Technical Officer - Montesquieu Institute

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The project's long-term objective is to significantly improve the quantity, quality and analysis of data on the incidence of counterfeit/falsified medicines, though building on existing systems and creating a global surveillance and monitoring system, to provide stakeholders with a sound basis on which to build and collaborate on strategies for radically reducing the prevalence of counterfeit medicines and protecting supply chains. Increased quality of data will enable more efficient information exchange between countries and facilitate regulatory action to protect patients and consumers.

Description of duties: - Manage the creation of a sustainable surveillance and monitoring system for collecting, disseminating and analysing information on counterfeit and substandard medicines, based upon analysis of experience with existing systems such as the Rapid Alert System (RAS) in WHO WPRO Region, and reflecting the requirements of project participants at a minimum, but ideally ofall stakeholders.

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  To oversee the collection of best practices for reporting cases of counterfeit/falsified medicines and facilitating common understanding and unification of minimum standards needed for individual case reports.
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  To define NMRAs' and regional authorities' needs regarding collection, dissemination and analysis of information on substandard and spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit (SFFC) medicines within their national and regional contexts. Upon request from National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs), to help to identify counterfeit and substandard medicines that have entered or that threaten to enter their country's supply chain.
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  To promote exchange of vital information (e.g.case reports and description of actions taken) and expertise between NMRAs, in order to stimulate action (including alerts and regulatory action to protect patients and consumers) and closer collaboration, aimed at minimizing the negative impacts of counterfeit/falsified medicines.
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  To coordinate actions leading to the identification of pilot countries by linking up within the NMRAs at high level, especially in the NMRA's enforcement departments.
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  To participate in the pilot project and necessary follow-up activities leading to the first pilot phase and leading the project to the next steps in accordance with the milestones identified in the project.
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  To actively participate as focal person for the project in related WHO meetings, including those held in EURO and WPRO aimed at progressing the project.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Essential: Advanced level university degree in a post-relevant field of studies, or equivalent in form of an official certification of the successful completion of a full university course qualifying the candidate to either practice the profession in the country, or allowing for the completion of a PhD-dissertation as the next academic step.

Desirable: Training in management and internet investigation (fraudulent information and substandard/spurious/falsified/counterfeit medicines).

Skills: Technical/professional knowledge in relation to counterfeiting of medicines including investigation issues.

Other Skills: Excellent communication skills. Good IT skills.

WHO Competencies: Driving WHO to a successful future Promoting WHO's position in health leadership Communicating in a credible and effective way

Experience: Essential: At least seven years' experience at national and international level, in the area of detection and enforcement substandard/spurious/falsified/counterfeit medicines with minimum of five years in a national medicines regulatory authority.

Desirable: Practical experience in the area of national and international enforcement of laws and regulations on substandard/spurious/falsified/counterfeit medicines.

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English required. Basic knowledge of French an asset.

Additional Information: Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice.

A written test may form part of the screening process.

This Vacancy Notice is published in English only.

Annual salary: (Net of tax) $ 67 395 at single rate $ 72 373 with primary dependants Post Adjustment: 96.5 % of the above figure(s). This percentage is to be considered as indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation.

A written test and interviews may be used as a form of screening

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