Planning Officer

Contract

This is a P-5 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 10 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 110,869 USD and 138,944 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Programme Planning Coordination (PPC) unit under the Director, Programme Management of WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia Region has the following objectives:

1. Under the areas of WHO policy, programme development and management (PPDM), the PPC unit is responsible to collaborate with all concerned from WHO Regional Office and Country Offices and Member States for improvement of the process and capacity in policy and programme development and management, strategic planning, programme budgeting, Operational planning including workplan preparation, monitoring and reporting, programme assessments and related information systems;

2. Support the organization of meetings related to Sub-Committee on Policy and Programme Development and Management (SPPDM) and supporting the work of the Government - WHO Country Coordination mechanisms for planning and managing the WHO Collaborative programmes;

3. Financial and Technical Monitoring of the workplans and collaborative work of the Region; and

4. Organizing Independent evaluations of the impact and effectiveness of WHO programmes in its Member States.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the supervision of Director, Programme Management (DPM), incumbent will carry out the following duties:

1. Provide leadership and advice to Regional and Country Offices as well as Member States on WHO managerial processes and programme formulation in the context of General Programme of Work and Programme Budgets including work plans, performance monitoring and programme evaluation and supervise overall developments;

2. Develop guidelines, manuals and programmatic instructions to ensure the quality of work plans for all areas of work in Regional Office and countries;

3. Lead and integrate Regional inputs to the global development process and the General Programme of Work Budgeting by ensuring the inclusion of region-specific topics and budget proposals for Governing Bodies and the WHO secretariat; provide orientation briefing to staff on General Programme of Work, Programme Budget process and advise senior management and Member States on programme budget and programme management issues and related implications;

4. Serve as Member/Secretary of the Regional Office Advisory Committee on Policy and Programmes and plan annual schedule of meetings, organize meeting and follow-up the implementation of recommendations;

5. Review and analyse resolutions/decisions the governing bodies for their regional programme budget and programme management implications and monitor Regional Committee resolutions for implementation by relevant units;

6. Lead the organization of independent evaluations of the impact and effectiveness of WHO programmes;

7. Provide leadership, coordination and advise to the development, analysis and implementation of Country Cooperation Strategies for all WHO Country Offices and create synergy between the programme budget and Country Cooperation Strategies; and

8. Manage and supervise the staff and operations of the unit.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Advanced University degree in Public Health/Social sciences/Business Administration/Finance or Public administration or related fields from a recognized university. Desirable: Degree in medicine or other health-related sciences with post-graduate degree in public health; training in public health administration and/or public health planning and management.

Experience

Essential: At least 10 years of relevant experience including considerable experience obtained in an international context in public health administration, planning, managing public health programmes and/or technical cooperation activities. Desirable: Experience in WHO with sound knowledge of policies, rules and regulations.

Skills

Comprehensive knowledge of WHO policies, mandate, mission and goals.

Sound knowledge of public health issues. Proven technical and managerial competence in the areas of planning, coordination and evaluation of health development programmes. Sound analytical skills. Ability to lead and motivate staff from different backgrounds and to maintain excellent working relationships with officials at all levels in a multicultural environment.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Ensuring the effective use of resources Creating an empowering and motivating environment

Technical Expertise

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English. Desirable:

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 88,162 (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 2439 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.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• 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.