Health Promotion/Social Determinants Officer

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Basotho candidates for the position of Health Promotion /Social Determinants Officer in the WHO Country Office – Lesotho.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Provide guidance on review/development of national policies, programs and structures for health promotion and nutrition; 2. Coordinate actions aimed at addressing the broad determinants of health that influence health and well-being, including water and sanitation as well as environmental health in light of sustainable development; 3. Support priority health programs to strengthen community engagement, social mobilization, communication for behavioral change and support multi sectoral actions to address health inequities; 4. Provide technical support on application of methods such as health literacy, behavior change communication, health education, social mobilization and advocacy in health programs; 5. Increase individual, community and societal participation in health action through empowerment; 6. Provide technical support for the development of guidelines to promote use of community-based approaches, affordable strategies and technologies for the delivery of quality care services particularly primary and secondary prevention, integrating health promotion in chronic illness management; 7. Provide technical support on application of methods such as behavior change communication, health education, social mobilization and advocacy in health programs; 8. Support the national capacity to integrate and mainstream Gender, Equity and Rights (GER) into health to ensure equitable healthcare and close coverage gaps. 9. Perform other activities assigned by the WHO representative

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: University degree in Health Promotion or basic degree in health- related field, a health development subject area such as health education, health communication, medical sociology/anthropology, education, population studies or public health field with good knowledge of health promotion theory and practice or epidemiology training.

Desirable: Knowledge of or qualification in health or health related discipline, ability to write well, implementation of multi sectorial interventions, policy development skills.

Experience: At least 5 years of experience in public health and program management of disease control, working with national /international organizations that deal with health promotion, public health or development.

Applications are to be submitted online at WHO's Recruitment website:  http://www.who.int/careers/en/ . Direct link to the position:  https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2204574&tz=GMT%2B02%3A00&tzname=Africa%2FJohannesburg