Coordinate with the Strategic Information and Analytics team to ensure strategic engagement at Director level with Member States, partners, NGOs and industry is reviewed and prepared in a timely and concise manner.
Specific duties 1. Provides Guidance and advice to the Director in managing the overall budget planning, financial management administration and facilitating the human resource related planning and operations of the offices.2. Manages and monitors the budget and finance of the office and develops innovative approaches to financial management, developing new best practices for financial resources. 3. Oversees, quality assurance and compliance of transactions and allocates financial resources and award mapping for the office, providing periodic financial reports, data, and statistics in accordance with WHO's rules and regulations and donor requirements.4. Oversees, analyse and ensure proper accounting for all NTD in-kind (medicines, diagnostics etc.,) donations5. Analyses financial data and provides advice to decision makers on the financial administration of the programme area.6. Assists the Director or responsible officers in coordination the operational work planning processes.7. Responsible for reviewing contracts and donor proposals and agreements and liaise with responsible technical officers and partners/donors (in-kind & financial) accordingly.8. Works closely with the Director/Responsible Officer and/or technical staff in supporting fundraising and resource mobilization activities accordingly9. Organizes the administrative functions of the offices and oversees the effective work of administrative support staff to ensure effective programmatic and administrative support including procurement of services and goods.10. Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Essential: An advanced level university degree (Masters level or above) in Business Administration, Management, or related field relevant to the position.
Desirable:
Essential: A minimum of seven years professional experience in conducting financial management, budget and work planning related programme activities as well as working in the area of administration. Demonstrated experience at the international level.
Desirable: Experience working in an international organization.Good knowledge and experience in accounting and management of in-kind donations
Strong expertise in budget and financial planning and accountingConcrete skills in project management and work planningStrong skills in utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning Oracle systems or similar packages.Strong skills in writing and drafting financial reports and donor agreements.Strong skills in the area of quality assurance and compliance.Strong skills in building partnerships.Strong skills in programmatic and administrative processes.
Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Moving forward in a changing environment
Ensuring the effective use of resources
Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French.
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 74,913 (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 5138 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.
*Purpose of the Position
The purpose of this position is to provide programmatic budget planning and financial management support to promote the successful running of administrative and programmatic technical activities for the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases in a multiple array of programmatic areas within the organization. The position will manage the development of workplans, support resource mobilization initiatives as well as ensure quality assurance of transactions to ensure compliance with WHO policies and processes in order to optimize programme delivery.
*Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate Strategic Objective
As part of the Division of Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases works with national programmes of Member States and with global partners, stakeholders, foundations and academia to:
Specific objectives include:
*Organizational context
(Describe the individual role of incumbent within the team, focusing on work environment within and outside the organization)
Reporting to the Responsible Officer, the Programme Officer’s role is to manage a wide range of programmatic activities supporting the technical programme to deliver technical Public Health programmes at the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (HQ/UCN/NTD) The Programme Officer will build partnerships with counterparts within the organization to ensure coordination and implementation of programmatic and administrative services including WHO’s central administrative and financial services, as well as liaise closely with the HR Business Partners on a vast array of HR operations for the respective office. The Programme Officer will build partnerships with external vendors, service providers to ensure efficient and smooth running administrative services as well as liaise with counterparts in UN Agencies and external partners to strengthen public health programme and agendas.
*Summary of Assigned Duties
(Describe what the incumbent has to do to achieve main objectives; include main achievements expected)
Specific duties
Competencies: Generic
Describe the core, management or leadership competencies required
(See WHO competency model - list in order of priority, commencing with the most important ones.)
*Note: Position descriptions that possess supervisory/managerial responsibilities require one additional mandatory competency from the Management competencies: *“Creating an empowering and motivating environment.” In addition to the above-mentioned mandatory competencies, the hiring manager can select one or two additional competencies (from the Core, Management or Leadership group) that are considered essential to successfully perform the functions of the position.
Functional Knowledge and Skills
*Describe the essential knowledge and the skills specific to the position
Education Qualifications
*Essential
An advanced university degree (Masters level or above) in Business Administration, Management, or related field relevant to the position..
Desirable
Experience
*Essential
A minimum of seven years professional experience in conducting financial management, budget and work planning related programme activities as well as working in the area of administration. Demonstrated experience at the international level.
Desirable
Experience working in an international organization.
Good knowledge and experience in accounting and management of in-kind donations
Languages
English
Read: Expert knowledge [Yes] Required
Write: Expert knowledge
Speak: Expert knowledge
French or another WHO language
Read: Intermediate knowledge [Yes] Desirable
Write: Intermediate knowledge
Speak: Intermediate knowledge
Other Skills (e.g. IT)