Laboratory Team Lead

2 weeks ago


مصر, Egypt World Health Organization Full time

Site
**Egypt**, **Cairo**, **Cairo**:
Sector:
**Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation**:
Role:
**Other**:
Date**:02/06/2023** (Expiry date**:24/06/2023**)

**OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME**
The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to build the capacity of Member States to manage public health threats and health emergency risks and, when national capacities are overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international response to contain outbreaks and health emergencies and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.

The unit of Infectious Hazards Prevention and Preparedness is responsible for supporting countries in prevention and control of high-threat diseases of both epidemic and pandemic potential through the development and dissemination of evidence-based policies, tools, norms and standards as well as strategies to control infectious disease hazards.

The team of Laboratory Diagnostics workstream is responsible of developing strategies, guidance, regional mechanisms and interventions to address the detection and confirmation of high threat pathogens responsible for epidemics or pandemics thereby reducing their impact on affected populations and limiting their international spread. This group deals with known high-threat pathogens such as cholera, chikungunya, dengue, influenza, Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF), Monkeypox, Zika, yellow fever, Rift valley fever, coronaviruses like the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and SARS-COV 2, meningitis and plague.

**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**

Within the framework of the delegated authority, the incumbent is assigned all or part of the following responsibilities:

- Lead and coordinate the work on laboratory diagnostic services for high-threat pathogens within the Infectious Hazards Preparedness and Prevention Unit (IHP) with particular emphasis on technical policy and programmes to strengthen the national capacity for timely detection and confirmation of high-threat pathogens in the region.
- Provide technical guidance and expertise to the Member States for the development and implementation of policies and programmes related to laboratory diagnostic services for the prevention and control of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases with epidemic and pandemic potentials in the EMR in accordance with the global and regional strategy for prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases.
- Plan, manage and monitor the activities of the laboratory diagnostics workstream so that laboratory activities reflect the administrative and budgetary standards, guidelines, priorities and directions of WHE/IHP, and allocate and monitor the use of the resources so that adequate support is assured.
- Provide strategic guidance and support in the development and adaptation of regional and national policies, strategies, plans, guidelines, standards, SoPs / diagnostic protocols, and Quality assistance Schemes.
- Assess the Member States' core capacities of laboratory diagnostic services for the molecular detection and genetic characterization of influenza and other emerging respiratory viruses with epidemic or pandemic potential in accordance with core requirements for implementation of IHR 2005.
- Establish and maintain strong partnerships and networking with regional and international reference laboratories, in particular WHO Collaborating Centers and other reference laboratories within and outside the region to implement relevant strategic priorities.
- Provide strategic guidance and support to the Member States in expanding and strengthening virological surveillance for integrated emerging respiratory pathogens, including influenza, SARS-COV 2, MERS, RSV and others.
- Convene and facilitate consultative and results-oriented technical meetings with the Member States and partners to discuss the regional strategy on laboratory diagnostics for emerging infectious diseases.
- Lead and coordinate the regional Laboratory response during outbreaks and pandemics by being deployed to countries to technically support them.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

**Education**

Essential:
An advanced university degree (Master's level) in public health, medicine, international health, management or social sciences or related field.

Desirable:
Training in epidemiology of communicable diseases, public health and advance laboratory diagnostics and quality management.

**Experience**

Essential:
At least 10 years of relevant experience in laboratory practice at national and international level, in some of the following areas: laboratory management, virology, microbiology, food safety, hygiene or environmental health.
- Desirable:

- Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies, Health authorities, relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations.
- Experience in laboratory regulations, quality management and quality standards.
- Knowledge and experience in professional netwo


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