Programme Management Officer

Contract

This is a NO-C contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education. More about NO-C contracts.

Job Description

To implement the operations of programmatic technical support to the Country Office in multiple programmatic areas within the organization.

Under the direct supervision and the overall guidance of the Head of WHO Country Office (HWCO), the incumbent will be providing operational support in technical programmatic areas of Public health activities in order to deliver technical Public Health programmes at Country Level. The Programme Officer will work closely with counterparts, with other UN Agencies and external partners to exchange public health information and data.

*Summary of Assigned Duties:

1. Ensure the development and preparation of programmatic health sector agendas to ensure a consistent and standard approach for implementing the Public Health activities in the WHO Country Office.
2. Provide technical support to the overall project management with cross cutting approach including grants management, budget, work planning, day-to-day operation, monitoring and evaluation of work plans to ensure the effective execution of the projects implemented at country level.
3. Assist in the implementation of priority public health activities through regular coordination meetings with the Ministry of Health and relevant health partners, to monitor and assess situations and needs, redirect efforts in line with international standards and local priorities and consolidate health sector activities at national level.
4. Conduct analysis, consolidation and dissemination of programmatic Public Health information responding to gaps and needs and document WHO’s role on several Public Health topics.
5. Monitor and advise on the proper use of designated funds to achieve results as per defined indicators; underpin compliance with project management principles.
6. Advise on monitoring and project evaluation tools to provide the responsible technical officers and Management with critical programme performance measures necessary to maintain delivery of programme targets, and preparation of reports.
7. Liaise and coordinate with the Resource Mobilization Officer to secure rapid funding for immediate needs; with sustainable, predictable financing for programme activities.
8. Liaise and coordinate with the responsible technical officers to the preparation of monitoring and progress reports, briefings, proposals, reports highlighting achievements and providing proper visibility, communications and advocacy documents required for strategic decision making.
9. Document and identify programmatic challenges in implementing Public Health programmes and make appropriate recommendations to the responsible technical officers.
10. Attend various project management meetings, coordinate relevant activities, ensure predictable follow-up on agreed action points with relevant stakeholders.
11. Perform assessments of the efficiency and effectiveness of WHO Public Health policies and programmes.

3. Recruitment Profile :Competencies:

1. Teamwork
2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3. Communication
4. Producing results
5. Ensuring the effective use of resources

WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

Functional Knowledge and Skills

• Good knowledge and skills in the area of Public Health.
• Good skills in writing and drafting policy and reports on Public Health activities
• Concrete skills in the area of programme management processes with a sound understanding of work planning
• Good analytical skills and ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources.
• Good professional skills in the development of reports.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational skills, with ability to facilitate and strengthen teamwork involvement and collaboration.
• Ability to work and achieve goals under pressure.

Education Qualifications

* Essential

A university degree in Medicine or Health related field from a recognized/accredited institute.

Desirable

A Masters degree in the area of Public Health, Management, Administration or related field.

Formal training/relevant experience in project management and/or health policy/planning.

Experience

* Essential

A minimum of five years’ experience working with public health programmes providing technical support on programmatic issues.

Desirable

Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies or relevant international organizations.

4. Use of Language Skills

Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic. Knowledge of another WHO language is an asset.

Other Skills

Excellent knowledge of MS Office package

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.

• *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.

Interested candidates must apply on-line through our Stellis recruitment system. 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. Kindly note that CVs/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are not accessible.