Advisor, Social Determinants of Health - Washington, United States - World Health Organization

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Description

Grade:
P4

Contractual Arrangement:
Fixed-term appointment

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): One year, first year probationary period. Post of limited duration.

Job Posting:
May 2, 2024, 11:54:14 AM

Closing Date:
May 23, 2024, 4:59:00 PM

Primary Location:
United States-Washington, D.C.

Organization:
Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health

Schedule:
Full-time

OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT

This requisition is for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)
The Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE) Department leads intersectoral, strategic and collaborative efforts at the regional, subregional and country levels, enabling countries to reduce health inequities, promote health and well-being, address social determinants of health -including its commercial, economic, political dimensions
- to integrate equity, human rights, gender and interculturality into the public health agenda, and to address the threats of climate change, to create healthy environments and to prevent disease by addressing environmental risk factors.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Under the general supervision of the Director, Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE) and the direct supervision of the Unit Chief, Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health (DHE/HP), the incumbent is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to, the following assigned duties:

Provide technical advice and facilitate the incorporation of social determinants as a guiding principle for the development and implementation of health programs and strategies across relevant areas of work; promote and address social determinants of health to reduce health inequities as an objective of all areas of the Organization's work, especially priority health and development programs;
Develop and disseminate strategies to advocate for a social determinants of health approach to the formulation of public policies; strengthen the capacities of Ministries of Health to advocate for and promote intersectoral action on social determinants of health;
Collaborate on developing technical support and advice to Member States to implement a health-in-all-policies and inter-sectoral approaches to improve health and to reduce health inequities;
Collaborate in the design and development, and support the implementation of the Social Determinants component of the Universal Health Strategy in Member States, in close collaboration with the Health Systems and Services Department (HSS);
Provide technical advice and develop activities to address the impact of social determinants on population's health in Member States; address elements beyond healthcare services, such as material circumstances of daily living (e.g., employment, housing, transport, access to goods and services, etc.), commercial determinants, among others, and propose effective intervention strategies;
Lead the implementation of the recommendations of the Regional Commission on Health inequities from a Social Determinants perspective and the World report on Social determinants;
Provide technical support for the Organization's work on implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal/Agenda 2030, particularly beyond SDG3;
Provide technical support to ongoing work on the revitalization of primary health care addressing the social determinants, aligned with the main public health priorities;
Develop and promote redesign of public health programs to include social determinants and health equity;
Facilitate the debate and the preparation and implementation of joint projects on social determinants of health with social movements and civil society;
Contribute and collaborate with Member States in strengthening existing efforts to measure and evaluate social determinants of health and the causes of health inequities, in the development and monitoring of targets on health equity;
Support the resource mobilization efforts of the Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health Unit; articulate and provide technical support on social determinants perspective to other areas of the Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health Unit;
Provide technical advice and support to Member States in the production and development of evidence-based approaches for addressing health determinants, utilizing strategies such as social observatories to change the discussion within society and key stakeholders;
Collaborate and support the implementation of research activities and evaluate the implementation of effective policies and interventions to improve health by addressing the social determinants of health to strengthen research capacities and collaborations;
Work closely with partner agencies (UN, Interamerican System) on appropriate coordination mechanisms and measures that address the social health determin