Resource Mobilisation Officer

Overview

Ensure effective resource mobilization and grants management for WHO Ukraine

You have:

• A first university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Sciences, Communications, Marketing, Management, Economics, Accounting, financial management, business or public administration from an accredited/recognized institute.
• At least five years’ related experience, at the national and international level, in resource mobilization, external relations and/or grants management.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office applications.
• Strong interpersonal, representational and organizational skills, with proven ability to facilitate and strengthen the involvement and collaboration of a broad range of internal and external partners.
• Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.

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 95,625 USD and 125,214 USD.

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Background and Justification

In the context of the WHO Ukraine health operations, the incumbent to ensure the implementation of a resource mobilization strategy for the WHO Ukraine CO, in line with the corporate WHO mobilization strategy and external relations strategy. S/he will also support the management of grants, ensuring compliance with WHO and donor requirements. This will include management of the overall and day-to-day activities to secure rapid and sustainable funding for the effective implementation of the operations and ensure accurate, timely reporting.

The mission of the Division of Health Emergencies (WHE) is to build the capacity of Member States to assess, prevent and manage health emergency risks, and lead and coordinate the international health response to contain outbreaks and to provide effective relief and recovery to affected populations.

The WHE Division brings together and enhances WHO's operational, technical and normative capacities in outbreaks, emergencies and risk analysis to address all health hazards across the risk management cycle in a predictable, capable, dependable, adaptable and accountable manner. The Programme is designed to operate within the broader humanitarian and emergency management architecture in support of people at risk of, or affected by, outbreaks and emergencies, consistent with ways that strengthen local and national capabilities.

Organizational context

Reporting to the Programme Management Officer, under the overall guidance of the WHO Representative, WHO Ukraine, and working closely with counterparts at the respective Regional Office and HQ, the incumbent will support the development of a resource mobilization and grants management plan to finance WHO’s work in Ukraine, with a focus on the emergency response. This will require engaging with all relevant actors, including WHO staff, Member States, various donors at country, regional and global levels, the Health Cluster, OCHA and other UN agencies, etc. in order to identify and create resource mobilization opportunities. The incumbent will collaborate with the technical leads overseeing the Programme and administrative staff in the office to ensure the adequate use and reporting of the funds in compliance with donor requirements. As part of WHO’s global External Relations network, s/he and will liaise with the Resource Mobilization, Planning, Communication and Advocacy officers at the three levels of the Organization to achieve common goals and thus contribute to the delivery of WHO global external relations strategy.

Summary of Assigned Duties:

During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Country Office:

1. Support the development of consistent approach to country level resource mobilization to secure rapid, sustainable and predictable funding for the core positions and related activities.

2. Liaise with HQ and the relevant Regional Office to secure the required clearance, including legal and financial clearances for proposals and donor agreements before signature.

3. Participate in donor coordination meetings; contribute to negotiations to rapidly conclude donor agreements. Engage with the main donors in/to the country, in consultation with HQ and Regional Office Resource Mobilization teams, especially for donors whose agreements are managed by HQ

e.g. CERF, DFID, ECHO, and OFDA/USAID etc.

4. Monitor trends, identify opportunities and risks as regards to country level resource mobilization and inform HQ and the RM network in a timely manner, suggesting where appropriate actions to position WHO.

5. Maintain project calendars and milestones; manage and analyse information on project activities and monitor progress towards targets using Excel and other project management databases.

6. Work closely with relevant WHO staff on the preparation of concept notes and project proposals including providing guidance on the recalibration of inputs, outputs; ensure that timely donor approval is requested for project amendments.

7. Manage projects throughout the project life cycle; monitor implementation rates and reporting deadlines and ensure activities and expenditures are aligned with the terms and conditions set out in individual donor agreements; work closely with procurement, logistic, HR and public health staff to monitor the overall implementation of projects.

8. Prepare regular internal risk and progress reports to inform the team of project progress and issues to be resolved.

9. Support the preparation of donor reports and project evaluations, proposals, communications and advocacy documents, including success stories, required for resource mobilization and strategic decision making.

10. Prepare regular reports on expected results and resource mobilization activities in compliance with related documents.

11. In coordination with the Communication Officer assist to effectively utilize the communication products to inform donors and other partners about WHO projects.

12. Perform any other specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

Core, management or leadership competencies required:

1. Teamwork;

2. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences;

3. Communication;

4. Ensuring the effective use of resources.

5. Promoting WHO’s position in health leadership.

Essential knowledge and the skills specific to the position

• Strong interpersonal, representational and organizational skills, with proven ability to facilitate and strengthen the involvement and collaboration of a broad range of internal and external partners.

• Demonstrated success in resource mobilization, including the ability to develop resource mobilization approaches and materials, and promote consensus with donors and partners.

• Integrity, tack and discretion.

• Ability to work and achieve goals under pressure.
• Good knowledge of WHO mandate and goals in the emergency incident management context is an asset.

Education Qualifications

Essential

A first university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Sciences, Communications, Marketing, Management, Economics, Accounting, financial management, business or public administration from an accredited/recognized institute.

Desirable

Specific studies on resource mobilization, studies on development and/or humanitarian work. Training in donor intelligence, proposal writing, and general project management.

Experience

Essential

• At least five years’ related experience, at the national and international level, in resource mobilization, external relations and/or grants management. Documented achievements in fundraising activities, part of which supporting humanitarian emergency or health outbreak response and recovery activities.
• Proven experience in writing resource mobilization proposals, donor reports and related documents

Desirable

• Prior working experience with WHO/UN or with an international Non-Governmental Organization.

Use of Language Skills

Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.

Other Skills (e.g. IT)

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office applications.

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.
• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.
• 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.
• Applications from women are particularly encouraged.

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