Principal Medical Officer, D1

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Department of Operational Support

The Department of Operational Support (DOS) was established to provide end-to-end operational support, advisory services and other solutions to operating entities across the Secretariat, including departments, offices away from headquarters, peace operations, and regional commissions. This position is located in the Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH), Office of Support Operations (OSO), Department of Operational Support (DOS).

The Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health provides expert healthcare management, occupational safety and health, and public health services to all UN Secretariat entities (field missions, Offices Away from Headquarters and Economic Commissions), the New York-based agencies, funds and programmes, as well as strategic leadership of whole-of-system medical issues through the UN Medical Directors Network. In addition, the Division provides staff counselling services to New-York-based staff of the Secretariat.

Under the overall direction of the Medical Director, DHMOSH, and the oversight of the Assistant Secretary-General, OSO, the Principal Medical Officer will serve as Deputy Director and will directly supervise the DHMOSH senior leadership team to achieve DHMOSH objectives, outputs and results in support of the overall DOS strategy.