Unit Chief, Noncommunicable Diseases & Disabilities

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) with its Headquarters in Washington, D.C, U.S.A, is an international public health agency with over 100 years of experience in working to improve the health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. PAHO is searching for:

Unit Chief, Noncommunicable Diseases & Disabilities

The incumbent is responsible for coordinating and managing the Organization’s program of work on Noncommunicable Diseases and Disabilities in collaboration with other Regional and Country Offices of the Organization and other partners. The work requires the incumbent to coordinate, manage and direct the Unit’s component programs through overall leadership of a team of professional and administrative staff, as well as the planning, implementation and monitoring of plans, strategies, innovations and resources related to the Organization’s Strategic Plan and PAHO’s mandates and policies.

 The successful candidate will have:

• A university degree in a health or social science, and a master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, or in a related field from a recognized institution.
• Thirteen years of combined national and international progressively responsible experience in noncommunicable diseases, including the development and evaluation of policies and programs for prevention and control of chronic diseases, including the application of epidemiological methods to disease surveillance and public health program planning and evaluation.
• Very good knowledge of English or Spanish with a working knowledge of the other language.

Salary range: US$ 121,573.16 - US$ 130,864.71, net of income taxes.  PAHO/WHO’s compensation package includes dependency benefits, pension plan, health insurance scheme, and 30 days annual leave. Benefits for internationally recruited staff may include travel and removal expenses on appointment and separation, assignment grant, rental subsidy, and home leave.

Qualified candidates are invited to complete a personal history form on line atwww.paho.org  (Welcome/Employment/International Recruitment-Professional Category), Vacancy Number PAHO/14/FT49 by 04 March 2014.