Back Risk Communications Officer, (P-3), Fixed-Term, Suva, Fiji

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) 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. WHE brings together and enhances WHO's operational, technical and normative capacity in outbreaks, emergencies and risk analysis to address all health hazards across the risk management cycle in a predictable, capable, dependable, adaptable and accountable manner. It is designed to operate within the broader humanitarian and emergency management architecture in support of people at risk of, or affected by, outbreaks and emergencies, consistent with ways that strengthen local and national capabilities. The Risk Communications Officer assists the WHO South Pacific/Division of Pacific Technical Support, and WHO country offices in the Pacific with multi-hazard risk communications preparedness and response under the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005), in particular helping to operationalize risk communications capacity strengthening within WHO and Pacific Island countries and areas.
 

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Support the development and implementation of multi-hazard risk communications plans, with specific focus on pandemic and epidemic preparedness, and risk communication needs following disasters and other health emergencies.
   1. Participate in emergency morning meetings, identify events with risk communications needs and gather, distil and organize information as appropriate to support internal and external risk communications.
      1. Support Pacific country offices and Pacific health authorities in public communications during health crises including:
         1. Acting as media entry point, developing and maintaining a database of journalists and organizing interviews with national and international media, proactively reaching out to and engage with media and journalists
            1. Developing talking points, press releases, press statements and other media products
               1.  Developing web stories and engaging on social media in collaboration with RO and HQ
                  1. Ensuring that photographic and audiovisual material are developed and made available for communications at country, regional and headquarters levels, especially from emergency-affected areas
                     1. Representing WHO on the Pacific Humanitarian Team's communications working group
                        1.  Supporting donor outreach for emergency risk communications.

                           4. Work with the Pacific Health Security Coordination Plan partnership comprised of the

                           Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Pacific Community, the Pacific Island Health Officers' Association, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Pacific and the World Bank, and other technical agencies working in health security in the Pacific, on advocacy and communications products.

                           5. Support risk communications capacity strengthening in priority countries in the Pacific region including through trainings, workshops, mentoring programmes in close collaboration with DPS technical staff (IHR, emergencies, influenza, vector borne diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases, health and environment etc.), with a focus on supporting countries to meet the risk communications requirements articulated in the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool.6. Perform any other duties as required by supervisors.
                            

                           📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

                           ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

                           REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

                           Education

                           Essential: University degree in communications, development, social sciences, public relations, journalism or related fields or related fields from an institution or university recognized in the International Association of Universities' Worldwide Database of Higher Education Institutions, Systems and Credentials.

                           Desirable: Professional qualification/certification in public health or emergency management
                            

                           Experience

                           Essential:

                           • Minimum five years' relevant experience in communications, preferably in a health-related field at the national and international level, with a minimum of two years at the international level.
                           • Experience with implementing and coordinating risk communication strategies.
                           • Experience with working in a coordinated manner and in support of government officials.