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PURPOSE OF THE POSITION The Programme Management Officer enables the effective implementation of WHO collaborative programmes by delivering strategic and results-based operational planning, programme budgeting, resource distribution, technical monitoring, evaluation, and reporting functions while ensuring adherence to organizational guidelines and standards. The programme management officer also supports technical strategic dialogue between the country office and regional office related to strategic and operational planning.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
To ensure that effective WHO country presence is established to implement WHO country cooperation strategies that are aligned with the Member State's health and development agendas and harmonized with the United Nations country team
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
1. Support and promote technical dialogue between the WHO country office and WHO regional office during strategic and operational planning, including the country cooperation strategy.
2. Coordinate and provide support to the head of the WHO country office and senior staff on the implementation of the one-planning and monitoring approach anchored in the country cooperation agreement at the country level .
3. Coordinate the overall results-based management of the country office, including grants management, budget, work planning, and allocation to ensure the effective execution of the WHO country office public health programmes.
4. Collaborate with resources mobilization focal point on resources mobilization activities.
5. Ensure appropriate use of funds, especially the thematic funding and specified voluntary contributions (VCS) to achieve results.
6. Administer the planning, inclusion of critical programme performance measures, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of programme initiatives for the country office for quality results and strategic decision making including in emergency settings. .
7. Prepare related elements for briefings, proposals, reports, communications, and advocacy documents required for strategic decision-making.
8. Organize various programme management meetings, capacity-building programmes, and relevant activities, supporting and ensuring follow-up on agreed action points with relevant stakeholders.
9. Administer the implementation of flexible and creative solutions to deficiencies in WHO country office management processes, towards enhanced results-based management, in line with the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Propose revisions to corporately generated SOPs.
10. Work closely with the health policy adviser or specialist to promote integrated approaches and cross-programme collaboration throughout the results-based management cycle.
11. Administer the capacity-building programme or initiatives of the country office for all results-based management processes and tools.
12. Apply the WHO Emergency Response Framework (ERF) to analyse and document WHO performance while ensuring the implementation of remedial programme management actions for effective emergency-response, health interventions.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: A university degree (bachelor’s) in a relevant field (such as public health, public administration, management, administration). For those who do not hold a degree in public administration, management, administration or similar, an accredited academic course, training and/or certification in programme planning or development implementation or monitoring and evaluation is required
Desirable: An advanced university degree (master’s level or above) in public health, public administration, management, administration or related field
Experience
Essential: A minimum of five years of work experience relevant to the position (providing programme or project management services in public-sector, international development or public health programmes).
Desirable: Experience in programme management. Experience of WHO processes and policies. Some of the above-listed experiences have been obtained at an international level.
Skills
1. Ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, projects and programmes.
2. Delivering public health programmes
3. Facilitating strategic planning processes.
4. Results-based management/work planning, monitoring and evaluation.
5. Analytical skills and logical thinking.
6. Excellent oral and written communication, including for reports, presentations and technical documents.
7. Quantitative and qualitative analysis.
WHO Competencies
WHO global Competencies model at
https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/who-careers/who-enhanced-competence.pdf?sfvrsn=aae66472_3&download=true
- Teamwork
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Communication
- Producing results
- Ensuring the effective use of resources
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Working knowledge of another official language would be an asset.
Desirable:
REMUNERATION
Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 41,349 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Staff members separated due to the 2025 Prioritization and Realignment Process will receive special consideration according to the applicable regulatory framework.
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