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Ebola outbreak
WHO is now recruiting for a number of vacancies as surge capacity for the Ebola outbreak. They are all grouped under “Ebola outbreak” in the vacancies listed below.
EBOLA OUTBREAK - SURGE CAPACITY RECRUITMENT
EBOLA OUTBREAK RESPONSE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS RECOVERY - INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (IPC)
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TA148
Duty Station: Multiple duty stations
Grade: P level
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 30 Jun 2016
INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT - PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
AFRO Internship
Vacancy Number: WHO/15/INT3
Duty Station: Brazzaville Congo
Grade:
Contract Type: Internship
Closing Date: 01 Dec 2999
Auditor
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/DGD/FT698
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 20 Jan 2016
Coordinator
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/DGO/FT668
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P6
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 24 Jan 2016
Coordinator
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/FWC/FT686
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P6
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 13 Jan 2016
Coordinator
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/DGD/FT688
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P6
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 08 Jan 2016
Coordinator
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GMP/FT697
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 13 Jan 2016
Coordinator
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/HQ/FT695
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 12 Jan 2016
Deputy Executive Director
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/FWC/FT685
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: D1
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 29 Jan 2016
ESPEN Coordinator
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TA303
Duty Station: Brazzaville Congo
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 07 Jan 2016
Engineer (Collaboration Services)
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GMG/FT639
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 04 Jan 2016
Functional Support Analyst, Corporate Applications
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GMG/FT715
Duty Station: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Grade: NO-A
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 21 Jan 2016
HEAD OF WHO OFFICES IN COUNTRIES, TERRITORIES AND AREAS (HWO) - GLOBAL ROSTER ::: JEFE DE OFICINA DE LA OMS EN PAÍSES, TERRITORIOS Y ZONAS (HWO) - LISTA MUNDIAL
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/DGO/ROST11
Duty Station: Multiple duty stations
Grade: P or D level
Contract Type: Rosters
Closing Date: 09 Jan 2016
HR Specialist
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GMG/TA310
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 06 Jan 2016
Human Resources Specialist, Job Classification
Vacancy Number: PAHO/15/FT712
Duty Station: Washington, D.C. United States of America
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 26 Jan 2016
IT Architecture Specialist
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GMG/FT634
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 04 Jan 2016
Immunization Supply Chain Manager and Logistics
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/FT664
Duty Station: Maputo Mozambique
Grade: NO-B
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Closing Date: 07 Jan 2016
Information Security Engineer
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GMG/FT633
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 04 Jan 2016
Internships - WHO Regional Office for Europe
Vacancy Number: EURO/15/ISHIP7
Duty Station: Multiple duty stations
Grade:
Contract Type: Internship
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2016
Legal Officer
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/HQ/TA309
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 14 Jan 2016
Medical Adviser (Staff Health Insurance)
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GMG/FT694
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 12 Jan 2016
Medical Director
Vacancy Number: PAHO/15/FT707
Duty Station: Washington, D.C. United States of America
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 25 Jan 2016
Medical Officer
Vacancy Number: SE/CO/P/2015/TA7
Duty Station: Colombo Sri Lanka
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Closing Date: 08 Jan 2016
Medical Officer (Health Policy Adviser)
Vacancy Number: SE/CO/P/2015/FT46
Duty Station: Dili Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 04 Jan 2016
Medical Officer (MO)/EPI
Vacancy Number: SE/CO/P/2015/FT48
Duty Station: Kathmandu Nepal
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 10 Jan 2016
Medical Officer, Strategic Information, Monitoring and Evaluation
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/FT702
Duty Station: Maputo Mozambique
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 14 Jan 2016
NTD Database Developer and Administrator
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TA304
Duty Station: Brazzaville Congo
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 07 Jan 2016
NTD Medical Officer / Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TA306
Duty Station: Brazzaville Congo
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 07 Jan 2016
NTD Medical Officer/Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TA307
Duty Station: Brazzaville Congo
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 07 Jan 2016
NTD National Professional Officer (4 positions), Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola and Tanzania
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TA312
Duty Station: Multiple duty stations
Grade: NO-C
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 15 Jan 2016
NTD Programme and Administrative Officer
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TA314
Duty Station: Brazzaville Congo
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 15 Jan 2016
NTD Strategic Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TA308
Duty Station: Brazzaville Congo
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 07 Jan 2016
NTD Technical Officer (4 positions), Central Africa, DRC, South Sudan, Chad
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TA313
Duty Station: Multiple duty stations
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 15 Jan 2016
National Professional Officer (Communicable Diseases Surveillance/Emergency Health Officer) position 371826
Vacancy Number: EMRO/15/FT705
Duty Station: Amman Jordan
Grade: NO-C
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 18 Jan 2016
National Professional Officer (Human Resources)
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GSC/FT700
Duty Station: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Grade: NO-C
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 14 Jan 2016
