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TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)is theUnitedNationsspecialized
agencyforhealth.WHOis seekingapplicationsformembershippositionson
itsIndependentExpertOversightAdvisoryCommittee(IEOAC).

▪ TheprimarypurposeoftheIEOACis toprovideexpertadviceon
financialandaccountingpolicy,riskmanagementandtheeffectiveness
of oversightmechanismswithinWHO.
▪ ServiceontheCommitteeis withoutcompensation,exceptfortravel
andper-diemexpenses.
▪ Membersareexpectedtoattendanaverageofthreesessionseach
year.
▪ Applicantsmustbeindependent,includingfromtheWHOSecretariat
andtheExecutiveBoard.OnceappointedbytheExecutiveBoard,
theyshallservein theirpersonalcapacityandshallneitherseeknor
acceptinstructionsfromanygovernmentor otherauthority.Shortlisted
applicantswillsubmita confidentialdeclarationof interestto WHOto
discloseanyrelevantbusinessinterests,positionsof authorityor other
connectionswithorganizationsrelevantto theworkof WHO.
▪ Applicantsshouldhaverelevant professionalfinancialqualifications
and recent senior-level experience in accounting, auditing, risk
managementandotherrelevantandadministrativematters.
▪ Interestedapplicantsareinvitedtosubmitanapplicationbyemailto
[email protected]:a curriculum
vitaenotexceedingfourpages,includinga briefstatementof notmore
than 250 wordsonwhatheorsheconsiderstheirmembershipwould
contributetotheCommittee.FurtherinformationonWHOandthe
IEOAC’sfulltermsof referenceandrecentreportscanbefoundonthe
followingwebsite:
http://apps.who.int/gb/ieoac/PDF/TORB132_R12-en.pdf

Deadlineforapplications: 14 November 2020
WHOis a non-smokingenvironment.

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