Technical Officer (Partnerships and Resources)
Organizational Context
The Health Systems, Access and Data (HSD) division supports universal health coverage and Sustainable Development Goals through equitable health systems. The Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (TMC) leads WHO's efforts to integrate traditional medicine into global health systems. It focuses on research, strengthening health systems, sustainability, equity, and innovation to ensure safe, effective, and equitable access.
Job Purpose
The Technical Officer (Partnerships and Resources) plays a pivotal role within the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (TMC), supporting its overarching mission to integrate traditional medicine into global health systems. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure safe, effective, and equitable access to traditional medicine practices by strategically strengthening partnerships, engaging a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, and actively contributing to critical resource mobilization initiatives. This role is instrumental in establishing a robust evidence base, facilitating sound regulatory mechanisms, and fostering essential cross-sector collaboration. Ultimately, the officer's contributions optimize traditional medicine's impact on global health and sustainable development, empowering Member States to leverage traditional medicines for enhanced health, wellness, and people-centered care, while promoting scientific advancements and safeguarding biodiversity.
Responsibilities
The Technical Officer will effectively and diplomatically support comprehensive stakeholder engagement and communication with a wide array of internal and external partners. This includes liaising with policymakers, Traditional Medicine (TM) professionals, Indigenous Peoples, academics, the private sector, civil society, and community representatives. The role involves significant support for event management, specifically aiding in the development of Global Summit agendas, creative concepts, messaging, and exhibition materials, in close collaboration with TMC teams and external event management companies. A key duty is to collate Global Summit session notes, reports, and stakeholder feedback to inform outcome documents, coordinating closely with technical, writing, and editing colleagues. The officer will actively contribute to resource mobilization initiatives, ensuring all efforts align with organizational policies and strategies. Furthermore, the role provides essential project management support for focused, cross-cutting TMC technical projects. This encompasses drafting and evaluating Requests for Proposals, meticulously tracking project and event milestones, and consistently updating colleagues and senior management on progress, including any required course corrections. Finally, the position promotes robust partner engagement and equips teams with collaborative tools, skills, and platforms, fostering effective work across multidisciplinary and multicultural contexts.
Work Experience
Essential: Minimum five years of experience in public health communications, partnership development, or resource mobilization, coupled with demonstrated international health-related project management experience. Desirable: Experience in traditional, complementary, or integrative medicine, and/or prior work with WHO or other UN organizations.
Skills
Information brief and report writing; Information analysis and knowledge management; Collaborative teamwork in multicultural settings; Public health policy development and implementation knowledge; Independent work and timely delivery; Resource mobilization; Effective and diplomatic communication with partners; Project management, including milestone tracking and updates; Adaptability to changing conditions.