Overview
Supports the AMR Accountability Commission and oversees data collection and report development for the Accountability Index. Provides support to Member States on AMR programme activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Supports Member States on the development and implementation of national AMR action plans.
- Serves as the Accountability Index focal point and guardian, delivering Secretariat duties for the AMR Accountability Commission.
- Provides input to the development of WHO policy documents and briefs on evidence-based interventions for AMR.
- Develops and supports interventions and educational materials for health professionals.
- Supports integrated activities to improve infection prevention and control practices.
- Supports the regional work on bacteriophage therapy.
- Develops, reviews and delivers training and information materials.
- Supports the efforts of the AMR programme to strengthen national AMR surveillance systems.
- Provides support to development and implementation of behaviour change campaigns.
- Supports the initiation of the monitoring of healthcare-associated infections.
- Participates to and represents the Regional Office in technical international fora related to antimicrobial resistance.
- Performs other duties as required by the supervisor.
Required Experience
- At least five years of experience at the national and international level in infectious disease prevention, surveillance and control.
- Demonstrated work experience in the field of antimicrobial resistance stewardship or epidemiology.
- Demonstrated experience in intersectoral collaboration or working with relevant agencies and partners in the area of antimicrobial resistance surveillance or related fields.
Qualifications
- University degree (Bachelor's level) in medicine, public health, infectious disease epidemiology or related fields.
- Master's degree in one of the above-mentioned fields (Desirable).
- Professional training relevant to AMR (e.g. disease surveillance, pharmaco-epidemiology) (Desirable).