National Professional Officer (NMH and Life-Course) position no. 305336
Vacancy Number: EMRO/15/FT706
Duty Station: Amman Jordan
Grade: NO-C
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 18 Jan 2016
National Professional Officer (NPO) -Strategic Partnerships Portal & Data Management
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/TASR95
Duty Station: Accra Ghana
Grade: NO-C
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Closing Date: 26 Jan 2016
National Professional Officer - Epidemiologist
Vacancy Number: SE/CO/NPO/2015/TA9
Duty Station: Dhaka Bangladesh
Grade: NO-B
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Closing Date: 20 Jan 2016
National Professional Officer - Infection Prevention and Control
Vacancy Number: SE/CO/NPO/2015/TA10
Duty Station: Dhaka Bangladesh
Grade: NO-B
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Closing Date: 20 Jan 2016
National Professional Officer - Maternal and Child Nutrition
Vacancy Number: SE/CO/NPO/2015/TA8
Duty Station: Dhaka Bangladesh
Grade: NO-B
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Closing Date: 18 Jan 2016
National Professional Officer, HR
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GSC/FT673
Duty Station: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Grade: NO-B
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 05 Jan 2016
Project Manager (multiple positions)
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GMG/FT644
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 05 Jan 2016
Project Officer (several positions)
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GMG/TASR94
Duty Station: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Grade: P2
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Closing Date: 15 Jan 2016
Regional Adviser (Health Professionals Education) position 359456 (previously 173332)
Vacancy Number: EMRO/15/FT713
Duty Station: Cairo Egypt
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 03 Feb 2016
Scientist
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/FWC/FT663
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 05 Jan 2016
Supply Officer (Regional Procurement and Logistics) - 373599
Vacancy Number: EMRO/15/FT674
Duty Station: Cairo Egypt
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 06 Jan 2016
Technical Manager
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/HQ/FT691
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 11 Jan 2016
Technical Officer
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/NMH/TA302
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 05 Jan 2016
Technical Officer
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/NTD/TA315
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 15 Jan 2016
Technical Officer
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/NMH/TA316
Duty Station: New York United States of America
Grade: P2
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 18 Jan 2016
Technical Officer (Drug Resistance Surveillance)
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GTB/TA318
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 19 Jan 2016
Technical Officer (Health Financing Policy)
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/HGF/FT666
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 12 Jan 2016
Technical Officer (Health Technologies)
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/HIS/FT693
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 12 Jan 2016
Technical Officer (Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Vacancy Number: SE/CO/P/2015/FT47
Duty Station: Jakarta Indonesia
Grade: P4
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 08 Jan 2016
Technical Officer (Response) P#375298
Vacancy Number: EMRO/15/FT714
Duty Station: Cairo Egypt
Grade: P3
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 20 Jan 2016
LOCAL RECRUITMENT - GENERAL SERVICES CATEGORY
Administrative Assistant
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/PEC/FT703
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: G6
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 18 Jan 2016
Assistant (Accounts) - Local recruitment
Vacancy Number: IARC/15/FT680
Duty Station: Lyons France
Grade: G4
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 06 Jan 2016
Assistant Conference Equipement Technician (CET)
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/FT716
Duty Station: Brazzaville Congo
Grade: G7
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 21 Jan 2016
Assistant Programme, Budget et Finances
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/FT675
Duty Station: Cotonou Benin
Grade: G6
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 21 Jan 2016
Assistant to ADG
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/FWC/FT711
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: G6
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 26 Jan 2016
Assistant to Coordinator position 360306
Vacancy Number: /15/TA319
Duty Station: Amman Jordan
Grade: G5
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 06 Jan 2016
CHAUFFEUR
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/FT677
Duty Station: Bamako Mali
Grade: G2
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 15 Jan 2016
Clerk
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/KER/TA311
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: G4
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 08 Jan 2016
Driver (342914)
Vacancy Number: EMRO/15/FT701
Duty Station: Cairo Egypt
Grade: G2
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 07 Jan 2016
Executive Assistant (Budget & Finance)
Vacancy Number: SE/RO/GS/2015/FT38
Duty Station: New Delhi India
Grade: G5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 07 Jan 2016
Executive Associate (Budget & Finance)
Vacancy Number: SE/RO/GS/2015/FT39
Duty Station: New Delhi India
Grade: G7
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 11 Jan 2016
Finance Clerk
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/FT692
Duty Station: Asmara Eritrea
Grade: G5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 05 Jan 2016
ICT Specialist
Vacancy Number: EURO/15/FT710
Duty Station: Copenhagen Denmark
Grade: G7
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 25 Jan 2016
Information Systems Assistant II
Vacancy Number: PAHO/15/FT699
Duty Station: Caracas Venezuela
Grade: G5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 13 Jan 2016
Logistics Assistant
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/FT690
Duty Station: Asmara Eritrea
Grade: G6
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 05 Jan 2016
Procurement Assistant
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/GSC/FT696
Duty Station: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Grade: G5
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 13 Jan 2016
Secretary
Vacancy Number: HQ/15/NMH/TA299
Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland
Grade: G4
Contract Type: Temporary appointment
Closing Date: 04 Jan 2016
Senior Driver
Vacancy Number: AFRO/15/FT689
Duty Station: Asmara Eritrea
Grade: G3
Contract Type: Fixed-term Appointment
Closing Date: 04 Jan 2016