Programme Management Support Officer at World Health Organization

Description Of Duties

• The incumbent enables the effective implementation of WHO collaborative programmes by supporting the delivery of strategic and results-based, operational planning, programme budgeting, resource distribution, technical monitoring, evaluation, and reporting functions, while ensuring adherence to organizational guidelines and standards. The incumbent also supports technical strategic dialogue between the Country Office and Regional Office related to strategic and operational planning.

Key duties
Responsibilities
The incumbent will perform all or part of the following, and other related responsibilities as required by the needs of the office:

• Coordinate and provide support to the head of the WHO country office (HWO) and senior staff on the implementation of the one-planning and monitoring approach anchored in the Country Cooperation Agreement at the country level.
• Support the promotion and processes of technical dialogue during strategic and operational planning, including for the Country Cooperation Strategy.
• Support the planning, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of programme initiatives for the country office for quality results and strategic decision making.
• Support the coordination of the overall results-based management of the country office including grants management, budget, work planning, and resource allocation to ensure the effective execution of the WHO country office public health programmes.
• Collaborate with the resource’s mobilization focal point on resource mobilization activities.
• Ensure appropriate use of funds, especially the thematic funding and specified voluntary contributions (VCS) to achieve results.
• Organize various programme management meetings, coordinate relevant activities, and ensure predictable follow-up on agreed action points with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare related elements for briefings, proposals, reports, communications, and advocacy documents required for strategic decision-making.
• Work closely with the Health Policy Adviser or Specialist to support the promotion of integrated approaches and cross-programme collaboration in the entire results-based management cycle that is anchored in the country cooperation strategy.
• Support the capacity-building programme or initiatives of the country office on all processes and tools for managing results.

Required Qualifications
Educational Qualifications

• Essential: A university degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in a relevant field (such as public health, public administration, management). An accredited academic course, training and/or certification in programme planning or development implementation or monitoring and evaluation is required if not included in the degree qualification.
• Desirable: An advanced university degree (master’s level or above) in public health, public administration, management, administration, or related field.

Experience

• Essential: A minimum of two years' experience providing programme or project management services in publicsector, international development, or public health programmes at international or combined, national and international levels.
• Desirable: Relevant experience in WHO, the UN system or in an international organization or institution.

WHO Competencies

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

Knowledge and Skills

• Delivering public health programmes.
• Facilitating strategic planning processes.
• Results-based management and monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of work planning and monitoring.
• Analytical skills and logical thinking.
• Excellent oral and written communication, including for reports, presentations and technical documents.
• Proficiency in computers and office software packages, handling of web-based management systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and Cloud Management Enterprise System, such as Workday.
• Ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as helping others to do the same.

Use of language Skills

• Essential: Excellent Knowledge of the English language
• Desirable: Working knowledge of any other UN Languages.

Closing Date: Mar 1, 2024