Project 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.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 4,001 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to build the capacityof Member States to manage health emergency risks and, when national capacitiesare overwhelmed, to lead and coordinate the international health response tocontain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Coordinate and provide technical advice to the overall ICERP project, WB grant management, budget, work planning, procurement, managing end-to-end process including the development, day-to-day operation, monitoring and evaluation of work plans to ensure the effective execution of the ICERP. Ensure compliance to WHO financial management policies and World Bank requirements through out project period by working closely with compliance committee. Forecast potential bottlenecks with the implementation of the project and preempt potential risks as well as identify solutions to solve those. Collaborate, with technical leads and other teams, in the development, implementation and monitoring of the ICERP. Ensure proper use of designated funds to achieve results as per defined indicators; underpin compliance with project management principles. Liaise with the World Bank and MOHME relevant team and engage the WB team in information sharing, sharing periodic reports, the progress of the project and address the challenges and gaps encountered. Coordinate the analysis, consolidation and dissemination of information on programme management. Contribute to the preparation of monitoring and progress reports, briefings, proposals, reports, communications and advocacy documents required for strategic decision making. Attend various project management meetings, coordinate relevant activities, ensure predictable follow-up on agreed action points with relevant stakeholdersEnsure a repository is established and maintained for effective storageand retrieval of project-related information, support project awareness andvisibility. Respond to informationrequests from the donor in close coordination with WHE Team Lead.Coordinate with WHE Team Lead for implementation of project/programme end-termevaluation and support review of draft and final evaluation reports and overseedocumentation of best practices and lessons learnt. Perform any other duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: A university degree in management, administration, health policy/planning, economics, social development, social sciences, or international relations from a recognized/accredited institute. Desirable: Formal training in project management.

Experience

Essential: A minimum of five years' experience in project management with experienceplanning, grant management, budget, finance and/or related field, supply chain management including sound understanding of resource mobilization. Relatedexperience in the context of similar project coordination. Desirable: Work experience with the UN organizations.

Skills

Proven knowledge of projectmanagement, budgetary, financial, practices and the ability to develop improvedsystems that support these processes.Strong analytical skills andability to analyses and synthesize information from multiple sources.Excellent knowledge andexpertise in project design, monitoring and evaluation.Strong professional skills inthe development of reports and persuasive documents.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Producing results Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Local Language. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of another WHO language.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 48,008 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

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.

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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• 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.

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.