Technical Assistant

2 weeks ago


مصر, Egypt World Health Organization Full time

**Grade***: G6

**Contractual Arrangement***: Fixed-term appointment

**Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)***: 2 years (Subject to availability of funds, satisfactory performance and continuing need for the position)

**Job Posting***: Mar 7, 2023, 8:09:05 AM

**Closing Date***: Mar 21, 2023, 5:59:00 PM

**Primary Location***: Egypt-Cairo

**Organization***: EM/SID Science, Information and Dissemination

**Schedule***: Full-time


**OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME**

The programme envisions a region where all health-related policies, decisions on healthcare development and implementation, and innovations are informed by best available evidence from

verifiable knowledge, research and reliable information. The programme’s mission is to strengthen the capacity of Member States to improve availability, quality and use of evidence from reliable information, research and other sources of knowledge, and to enhance effective innovations toward Universal Health Coverage and health related Sustainable Development Goals.

Managed within the Department of Science, Information and Dissemination (SID), the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (EMHJ) is the flagship publication of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Its mission is to contribute to improving health in the Region by publishing and publicising quality, peer-reviewed health research and information with emphasis on public health and relevance to the Region.

**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**

The incumbent will perform the following duties:
1. Maintain updated EMHJ records and contact lists (Editorial Board and International Advisory Board members, reviewers, corresponding authors, etc.) and ensures an effective EMHJ filing system is in place.

2. Compose, draft and prepare correspondence in English and Arabic, on own initiative or from instructions, for signature of the Editor-in-Chief, Director of SID, or as instructed by Director of SID.

3. Periodically extract, compile, organize and summarize publication data about articles received, rejected, accepted / published, according to countries / topics of research, for using the data in preparation of reports / presentations by the Editor in Chief and Director of SID.

4. Train new staff on the administrative processes, practices and procedures of WHO and EMHJ

5. EMHJ publication management:
a. Create, maintain, update and monitor the schedule for processing a manuscript submitted for publication.

b. Liaise with authors on development and revision stages of their research articles, including through Editorial Manager.

c. Coordinate / analyse pre-press, printing and distribution costs.

d. Liaise with the desk-top publishing professionals, procurement staff and printers for timely printing of issues.

e. Prepare contracts for freelance editors in accordance with WHO compliance requirements, and monitors budget expenditure.

f. Perform initial proofreading of laid-out papers for completeness of required information, accuracy and Journal style.

g. Collaborate with French and Arabic editors for preparation of abstracts and titles for translation between the three working languages of the Journal, ensuring timely flow.

6. EMHJ Website:
a. Prepare HTML files for online publishing.

b. Act as liaison between the editorial staff and web team to regularly update and amend the EMHJ website.

c. Oversee and ensure uploading the documents and information on the website.

d. Periodically review EMHJ webpages and EMHJ entries in PubMed to ensure consistency and completeness;
e. Manage input and tracking of contents on the website and related metrics.

7. EMHJ Editorial Board:
a. Coordinate administrative work related to the EMHJ editorial board

b. Take a lead role in the organization of the EMHJ editorial board meetings, which includes supervision of preparing invitations, travel itineraries, raising travel requests and travel claims in GSM, finalizing documentation, logistic preparations (venue, hotel accommodation, catering), and effect payments to participants and submitting related financial report.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

**Education**

**Essential**: Completion of secondary education supplemented by experience or training in a related field.
**Desirable**: University degree in business administration, social sciences or related field is an asset.

**Experience**

**Essential**: At least 8 years’ experience in administrative management of scientific journals or publishing in an international organization.
**Desirable**: Relevant experience in the UN system

**Skills**
- Good knowledge of WHO rules, manuals, practices/procedures and routines applicable to the secretarial/administrative level of EMHJ.
- Good filing and organizational skills, as pertains to scientific Journals.
- Ability to translate routine correspondence (Arabic - English).
- Producing and delivering quality results in pressing situations, deadlines and conflicting priorities
- Familiarity with appropriate software programs


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