Partnerships Officer at World Health Organization

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Maintain contacts and build trust-based relationships with donors, UNagencies and NGOs relevant to emergency, health and nutrition programming.Ensure timely and proper implementation of visibility plans for donor contributions, jointprogrammes and other relevant WHO activities.Recommend and identify joint programming opportunities, including MPTFs (multi-partner trust funds), as well as review and submit such proposals, followed by supporting thecoordination of project implementation and management.Draft, review and edit various written outputs for the WHO Representative and other senior managers, including but not limited tobriefing notes, concept notes, project proposals (narrative, budget), reports,and communication materials (e.g. web stories, press releases, annual/activityreports, technical programme updates etc.). Enhance existing partnerships through timely and qualityresponses to and communication of key messages relating to the implementationof health and health cluster related activities.Analyze and facilitate the signature of various agreements in line with WHO internal policies and procedures. Conduct research on and compile profiles about different health donors and partners.Arrange meetings (locally, internationally) with partners and donors, as well as accompanyingthe WHO Representative and other senior officers on external relations,resource mobilization and/or partnership-related missions, as necessary.Develop, be responsible for, and regularly update the office's donor and partner contact database, resource mobilization portal as well as AIMS (i.e. Somalia's ‘Aid Information ManagementSystem').

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Essential: University degree in international relations, political/social science, business, economics, or law.
• Desirable: Experience and/or qualifications in external relations, resource mobilization, partnership-building.

Experience

• Essential: At least two years' experience in externalrelations, resource mobilization, partnerships and/or programme/projectmanagement. Experience in partnership-building, as well as workingwith and/or reporting to major donors (CERF, EU/ECHO, SIDA, FCDO, USAID/BHA,Gavi, Global Fund, World Bank). Experience in donor visibility activities.
• Desirable: Prior work experience with WHO, UN or other similarinternational organizations. Experience working in a humanitarian context.

Skills

Good knowledge on external relations, resource mobilization and partnership-buildingapproaches. Proven skills related to drafting and finalizing grant/project proposals and donorreports.Knowledge of public affairs and/or donor visibility activities and strategies.Ability to innovate, integrate, synthesize and communicate concepts and ideas verballyand in writing. Ability to monitor and communicate progress in terms of process and results.Self-motivated,ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlinesExcellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.Accuracy in document production and editing. Sound security awareness.Knowledge of WHO programmes and activities in Somalia.Knowledgeof political dynamics of Somalia

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Ensuring the effective use of resources
• Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.