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Position Number 416645

OBJECTIVES OF THE CRP DEPARTMENT

The mission of the CRP Department is to strategically support and oversee all communication activities in the region (including regional and country offices), to mobilize resources, build strategic alliances and partnerships, and manage external relations. The Department manages WHO/EMRO's relationship with the international community by contributing to the positioning of the Organization's regional health priorities into the agenda of the international community and in positioning the Organization to attain technical and strategic recognition within the regional and global settings.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The CRP Director will perform the following duties:

1. Provide leadership for the development/updating of the Regional Partnership and Resource Mobilization Strategy as well as establish a communication strategy for the Regional Office that will position the Organization in line with the SDGs and the Regional Director's Vision 2023 to leverage regional and global resources, get health issues into the public domain, and enhance the organization's credibility and brand.

2. Oversee and provide support for all communications activities in the regional and country offices.

3. Manage the implementation of the Regional Partnership and Resource Mobilization Strategy as well as the Communication Strategy in full cooperation with all Departments and WHO Country Offices.

4. Foster and expand EMRO's network of partners to ensure a diversified, competent, trustworthy mass of partners are available to the Organization in support of its mission and mandates, as well as coordinate media relations and manage the communication team that builds and maintains partnerships and close collaboration with the media to advocate for WHO.

5. Develop and coordinate a regional-wide partnership and resource mobilization network, including organizing a regional Health Forum, on a regular basis.

6. Identify opportunities and special areas of mutual interest, promote, establish and maintain liaison across EMRO's regional foundations, the private sector and NGOs.

7. Manage EMRO's relationship with the international community by contributing to the positioning of the Organization's regional health priorities into the agenda of the international community and in positioning the Organization to attain technical and strategic recognition within the regional setting.

8. Manage and lead donor agreements and amendments and coordinate implementation of the MoUs signed with donors and partners, including monitoring reporting to partners/donors.

9. Build new and strengthen communication networks and partnerships to ensure that the Regional Office has a well-established and maintained network of partners, stakeholders and organizations, whose support is essential in achieving the advocacy and communication objectives of the communication strategy.

10. Develop new networks to strengthen collaboration with the UN regional and Country Team, UN communication counterparts and high-level counterparts in key partner organizations.

11. Coordinate campaigns and establish global priorities, to ensure that the Regional Office has an effective mechanism in place for integrating and taking action to promote WHO's global and regional communications priorities and campaigns, both disseminating these elements in a locally-appropriate way, as well as providing/enabling coverage of the work for global use.

12. Coordinate and conduct effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the regional communication strategy to ensure that communication baselines are established/achieved against which the objectives of the communication strategy are regularly evaluated, benchmarked, and analysis is undertaken to continuously improve the effectiveness of the strategy; and ensure results are measured against appropriate performance indicators and reports are prepared and disseminated on a timely basis.

13. Strengthen capacity building and support at the regional and country offices to ensure that Technical Directors, Representatives and country programme teams are provided with professional expertise and advice on all aspects of communication, partnership and resource mobilization as required; opportunities for development among the country communication team and other colleagues are identified and addressed; opportunities to build communication capacity among media and other relevant partners are identified and addressed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Master's degree in public or business administration, international relations, law, communications or social science

Experience

Essential: At least 15 years of experience at the national and international levels in policy, strategic communications, external relations, resource mobilization and partnerships development and implementation. Desirable: Relevant working experience with NGOs or international or UN organizations.

Skills

 Excellent management, leadership, negotiations and resource mobilization, international and public relations and interpersonal skills.

 Excellent knowledge of partnerships development and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and cultural environment.

 Excellent knowledge of communication strategies and tools both internally and externally.

 Proven ability to plan/organize international meetings and interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

 Ability to identify and analyze trends and opportunities for resource mobilization.

 Knowledge of WHO and UN Governance systems and procedures.

WHO Competencies

Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model: https://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

  1. Teamwork
  2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
  3. Communication
  4. Promoting innovation and organizational learning
  5. Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
  6. Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French. Intermediate knowledge of Arabic.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 102,715 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 2619 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

  • Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

  • A written test may be used as a form of screening.

  • In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

  • Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

  • Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

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  • WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

  • WHO's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.

  • WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

  • WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.

  • Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.

  • Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line through Stellis. For assessment of your application, please ensure that: (I) Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated; (ii) All required details regarding your qualifications, education and training are provided; (iii) Your experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time.
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