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: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

: Nonprofits / องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไร

: 1550

: 5 January 2018

18 January 2018

UN VOLUNTEER  DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT

  1. Type of Assignment: National UN Volunteer  
  1. Type of Assignment Place: Family Duty Station 
  1. Assignment Title: UN volunteer Nurse 
  1. Link with UNV Strategic Framework : Securing access to Basic Social Services 
  1. Duty Station, Country: Bangkok, Thailand 
  1. Duration (in months): 12          
  1. Expected Starting Date: As soon as possible 

8  Host Agency/Host Institute:  UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 

  1. Organizational Context/Project: The UN Medical Service is a shared service providing clinical, occupational health, and medico-administrative support to staff and other clients of some 24 UN funds, programmes and agencies, including UN Volunteers working in Thailand. The Medical Service is hosted by ESCAP and is part of the Human Resources Management Section, Division of Administration.  The Service is headed by a Medical Officer who is supported by a Team Assistant.  The UN Volunteer Nurse would work as a member of the team and report directly to the Medical Officer. 

The work of the UN Volunteer would support the raising of awareness of occupational health risks among UN personnel, and to deliver appropriate clinical, preventive, and occupational health services.

 

  1. Description of tasks:

 Under the direct supervision of the Medical Officer the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

 A. Perform clinical assessment of patients visiting the walk-in clinic: provide care/advice accordingly or facilitate referral to the Medical Officer or to an outside physician, as indicated.

 B. Contribute to awareness and readiness of clients to travel on mission and reassignment, including administration of appropriate vaccines for international travel, and other travel medicine-related functions.

 C. Support the development and maintenance of a health provider network within Thailand, and the Asia-Pacific region, including advocacy for volunteerism and collaboration within the UN system.

 D. Design and deliver health education, training, promotion and awareness programmmes, liaising with national and local authorities as well as partner non-governmental organizations with a view to improving occupational health for UN staff.  Share programmes with communality-based and national counterparts for use at the local and national levels.

 E. Assist in developing and maintaining an efficient inventory and stock control of medical supplies; check expiration dates of drugs; and recommends acquisition of fresh supply to support daily operations.

 F. Provides other regular nursing services, such as emergency or urgent care, medico-administrative tasks, and general support of the Medical Officer.

 G. Perform other related duties as required

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

  • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD);
  • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
  • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
  • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
  • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
  • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
  1. Results/Expected Output: 
  • Health promotion for UN staff in Thailand (clinical, preventive, and occupational safety and health aspects)
  • Health awareness and education programmes developed for use by local and national health providers
  • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.
  1. Qualifications/Requirements:
  • Five years of experience in nursing or related area.
  • First level university degree in nursing.
  • National registration and license.
  • Fluency in English and Thai languages.
  • Relevant IT skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office and web-based applications.
  • Experience in designing and delivering training and briefing programmes on medical and occupational health issues is desirable.
  • Experience administering immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, etc. is desirable.
  • Experience working in an occupational health setting is desirable.
  • Experience working in a multicultural environment is desirable.
  1. Living Conditions:

The assignment will be in Bangkok.

  1. Conditions of Service for national UN Volunteers

The contract lasts for 12 months with possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment.

Moving travel to duty station (if applicable) and a Settling-In-Grant will be provided in the event duty station is not within commuting distance from the place of recruitment. A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) of 47,507THB is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Well-being Differential of 15% (WBD-A) or 30% (WBD-B) of the VLA will apply, paid on a monthly basis, depending on the ICSC classification of the duty station.

Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included (health insurance for up to 3 dependents), as well as return travel of  (if applicable) and resettlement allowance for satisfactory service.

Application Procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only Thai nationals and legal residents in Thailand with the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

 

Application deadline: 18 January 2018

Application code: THAR000240-2424

Disclaimer

The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) is an equal opportunity programme which welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. 

Contact : unv.tha@gmail.com