The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. There are more than 7000 people working in 150 country offices, in 6 regional offices and at our headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Together they strive to combat diseases – infectious diseases like influenza and HIV and noncommunicable ones like cancer and heart disease, helping mothers and children survive and thrive so they can look forward to a healthy old age. WHO ensures the safety of the air people breathe, the food they eat, the water they drink – and the medicines and vaccines they need.

WHO's primary role is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations’ system. These are their main areas of work:

• Health systems
• Promoting health through the life-course
• Noncommunicable diseases
• Communicable diseases
• Corporate services
• Preparedness, surveillance and response.

As a specialized agency of the UN system, WHO is firmly committed to the following ethical principles:

• Integrity: To behave in accordance with ethical principles, and act in good faith, intellectual honesty and fairness.
• Accountability: To take responsibility for one’s actions, decisions and their consequences.
• Independence and impartiality: To conduct oneself with the interests of WHO only in view and under the sole authority of the Director-General, and to ensure that personal views and convictions do not compromise ethical principles, official duties or the interests of WHO.
• Respect: To respect the dignity, worth, equality, diversity and privacy of all persons.
• Professional Commitment: To demonstrate a high level of professionalism and loyalty to the Organization, its mandate and objectives

WHO is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization

Lead at the Heart of Global Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) is opening applications for several senior leadership roles at its Headquarters in Geneva and Lyon.

These positions offer a rare opportunity to shape global health at the highest level — providing strategic leadership and direction across functions that are fundamental to WHO’s effectiveness, credibility, and impact worldwide.

WHO is seeking visionary, values-driven leaders with the ability to navigate complexity, inspire trust, and deliver results in an international and highly collaborative environment. The successful candidates will work closely with Member States, partners, and senior leadership to strengthen systems, advance transparency and accountability, and ensure WHO remains fit for purpose in a rapidly changing world.

This is a call to leaders ready to contribute at the highest level — where decisions influence health outcomes for millions, and leadership truly matters.

The current vacancies include:

• D2 - Director, Communications
• D2 - Director, Office of Internal Oversight Services (IOS)
• D2 - Director, WHO Academy

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If you want to be a strong candidate for WHO, you might consider:

• Building expertise in public health, epidemiology, or health systems.

• Developing strong skills in policy development, emergency response, and health research.

• Gaining experience in international health organisations, governments, or NGOs.

• Demonstrating ability to work in multi-country or emergency health contexts.

• Highlighting a commitment to universal health coverage and saving lives globally.