implement the Subnational health cluster response,

15. Support national (health system) capacity-building in emergency preparedness and response in accordance with the IASC emergency response preparedness (ERP) approach and other related guidance.

COMPETENCIES

1. Teamwork

2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences

3. Communication

4. Creating an empowering and motivating environment

5. Building and promoting partnerships within the Organization and beyond

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Demonstrated knowledge of the rapid response operations and their implementation in emergencies as related to public health, complemented by demonstrated ability to identify and manage difficult situations, to lead and direct multidisciplinary and multinational staff. In-depth knowledge of emergency relief policies and practices within the UN, other UN specialized agencies, donor agencies, national and international NGOs. Sound knowledge and experience in disaster prevention and preparedness programs and the incident management system. Excellent negotiation skills and ability to convene stakeholders and facilitate a policy process among UN, NGOs, national health authorities and donors.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

A first-level university degree (Bachelor degree/or equivalent), in public health, medicine or international relations, social sciences or management or business administration, from an accredited/recognized institute.Completion of the offline Health Cluster Coordination training.

Desirable

An advanced university degree (Master's or above) in Humanitarian Action, public health, medicine or international relations, social sciences or management or related field. Or specialized training in emergency management, international aid, humanitarian principles, health system recovery.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

At least 2 years of cluster coordination experience, in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships in emergency and humanitarian relief operations, including experience in managing and coordinating health programmes in chronic and acute, sudden-onset emergencies.

Desirable

Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organization, relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations

USE OF LANGUAGE SKILLS

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Ukrainian.

Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of WHO language.