Vacancy title:
Consultant – WHO Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Advancements
Jobs at:
World Health OrganizationDeadline of this Job:
14 November 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Purpose of consultancy
To contribute to various activities within the biosafety and biosecurity team including the following critical areas:
WHO biosafety risk assessment tool development.
Virtual Reality (VR) immersive training modules management.
Electronic infectious substances shipping training (eISST) course management, including enrolment and update of its database system.
Deliverables
Deliverable 1:
• Sense checks the draft WHO biosafety risk assessment tool and amend as necessary.
• Perform internal test running of the risk assessment tool and further develop as required.
• Contribute to the conversion of the risk assessment tool into App format.
• Expected by: 31.01.2023.
Deliverable 2:
• Contribute to the development of the VR training modules alongside the VR package service provider ensuring accurate inclusion of biosafety information.
• Test run the end products.
• Expected by: 31.03.2023
Deliverable 3:
• Facilitate the eISST course enabling smooth access and operation of the online training package.
• Expected by: 28.04.2023
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:
• University degree in health-related, biological or medical sciences.
Desirable:
• Qualification in a biosafety-related course.
Experience
Essential:
• At least 3 years of experience in microbiology, biomedical research, high containment or related.
Desirable:
• Experience in teaching or training.
Working experience in resource-limited countries and/or WHO.
Skills/Knowledge:
• Knowledge in laboratory biosafety and/or biosecurity.
• Presentation skills.
• Proven capacity in networking sensitively, cooperatively and productively with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven project facilitation skills.
Closing Date : Nov 14, 2022
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
Interested click https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2209545&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname=Africa%2FLagos&utm_source= to apply.
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