Program Officer

Volunteering Admin Medical & Health

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Following creation of the Universal Health Coverage/Life Course (ULC) Cluster in October 2019, seven units were proposed to form the technical teams of the new cluster. These were a combination and re-organization of two teams, from the previous Family and Reproductive Health Cluster (Child and Adolescent Health and Reproductive and Maternal Health) and five teams from the previous Health Systems and Services (Health Workforce, Medicines Supply Health Infrastructure Equipment Maintenance including Health Technologies Medicines and Traditional Medicine, Health Financing, Health Systems and Governance and Health Information).

The ULC cluster’s mission is to improve health and well-being of different populations at all ages by strengthening people-centred health systems. The cluster uses a life course approach to improve and increase access to quality essential health services by supporting countries to have adequate health policy and planning, robust health financing systems, skilled and motivated health workforce, required medicines and reliable information for monitoring progress toward Universal Health Coverage. The cluster contributes to four outcomes of the results of the WHO 13th Global Programme of Work and directly contributes to 12 outputs.

The incumbent will provide support to one of the seven Team Leaders in managing, developing, coordinating and supervising cross-cutting and technical programmes and initiatives within the team. The incumbents will act in accordance with WHO policies, rules and regulations and within existing strategic frameworks in interactions with the relevant parts of the Organization as well as with external partners.

• Support the identification and selection of priority outputs, KPIs and outcomes for the teams. Focal person for strategic planning compliance in the team in the cluster. • Support respective teams in developing drafts of strategic technical documents aligned with the programme objectives and GPW. • Consolidate and submit inputs from the teams on costing for operational planning of activities • Focal persons for planning in their respective teams and ensures the development of their team’s biennial and annual workplans. • Support the implementation of the operational tools and guidelines in the respective teams • Assist team in the updating of workplans in GSM while ensuring alignment with changing implementation priorities. • Identify appropriate tasks and requests for award budgeting in collaboration with technical officers and team leads and follow up with budget and admin assistants to ensure funding is timely available for implementation • Continuously monitor all awards in the teams workplan and ensure workplan is 100% IATI compliant. • Identify the right PTAEO to be used for activity implementation in collaboration with the technical officers and budget and admin assistants • Oversee and follow up to ensure teams KPIs are timely monitored and reported upon • Focal persons for the completion of performance assessments and reporting in their respective teams. • Support technical officers in the teams in identifying resources for the development of reports and ensuring timely completion and submission of all technical reports to donors
• Serve as focal person for result-based reporting in teams and ensure there is improvement in the development of quality reports from teams. • Support follow up with countries benefiting from grants for early, appropriate, and timely utilization of resources and development of progress reports. • Monitor the implementation rates and reporting deadlines and ensure activities and expenditures are aligned with the terms and conditions set out in individual donor agreements. • Support development and implementation of framework for communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders (partners, donors, country offices, and staff) including but not limited to planning and facilitation of events and development of communications supports for team activities. • Attend meetings with the Team Leader; whenever necessary, prepare minutes and ensure timely and efficient follow up on implementation of ensuing actions. • Edit electronic and hard copy correspondence as well as managerial documentation prepared in English or French for Team Leaders’ signature, ensuring compliance with rules, regulations and procedures. Initiate responses, as appropriate. • Execute any other duties as required by the Team Leader.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Communication • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Integrity • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Commitment to continuous learning • Self-management • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity, and self-reliance; and commitment towards WHO AFRO’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.

  project/program management at the national and/or international level in the fields of health service delivery and/or public health 
  including at least 1 years’ experience within an international context. Experience in strategy development, stakeholder engagement, 
  program planning, project management and established skills in coordinating with senior leaders or other relevant programmes; 
  experience in the UN or other international development organization.

• Other desired/mandatory required technical knowledge.

• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; • Project Management: Coordination and management of multifaceted projects, consistently delivering on time and within budget; • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; • Desirable: Additional years of proven professional experience in responsible roles in the above-mentioned areas of work.

The Republic of Congo is a low-middle income country, located in Central Africa sub-region. The country shares boundaries with Gabon in the South-West, Cameroon and Central Republic Africa in the North and Northeast, the Democratic Republic of Congo in the East, Angola and Atlantic Ocean in the South. Since 2014, the Republic of Congo is experiencing an economic downturn, affecting the economic growth (-5 per cent in 2017). Because of the persistent drop in the price of oil, this situation drove to the decline of the gross domestic product per capita, from $3,196 in 2013 to $1,658 in 2017. Nevertheless, the country is globally stable and safe in the main urban and rural areas. Frequent disruptions are recorded in the electricity supply, particularly in Brazzaville (political capital) and Pointe-Noire (economic capital). The living cost is relatively affordable, but some concerns with the cost of decent housing should be noted. The population enjoys dressing in style and loves music both profane and religious. According to United Nations security standards, life and travel in Brazzaville and in the other areas major are secure. The Republic of Congo is a unique country. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.

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