Dear colleagues
This WHO programme might be of interest to young scientists in your networks. Please share this widely.
Many thanks
Simon
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WHO has an exciting job opportunity coming up for young professionals. The Young Professionals Programme [ https://www.who.int/careers/young-professionals-programme?fbclid=IwAR0mt... ] is a new initiative at WHO through which Young Professionals will benefit from career support, networking, mentoring and tailored learning opportunities. The initial contract period is one year at P2 level, with a possibility of extension up to 3 years in total. Detailed information on the position that is being offered in the ‘Evidence to Policy and Impact’ unit can be found here: Job Description - Young Professionals Programme - Technical Officer (Research for Health) (2105378) (who.int). [ https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2105378&tz=GM... ] Application deadline is 6 December.
The list of eligible countries can be accessed here [ https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/pub... ] and more information on frequently asked questions here.[ https://www.who.int/careers/young-professionals-programme/frequently-ask... ]
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HIFA profile: Simon Lewin is a health systems researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (www.fhi.no/en/) and the South African Medical Research Council (www.mrc.ac.za). He has a keen interest in how research evidence can be used to inform decisions for health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and at the global level in multilateral organisations such as the WHO. As Joint Co-ordinating Editor of Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC: epoc.cochrane.org) and lead for the Norwegian EPOC satellite, he has played a key role in strengthening Cochrane’s work in the field of health systems and in developing Cochrane methods for qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane is a HIFA supporting organisation and Simon is a member of the HIFA working group on CHWs:
http://www.hifa.org/projects/community-health-workers
http://www.hifa.org/support/members/simon
Email: simon.lewin AT fhi.no
