Technical Officer

Contract

This is a P-2 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 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 75,017 USD and 101,892 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

PME unit follows two major strategic direction: Planning, Budget and Monitoring (PME), which operates in a results-based environment and the Country Support (CS). The unit facilitates and supports the development and operationalization of the Global Programme of Work including biennial Programme Budget development and management through General Ledger, strategic planning, operational planning, programme implementation, performance monitoring and assessment and reporting. Results-based management framework and the availability of planning tools are essential to ensure informed decisions on optimized resource distribution and coordination, and efficient programme implementation. PME serves as EMR’s effective coordinating focal unit across the three levels of the Organization in order to optimize WHO technical cooperation at Country level through the integration of political, technical, managerial and administrative aspects. The Country Support works in constant dialogue with Headquarters, regional departments and Country offices (COs).

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The Technical Officer will perform the following duties: 1. Assist in the design and development of data templates and tables for Programme Budget (PB), consolidate and synthesize according to the required information (e.g. PB allocation) for all Budget Centers. 2. Review, monitor and evaluate PB allocations; analyze and report Budget Center implementation throughout the biennium; perform funding gap analysis; consolidate and maintain budget documents; ensure historical records are maintained and trend analysis is performed. 3. Provide technical inputs to the Planning focal points in Country Offices and Regional Office departments to facilitate the strategic and operational planning exercises. 4. Review and analyze budget requests, process budget journals and monitor the regional holding account. 5. Provide necessary support to all Regional and Country Office staff on issues related to programme and budget management. 6. Develop high level and ad-hoc reports for regular monitoring and reporting. 7. Provide technical support in the preparation and compilation of technical monitoring exercises (e.g., midterm review and end-of-biennium assessment). 8. Provide system support on the ERP system related function in the areas of Project and budget management modules.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Accounting or a related discipline. Desirable: Master's degree in Management, Business Administration or a related discipline.

Experience

Essential: At least two years of relevant experience in Project Management, Enterprise Resource Planning Support, Business Intelligence and Budget Management. Desirable: Experience in training and user support, as well as experience with the UN organizations.

Skills

• Knowledge of programme planning, budgeting and implementation in a results based management framework.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely; analyse results and budget and recommend appropriate actions.
• Maintain effective working relationship with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to apply IT technology to result based management issues.
• Good working knowledge of budget and programme management area.

WHO Competencies

Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model:

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/enhanced-who-global-competency-model

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

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Excellent knowledge of English. Desirable: Working knowledge of French. Working knowledge of Arabic.

Other Skills (e.g., IT)

Proficiency in MS Office, spreadsheets, Business Intelligence (BI) reporting tools and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

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 49,254 (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 1478 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.

• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line through Stellis. For assessment of your application, please ensure that: 1 -Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated. 2- All required details regarding your qualifications, education, training and experience are provided under relevant sections. 3- Your experience records are properly entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time.

• 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 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.

• 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.