Org. Setting and Reporting

The temporary position is located within the United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH). Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2793 (2025), UNSOH has been mandated to provide support; primarily to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), the Haitian National Police (HNP), and the Haitian Armed Forces in the context of any joint operations with the GSF. Additionally, UNSOH is tasked with delivering technical assistance to the Organization of American States (OAS). The incumbent reports to the Chief Medical Officer, UNSOH. This temporary position is based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and is located with the Medical Service Section (Brabat Support), UNSOH.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Medical Officer, P3 will be responsible for the following duties: Clinical Services Management -Undertakes the workplace clinical services, perform day-to-day clinical duties, including first aid and emergency care, access to UN programs such as PEP kits, and effective referral to local and contracted healthcare services. -Undertakes day-to-day occupational health duties: pre-placement and periodic medical examinations, preparing staff for travelling by providing immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, travel kits, etc. -Refers and follows up staff to outside specialists as necessary. -Develops and oversees the delivery of occupational health and safety programs including workplace and home ergonomics programs and workplace safety and health risk assessments. -Oversees the delivery of effective workplace or general health promotion programs -Develops, exercises, and provides a local emergency response / mass casualty capability integrated with local security plans. -Advises on other aspects of health including public health relevant to the mission area, through liaison with host state/host nation health authorities. -Ensures quality in services including the implementation of quality control mechanisms and procedures, the use of published UN clinical guidelines, and adherence to patient safety and adverse event reporting requirements. Medical Administration -Provides expert advice on medical standards for recruiting medical personnel, sick leave, and evacuation repatriations. -Participates in the development and implementation of health support plans, local emergency response plans, and mass casualty capability business continuity plans, which are integrated with local security plans. -Oversees the provision of recommendations related to medical entitlements and manage sick leave cases effectively. -Develops and implement return-to-work programs, monitor sick leave usage, and liaise with healthcare providers as required. -Manages medical evacuations and repatriation services where required and oversee advisory services to internal bodies as necessary. -Deputizes for the Chief Medical Officer during his/her absence. Supervisory -Leads and manages the work and results of all staff working in the UN Clinic, including clinical and administrative staff, and where appropriate occupational safety staff or remote staff supervised by the medical service. -Ensures timely recruitment, onboarding, and training of new staff. -Oversees effective performance management and continuous professional development, including career planning. -Implements and monitor training programs and ensures compliance with UN healthcare facility standards and Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (HQPS) requirements. -Conducts annual planning and budget preparation; monitor budget performance and reporting. -Manages and control access to the EarthMed medical record system, ensuring data integrity. Ensures medical confidentiality and proper release of medical records in accordance with UN policies. -Develops, tracks, and reports key performance indicators (KPIs) for health support services. Responds to audit requests and ensure accurate documentation of health performance. -Undertakes mediation and represent the medical service in formal dispute resolution processes. Advisory, liaison and representation -Undertakes regular coordination with the Office of the Director, DHMOSH UNHQ, contributes to the development of UN healthcare policy, and ensures alignment of policy and practice in UN health care services. -Represents the medical service at events and meetings with other UN entities and in national and international fora. -Oversees workplace health and medical service communication products, and liaison/outreach with external actors. -Briefs and advises senior management on all healthcare matters relevant to the workplace, including health policies, business continuity, enterprise risk management, and representation at crisis response and related bodies. -Represents the medical service on health and medical entitlements matters before the UN judicial system and UN investigative bodies. -Ensures effective occupational health representation at the local occupational health and safety committee. General -Performs other related duties as required.

Competencies

Professionalism: Knowledge of clinical, occupational safety and health and tropical/travel medicine. Ability to manage a diverse and multicultural team and to operate efficiently under stressful circumstances. Good drafting ability in English and French. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates; provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable. Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors’ language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed Managerial Competencies: Leadership: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow: empowers others to translate vision into results; is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing. Judgement/Decision-making: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.

Education

A first-level university degree that qualifies for registration as a licensed medical practitioner (MD, MBBS, MBChB or equivalent), is required.

Job – Specific Qualification

Current unrestricted registration with the medical licensing authority of one of the Members States of the United Nations, is required. Training in Emergency medicine and Trauma care is desirable.

Work Experience

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible clinical experience in one of the areas of medicine is required. Qualification and experiences in emergency care is required. Two years of managerial experience in the medical field including budgeting, supervisory responsibilities and resource management are desirable. Experience in an International Organizations with field deployments is desirable. Experiences in emergency medicine and occupational health are desirable. Experience with team and/or project management is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English and French are required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult https://languages.un.org for details).

Required Languages

LanguageReadingWritingListeningSpeakingEnglishUN Level IIUN Level IIUN Level IIUN Level IIFrenchUN Level IIUN Level IIUN Level IIUN Level II

Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice

This temporary job opening is being advertised for advance planning purposes pending formal approval of the relevant funding and staffing structures. An appointment may be terminated, or post level adjusted in accordance with the Staff Rules for such reasons as abolition of post or reduction of staff or committee funding approvals, for example in the event that the funding for the post is not approved or the mandate of the mission is not extended. The selected candidate will be expected to temporarily deploy until 30 June 2026. If the selected candidate is a staff member from the United Nations Secretariat, the selection will be administered as a temporary assignment. While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post. The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

United Nations Considerations

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. By accepting a letter of appointment, staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). Further, staff members in the Professional and higher category up to and including the D-2 level and the Field Service category are normally required to move periodically to discharge functions in different duty stations under conditions established in ST/AI/2023/3 on Mobility, as may be amended or revised. This condition of service applies to all position specific job openings and does not apply to temporary positions. Applicants are urged to carefully follow all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira, and to refer to the Applicant Guide by clicking on “Manuals” in the “Help” tile of the inspira account-holder homepage. The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application. All external candidates recruited in accordance with section ‎2.2 (a) of ST/AI/2025/3 for a fixed term appointment without limitation and all external candidates recruited in accordance with section 2.2. (c) of ST/AI/2025/3 for a fixed term appointment limited to the entity are subject to an initial probationary period of one year under a fixed-term appointment. Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee

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