External Relations Officer (Innovative Financing)

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 137,951 USD and 180,636 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of the External Relations and Governance Division (EXT) is to ensure a strong and supportive set of stakeholder relations for WHO and encompasses resource mobilization, governing bodies, partnership functions, and aspects of communications. Within the division, the new team in charge of innovative finance will seek to complement the division current effort to accelerate SDGs through the use of new financial structures that can leverage additional resources for Global Health.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will work within the Innovative Finance Team, which is part of the Office of the Assistant Director General in charge of External Relations and will report to the Senior External Relations Officer for Innovative Finance. He/she will work closely with and assist in coordinating the cross-divisional innovative finance work with the relevant departments and divisions. The External Relations (innovative finance) Officer will also work closely with the Regional Offices and the Country Offices to identify innovative finance transactions.

1. Support implementing existing innovative finance transactions.
2. Provide project management support as it relates to the innovative finance team's and Country offices key deliverables.
3. Support the secretariat of the health impact investment platform (HIIP) in coordinating and managing the joint investment platform with multilateral development banks.
4. Support preparations for, participate in, and provide inputs to the board committee of the HIIP, the technical committee and team meetings and/or other relevant management and coordination mechanisms related to innovative finance; and liaise with internal and external stakeholders, in coordination with the CRM department, and partners working on innovative finance as required both at HQ as well as at Regional Office and Country Office level.
5. Support in the engagement, in coordination with CRM, of potential partner organizations/entities to evaluate their interest and cultivate partnerships to leverage innovative financing, including blended financing, impact investments, outcome payment schemes, guarantees.
6. Analyze WHO's existing innovative finance mechanisms to identify new potential innovative finance opportunities.
7. Support the development of WHO's strategic approach to innovative finance.
8. Conduct and regularly update analyses of existing financing mechanisms and of most relevant innovative development financing (IDE) mechanisms/instruments that WHO may engage in, given WHO's needs, capacities, and existing experience.
9. Advise on and contribute to the design and implementation of innovative finance operations.
10. Develop content for innovative finance project presentations, Innovative finance investment cases, etc.
11. Perform all other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Essential: A University degree in finance, international or public relations.

Experience

Essential:

• At least five years' combined national and international experience in Innovative Finance within the Private Sector or Development Finance including in a United Nations System or NGO context.
• Considerable experience in writing and editing, particularly in the context of innovative finance.
• Considerable experience working with multilateral development banks, donor organization and decision-makers.

Desirable:

• Working experience in innovative finance instruments such as bonds, impact investments, blending, outcome payment schemes, guarantees.

Skills

• Excellent understanding of finance concepts and financial markets.
• Ability to communicate complex financial analyses and information in an easily comprehensible manner, effective in writing reports and proposals and in preparing presentations.
• Ability to think and work independently and to meet short deadlines.
• Engage partner interest, create, and maintain long standing trusted relationships.
• Sound level of judgement, responsibility, and initiative.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to identify and act on opportunities in a complex and competitive resource environment and work effectively within the evolving global health context.
• Ability to communicate credibly with key stakeholders inside WHO.
• Knowledge of public health sector and WHO's role within the global health architecture.
• Ability to maintain perspective under pressure.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Knowing and managing yourself

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable:

• Intermediate knowledge of French
• Intermediate knowledge of WHO official language.

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 64,121 (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 4419 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 and/or an asynchronous video assessment 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.

• According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.
• The WHO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The WHO recruits and employs staff regardless of disability status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, race, marital status, religious, cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, or any other personal characteristics.
• The WHO is committed to achieving gender parity and geographical diversity in its workforce. Women, persons with disabilities, and nationals of unrepresented and underrepresented Member States (https://www.who.int/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion) are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Persons with disabilities can request reasonable accommodations to enable participation in the recruitment process. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be sent through an email to reasonableaccommodation@who.int
• An impeccable record for integrity and professional ethical standards is essential. WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.
• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
• WHO also offers wide range of benefits to staff, including parental leave and attractive flexible work arrangements to help promote a healthy work-life balance and to allow all staff members to express and develop their talents fully.
• The statutory retirement age for staff appointments is 65 years. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete the term of appointment will normally be considered.
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• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.
• Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with WHO and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Candidates appointed to a fixed-term position in the Professional category with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.

• Please note that WHO’s contracts are conditional on members of the workforce confirming that they are vaccinated as required by WHO before undertaking a WHO assignment, except where a medical condition does not allow such vaccination, as certified by the WHO Staff Health and Wellbeing Services (SHW). The successful candidate will be asked to provide relevant evidence related to this condition. A copy of the updated vaccination card must be shared with WHO medical service in the medical clearance process. Please note that certain countries require proof of specific vaccinations for entry or exit. For example, official proof /certification of yellow fever vaccination is required to enter many countries. Country-specific vaccine recommendations can be found on the WHO international travel and Staff Health and Wellbeing website. For vaccination-related queries please directly contact SHW directly at [email protected].

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