The Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health provides expert healthcare management and OSH services to all UN secretariat entities (Field missions, Offices Away from Headquarters and Economic Commissions), the New York based agencies funds and programs, as well as providing strategic leadership of whole-of-system medical issues through the UN Medical Directors Network. Under the overall direction of the Assistant Secretary-General for Support Operations, Department of Operational Support, the Medical Director will manage the Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH).

Within delegated authority, the Medical Director will be responsible for the following duties: • Acts as principal adviser on all matters related to UN Personnel (Uniformed and Civilian) welfare, occupational safety and health, including personnel of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN Women and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS); • Oversees healthcare standards in all UN healthcare facilities, including civilian and troop - operated facilities in peacekeeping missions worldwide; • Oversees the work of the Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health in New York, including: occupational safety and health, operation of the UN day clinic, health promotion activities, public health, healthcare management and 24/7 crisis intervention emergency response, as well as performance of all medico-administrative functions; and is responsible for the managerial tasks necessary for the efficient and effective functioning of the Division, including preparation of budgets, reporting on budget performance, individual and team performance management, staff development and career support; • Provides leadership in the continuous assessment of needs, development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and/or updating of policies, procedures, standards, protocols, guidelines and emergency plans; and coordinates health promotion programs and initiatives in conjunction with managers, human resources staff and other key partners, including Member States as well as Troop and Police Contributing Countries; • Provides healthcare management oversight through professional and technical advice and oversight for the workforce and clinical quality standards of all United Nations healthcare facilities and UN examining physicians worldwide, to ensure staff access to health care in all field duty stations; • Acts as medical adviser on compensation claims for civilian and uniformed personnel and the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF); • Acts as medical advisor to the Secretary-General on medical matters related to UN personnel, and provides medico-administrative advise to other UN Offices as needed; • Plans and implements a program of strategic change for the management of healthcare in the UN system, taking account of changing and increased health risks for field personnel; • Represents healthcare issues, as needed, on inter-agency governance bodies; • Proposes and implements, in coordination with relevant entities, cost recovery mechanisms for services rendered beyond the core mandate of the Division (DHMOSH).