World Health Organization (WHO)
Purpose
In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme at the country level, the role aims to provide technical and operational support for the implementation of the Ethio-Pandemic Multi-Sectoral Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (EPPR) initiative funded by the Pandemic Fund. The incumbent will oversee the execution of the project’s technical and operational plans, offering technical guidance and ensuring the successful implementation and delivery of expected results for the EPPR.
Job Description
Objective of the Programme and Immediate Strategic Objective
The mission of WHO’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme (The Programme) is to assist countries in coordinating action to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies. The EPPR project in Ethiopia is a significant initiative focused on enhancing the country’s capacity to handle public health emergencies, including pandemics. WHO will manage the EPPR funding in collaboration with other partners as implementing entities.
Organizational Context
The selected candidate will join the Emergency, Preparedness, and Response (EPR) team, reporting to the EPR Team Lead. They will closely collaborate with colleagues at the Country Office, Regional Office, and HQ, working under the guidance of the EPR Team lead and WR. The role involves front-line responsibility for the technical and operational aspects of the Pandemic project and funds, requiring collaboration with stakeholders such as the Federal Ministry of Health, UN agencies, NGOs, WHO Teams, field offices, and health cluster partners.
Summary of Assigned Duties
- Provide operational leadership and technical guidance for overall program management, budgeting, work planning, day-to-day operations, and monitoring and evaluation of work plans to ensure effective implementation.
- Maintain efficient collaboration, coordination, and effective communication with the project team and technical leads within the organization, as well as external stakeholders, throughout the project management cycle.
- Ensure the project progresses according to plan, adhering to timetables/deliverables, milestones, and meeting all activities’ high standards and donor requirements.
- Ensure optimal use of designated funds, achieving results as per defined indicators, and complying with project management principles and donor requirements.
- Provide support for quality and timely narrative technical and financial reports, as well as any information requested by partners or internal/external stakeholders within the EPPR initiative framework.
- Coordinate the analysis, consolidation, and dissemination of information on program management. Contribute to the preparation and review of monitoring and progress reports, briefings, proposals, reports, communications, and advocacy documents required for strategic decision-making, including timely and quality donor reporting.
- Attend various project management meetings and ensure predictable follow-up on agreed action points with relevant partners and stakeholders.
- Support visibility and communication efforts, documenting lessons learned and success stories.
- Perform any other related duties as required by the team and demanded by the Pandemic fund.
Recruitment Profile 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.)
- Ensure the effective use of resources
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
- Teamwork
- Moving forward in a changing environment
- Producing results
- Communication
Functional Knowledge and Skills
Describe the essential knowledge and the skills specific to the position
- Proven knowledge of project management, budgetary and financial management practices, and the ability to develop improved systems supporting these processes.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources.
- Excellent knowledge and expertise in project design, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Ability to foster teamwork and establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels.
- Strong professional skills in writing and developing reports and persuasive documents.
- Demonstrated strong management advocacy and communication skills.
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
- Interpersonal skills, diplomacy, tact, discretion, sound judgment, and initiative.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary and multi-national team(s).
Education Qualifications
Essential: Advanced University degree in any of the following disciplines: Medicine, Public Health, management, economics, social development, social sciences, or related fields from a recognized/accredited institute.
Desirable: Postgraduate degree or formal training in public health and/or project management.
Experience
Essential:
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in project management, including budgeting, work plan development, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, stakeholders’ engagement and management, or a related field, with a sound understanding of resource mobilization.
- Experience in managing public health or health emergency projects is considered a value-added.
Desirable:
- Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies, Health Cluster Partners, recognized Humanitarian Organizations, or relevant non-governmental or international organizations with exposure to public health/implementation of donor-funded projects/programs.
- Previous experience in managing multi-stakeholders or Joint Programs is considered a plus.
Other skills (e.g IT)
Strong computer skills in MS Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Use of Language skills
Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.
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