Organizational context:
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Job purpose:
Provide strategic leadership, technical cooperation, and policy guidance to Member States in the Americas to strengthen Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programs, prevent water-related diseases, and advance related Sustainable Development Goals.
Responsibilities:
Provide technical, policy, and strategic leadership to strengthen WASH programs and prevent water-related diseases across the Region. Advise Member States on the development, implementation, and monitoring of WASH policies, methodologies, technologies, and health-promoting practices. Lead initiatives to improve water quality and wastewater surveillance systems. Coordinate inter-programmatic efforts to advance WASH-related Sustainable Development Goals. Support the development and implementation of climate-resilient water and sanitation safety plans. Build and maintain strategic partnerships with governments, donors, United Nations agencies, academia,
civil society, and other stakeholders.
Education:
A bachelor's degree in health, environmental science, or engineering and a master's degree in public health, environmental health, or engineering or any other discipline related to the functions of the post from a recognized university.
Work experience:
Nine years of combined national and international experience in technical cooperation in institutions concerned with public health, with a particular focus on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) health, surveillance and monitoring methods, or evaluation of environmental health programs and sustainable development programs.
Skills:
Strong expertise in environmental health, epidemiology, sanitation, waste management, health promotion, research, and training. Sound knowledge of social and environmental determinants of health and primary health care approaches related to WASH. Extensiv
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