Project Management Officer at World Health Organization

Description Of Duties

During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Programme.

• Provide technical support to the overall programme management, grants management, budget, work planning, including the development, day-to-day operation, monitoring and evaluation of work plans to ensure the effective execution of the outbreaks and health emergencies
• Collaborate, with technical leads and other teams, in the development, implementation and monitoring of the technical, operational and HR work plans.
• Ensure proper use of designated funds to achieve results as per defined indicators; underp in compliance with project management principles.
• Liaise with Resource Mobilization Officer to secure rapid funding for immediate needs; with sustainable, predictable financing for programme activities.
• 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 stakeholders.
• Develop flexible and innovative solutions to support WHO's outbreak and health emergency operations, in line with the IMS standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Perform any other incident-specific related 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.

Essential

Experience

• A minimum of five years’ experience in project management with experience planning, grant management, budget, finance and/or related field, including sound understanding of resource mobilization. Related experience in the context of outbreaks and/or emergency programmes.