Developmental assignment - Operational Partnerships

Overview

Develop costing documents for health partnerships.

You have:

• Must have served at least two years in current position with WHO.
• Essential language skills include English; desirable knowledge of Arabic.
• Understanding of WHO work plan development processes is required.
• Knowledge of WHO financial and costing procedures is essential.
• Proficient in MS Excel software for costing templates.
• Good interpersonal skills are necessary for this role.
• Team skills are required for collaboration in this role.

Contract

This is a P-1 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 1 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 60,290 USD and 83,321 USD.

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This opportunity is open to WHO staff members who hold continuing and fixed-term appointments in all staff categories, and who have served at least two years in their current position, as specified in the Policy on STDAs.

SUPERVISOR'S APPROVAL IS MANDATORY FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED

Please send the completed approval form to [email protected] (for assignments published in Geneva), and to the regional HR focal points for all other requisitions, prior to the requisition closing date.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The main responsibilities related to the development assignment are as follows:

• Developing a detailed costing document, as per WHO processes and activity costing approach, a 5 year financial plan for operationalization of partnerships in health emergencies in EMR through:
• Gathering information from work plan/s of WHE on partnerships
• Identifying, jointly with EMO/WHE partnerships team, set of key activities (both recurring and specific)
• Review GSM requirements for adaptation of a multi-year costing plan
• Preparing a costing template (preferably in MS Excel) which includes cost of events logistics, cost of workforce to be engaged, materials to be used, venue and other necessary support activities

• Drafting 1st draft of the detailed costing to seek inputs from the supervising staff, incorporating the feedback and submitting the final document ​​​​​​​

  SUPERVISOR DURING THE ASSIGNMENT

Dr Wasiq Khan

PERCENTAGE OF WORKING TIME

100%

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Essential: English

Desirable: Arabic

SKILLS

• Understanding of WHO work plan development processes
  • WHO financial and costing procedures for diverse activities
  • Good knowledge and exposure to Ms Excel software
  • Good knowledge of GSM
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Good team skills

REMUNERATION

Your current contractual arrangements and benefits will not be affected. If your developmental assignment involves a short-term move to another duty station, you will receive the hotel component of the first 60 days DSA rate of the duty station where you will be temporarily based throughout the entire assignment. Travel costs in economy class will be covered.

EXPECTED BENEFITS

Benefits expected for the receiving office:

• Preparation of costing document

Benefits expected for the staff member:

• To get exposure to partnerships work at WHE being managed at WHO Amman Hub and develop costing for a multi year activity plan

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