Mission and objectives

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations Public Health Organization established in 1948. The objective of the World Health Organization shall be the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. World Health Organization achieves its goals by performing its essential functions: 1. Take a leadership role in key health issues and create partnerships when joint action is needed; 2. Set research priorities and encourage the acquisition, application and dissemination of useful knowledge; 3. Setting standards and criteria and encouraging and monitoring them; 4. Develop ethical and evidence-based policies 5. Provide technical support, be an agent of change and build institutional capacity in a sustainable way; 6. Monitor health status and assess health trends.

Context

The position is situated within the Essential Immunization and New Vaccines (EIV) Sub-team and focuses on enhancing visibility, understanding, and uptake of immunization initiatives through innovative communication and learning approaches across the 47 WHO AFRO countries. Mission and Objectives: To provide strategic communication, knowledge management, and learning support to the Essential Immunization and New Vaccine Introduction team, ensuring that technical outputs, lessons learned, and best practices are effectively captured, synthesized, and disseminated to stakeholders across the region.

Task Description

1- Knowledge Capture and Dissemination o Transform technical outputs from webinars, meetings, and partner experiences into actionable guidance and user-friendly resources for regional and country-level stakeholders. o Ensure timely and broad dissemination of key messages, lessons learned, and best practices through multiple channels (newsletters, bulletins, social media, and digital repositories). 2- Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination o Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among internal and external partners, including organizing coordination meetings. o Track and report on stakeholder engagement metrics to inform continuous improvement. 3- Content Development and Editorial Oversight o Lead the production of high-quality communication materials, including executive summaries, newsletters, and social media content, aligned with programmatic priorities. o Maintain editorial oversight to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with organizational standards. 4- Support Monitoring and Reporting o Prepare and present regular progress reports, highlighting achievements, challenges, and key performance indicators related to communication and learning activities. o Contribute to the development of dashboards and other monitoring tools to visualize communication impact. 5- Capacity Building and Learning o Support the design and delivery of learning activities (e.g., webinars, workshops) to strengthen the capacity of country teams and partners in immunization communication. o Foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the team and across the immunization network. 6- Perform any other task as requested by the supervisor

Competencies and values

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

Living conditions and remarks

The Republic of Congo is a low-middle income country, located in the Central Africa sub-region. The country shares boundaries with Gabon in the South-West, Cameroon and Central Republic Africa in the North and North East, the Democratic Republic of Congo in the East, Angola and Atlantic Ocean in the South. Since 2014, the Republic of Congo is experiencing an economic downturn, affecting the economic growth (-5 per cent in 2017). Because of the persistent drop in the price of oil, this situation drove the decline of the gross domestic product per capita, from $3,196 in 2013 to $1,658 in 2017. Nevertheless, the country is globally stable and safe in the main urban and rural areas. Frequent disruptions are recorded in the electricity supply, particularly in Brazzaville (political capital) and Pointe-Noire (economic capital). The living cost is relatively affordable, but some concerns with the cost of decent housing should be noted. The population enjoys dressing in style and loves music both profane and religious. According to United Nations security standards, life and travel in Brazzaville and in the other areas major are secure. The Republic of Congo is a unique country. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential. https://www.unv.org/