Programme management officer – CPCP–(2402321)
Grade:P3
Contractual Arrangement:Fixed-term appointment
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days):2 years (subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds)
Job Posting
:Mar 10,2024, 9:26:01 PM
Closing Date
:Mar 22,2024, 12:59:00 AM
Primary Location
:Libya-Tripoli
Organization
:EM_LIY WHO Representative’s Office, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Schedule
:Full-time
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PN 458430
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The Programme Management Officer enables the effective implementation of WHO collaborative programmes by delivering 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 programme management officer also supports technical strategic dialogue between the country office and regional office related to strategic and operational planning.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The incumbent will perform all or part of the following, and other related responsibilities as required by the needs of the office.
● Support and promote technical dialogue between the WHO country office and WHO regional office during strategic and operational planning, including the country cooperation strategy.
● Coordinate and provide support to the head of the WHO country office and senior staff on the implementation of the one-planning and monitoring approach anchored in the country cooperation agreement at the country level.
● Coordinate the overall results-based management of the country office, including grants management, budget, work planning, and allocation to ensure the effective execution of the WHO country office public health programmes.
● Collaborate with resources mobilization focal point on resources mobilization activities.
● Ensure appropriate use of funds, especially the thematic funding and specified voluntary contributions (VCS) to achieve results.
● Administer the planning, inclusion of critical programme performance measures, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of programme initiatives for the country office for quality results and strategic decision making including in emergency settings.
● Prepare related elements for briefings, proposals, reports, communications, and advocacy documents required for strategic decision-making.
● Organize various programme management meetings, capacity-building programmes, and relevant activities, supporting and ensuring follow-up on agreed action points with relevant stakeholders.
● Administer the implementation of flexible and creative solutions to deficiencies in WHO country office management processes, towards enhanced results-based management, in line with the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Propose revisions to corporately generated SOPs.
● Work closely with the health policy adviser or specialist to promote integrated approaches and cross-programme collaboration throughout the results-based management cycle.
● Administer the capacity-building programme or initiatives of the country office for all results-based management processes and tools.
● Apply the WHO Emergency Response Framework (ERF) to analyse and document WHO performance while ensuring the implementation of remedial programme management actions for effective emergency-response, health interventions.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential:
A university degree (bachelor’s) in a relevant field (such as public health, public administration, management, administration). For those who do not hold a degree in public administration, management, administration or similar, an accredited academic course, training and/or certification in programme planning or development implementation or monitoring and evaluation is required.
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 five years of work experience relevant to the position (providing programme or project management services in public-sector, international development or public health programmes).
Desirable
Experience in programme management. Experience of WHO processes and policies. Some of the above-listed experience to have been obtained at an international level.
Skills
● Delivering public health programmes
● Facilitating strategic planning processes.
● Results-based management/ work planning, monitoring and evaluation.
● Analytical skills and logical thinking.
● Excellent oral and written communication, including for reports, presentations and technical documents.
● Quantitative and qualitative analysis.
WHO Competencies
WHO global Competencies model athttp://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1
1) Teamwork
2) Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
3) Communication
4) Producing results.5) Driving WHO to a successful future
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English and Arabic.
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 USD64,121(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.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
Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
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