WHO Job Opportunity - Mainstreaming gender, equity and human rights

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World Health Organization Job Opportunity
Vacancy Notice No: HQ/12/HQ/FT144
Title: Team Leader
Grade: P-6
Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment
Duration of contract:  Two years 
Application Deadline: 7 June 2012
Duty Station:Geneva,Switzerland

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:

The mainstreaming of Gender, Equity and Human Rights in the work of WHO would offer WHO Programmes at all levels of the Organization:

- a coherent and powerful assembly of these core values of the Organization, and alignment of WHO's work on these values with other UN Organizations (in particular UN Women and the HR Council), Funds and Programmes, building on their experience;

- the incorporation of core components of Gender, Equity and Human Rights in WHO's work in all policies, programmes, measurement of impact and research;

- the creation and enhancement of a corporate attitude, behaviour and practice that is unifying, across fields of expertise and organizational levels, and speaking with one voice to the outside world;

- an engagement in a collective effort geared to generate greater impact of individual programmes;

- a comprehensive and combined set of principles, standards, methods and tools conducive to increased literacy of WHO staff on these values, and skills to incorporate them in strategic planning.

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