Grade: P4

Contractual Arrangement: Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 12 months

Job Posting: Aug 20, 2026, 9:47:58 AM

Closing Date: Sep 2, 2026, 4:59:00 PM

Primary Location: West Bank and Gaza Strip-Gaza

Organization: EM_PSE WHO Representative's Office, Palestine

Schedule: Full time

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:
The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.
- DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Programme.

Depending on the level and complexity of the incident, the incumbent might be performing all or some of the following duties:
- Manage the team, guide, and ensure implementation of the response plan. Set standards and norms,



develop and disseminate technical guidance and validate training, resource mobilization and communication materials.- Under the guidance of the Incident Manager, manage the coverage of all health operations in support to the MOH, work with partners and facilitate the implementation of WHO's most effective prevention, control and response measures.

Communicable diseases

1.Ensure the planning and implementation of communicable diseases programmes addressing the risk of outbreak and/or health emergency, co-develop action plans for interventions in high-risks groups and recommend measures for special attention.

2.Monitor the early prevention, detection, verification, assessment and investigation of any risks of outbreaks and the dissemination of data related to the occurrence of outbreaks.

3.Manage the rapid response teams responsible for the rapid investigation of alerts, field risk assessments and ear

📌 Health Operations Officer (Banki)
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