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Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization - Vacancy
Notices
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Post Title: Advisor on Communicable Diseases; Level: P.4; Post Number:
4.0811; Duty Station: Washington, D.C.; Tenure: Two years, first year
probationary period; Division/Program/Office: Division of Disease
Prevention and Control (HCP) Communicable Diseases Program (HCT)
Basic Salary: $45,413 at single rate; $48,824 with primary dependents (per
annum net of taxes); Post Adjustment: $13,442 at single rate; $14,452 with
primary dependents (per annum net of taxes)
Minimum Requirements: Education: A university degree in a health related
profession and a Master's degree in epidemiology or public health. An M.D.
or a postgraduate degree in a health related profession would be an asset.
Experience at national level: Seven years of experience with progressively
greater responsibilities in the administration of prevention and control
programs on commmunicable diseases, including program organization,
management, supervision and implementation, academic and clinical
experience in infectious and parasitic diseases, as well as experience in
the development of human resources at all levels in disease prevention and
control. Experience at international level: Two years of participation in
technical cooperation programs and activities for the development of
communicable disease prevention and control programs in countries of the
region.
Languages: Very good knowledge of English or Spanish, with a working
knowledge of the other.
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Post Title: Systems Programmer; Level: P.2; Post Number:.5939; Duty
Station: Washington, D.C.; Tenure: Two years, first year probationary
period; Division/Program/Office: Department of Management and Information
Support (ACS) Information Technology Support (ACS/ITS)
Basic Salary: $31,914 at single rate; $33,990 staff member with primary
dependent (per annum net of taxes); Post Adjustment: $9,446.54 at single
rate; $10,061.04 staff member with primary dependent (per annum net of
taxes)
Minimum Requirements: Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science,
engineering, mathematics or related field of study.
Experience: Five years of experience in the application of information
processing techniques in the solution of moderately complex problems
involving general computer system programming.
Skills: The incumbent must be able to apply sound system programming
principles and techniques toward the solution of assigned problems. While
the work is generally supervised by senior staff members, the incumbent is
expected to suggest alternatives and make recommendations for improving the
computerized systems involved in their assigned projects.
Languages: Very good knowledge of English.
For more information, contact PAHO/WHO at:
525 Twenty-Third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20037 USA
Tel: 202-974-3396; Fax: 202-974-3379; http://www.paho.org
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CSIH seeks Project Assistant and Field Manager for new Bolivia project
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The Canadian Society for International Health seeks a Project Assistant and
a Field Manager for its new "Building Capacity for Health Reform" Bolivia
Project. Requirements for the Ottawa-based Project Assistant include: an
undergraduate degree in social sciences or health, or equivalent;
administrative experience; excellent organizing, interpersonal and writing
skills; fluency in English and Spanish (French an asset); familiarity with
Word, Excel and e-mail applications.
Based in La Paz, Bolivia, the Field Manager is responsible for planning and
managing CSIH's "Building Capacity for Health Reform" project in Bolivia,
managing CSIH's field office, providing technical support to the project,
and representing CSIH to stakeholders in Bolivia. Requirements: Master's
degree in health or social sciences, or the equivalent; experience in
international health, including substantial project management experience
in Latin America; sound and practical knowledge of Canada's health system
and resources; fluency in Spanish and English (French a definite asset);
very good health; capacity and willingness to travel frequently and to work
long and/or irregular hours; Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Two-year
contract to begin ASAP. Competitive salary plus benefits.
Full job descriptions are available on CSIH's Website at:
http://www.csih.org. The deadline for applications for the position of
Project Assistant is March 10, 1997. The deadline for applications for the
position of Field Director is March 14, 1997. Send a C.V. to:
Marc Hyndman, Canadian Society for International Health,
170 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 902, Ottawa, ON K1P 5V5
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SCSI recrute un(e) assistant(e) de projet et un gestionnaire-terrain pour
un project de sante en Bolivie
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La Societe recrute un(e) assistant(e) de projet base a Ottawa pour aider a
l'administration d'un projet de sante en Bolivie. Exigences: baccalaureat
en sciences sociales ou sante, ou equivalent; experience d'administration;
excellentes aptitudes d'organisation, et de communication interpersonnelle
et ecrite; connaissance approfondie de l'anglais et de l'espagnol (français
un atout); maitrise des logiciels Word, Excel et de communication
electronique. Envoyer CV d'ici le 10 mars a:
Base a la Paz, Bolivia, le gestionnaire-terrain a pour responsabilites
principales de planifier et administrer le projet "Building Capacity for
Health Reform" de la SCSI en Bolivie, de gerer le bureau-terrain de la
Societe, d'apporter une assistance technique au projet, et de representer
la Societe en Bolivie. Exigences: Maitrise en sante ou sciences sociales,
ou equivalent; experience en sante internationale, y compris
experience-terrain considerable de gestion de projet en Amerique Latine;
connaissance approfondie du système de santé et ressources en santé
canadiens; excellente sante; disponibilite et capacite a voyager
frequemment, et travailler sous pression; connaisance approfondie de
l'anglais et espagnol (français un atout certain); citoyen canadien ou
immigrant reçu. Contrat de deux ans debutant des que possible. Salaire
competif plus benefices.
Voir le site WWW de la Societe pour une description complete des postes a:
http://www.csih.org. Envoyer un CV pour le poste d'assistant(e) de projet
avant le 10 mars 1997, et un CV pour le poste de gestionnaire-terrain avant
le 14 mars 1997 a:
Marc Hyndman, Societe canadienne de sante internationale,
170 ave. Laurier Ouest, bureau 902, Ottawa, ON K1P 5V5.
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Canada hosts First World Conference on Breast Cancer
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The Kingston Breast Cancer Conference Committee will host the First World
Conference on Breast Cancer from July 13-17, 1997 in Kingston, Ontario,
Canada. The theme is "Break the Silence - Stop the Epidemic: Opening the
Doors to Dialogue Around the World." For more information, contact:
First World Conference on Breast Cancer
841 Princess St.
Kingston, ON K7L 1G7 Canada
Tel: 613-549-1118; Fax: 613-549-1146
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Chinese sociologist seeks Canadian assistance with research study
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Ching Maio, a senior sociological researcher at the Beijing Academy of
Social Sciences, will visit Canada in May to study both Canada's social
security system and the differences between Canada's and China's
experiences with telecommunication and urban development. Any Canadian
researchers interested in assisting Professor Maio should contact him as
follows:
Ching Miao, Associate Professor, Institute of Sociology
Beijing Academy of Social Sciences
#33, North Fourth Ring Road, Postcode 100101
Tel: 86-10-649-47641; Fax: 86-10-649-0202;
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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