Programme Management & External Relations Officer at World Health Organization

The incumbent is assigned all or part of the following duties:

• Provide technical support in overall programme management functions, including providing strategic support to the office of the Regional Emergency Director; management of guidance and tools to develop the programme's biennial work plan (BWP); and monitoring overall program and project performance.
• Perform cross-cutting project management functions, including the development of workplans, checklists, financial forecasts, and tracking sheets to ensure efficient planning.
• Support essential external relations functions, including resource mobilization and maintaining effective partnerships with all project stakeholders to exchange critical and technical information and ensure results are achieved as planned.
• Coordinate the development of funding proposals working closely with technical units and other internal units as needed, as well as external partners;
• Provide Programme Management Office (PMO) support for the WHO and Africa CDC Joint Emergency Preparedness and Response Action Plan (JEAP) Secretariat;
• Manage the organization of the cluster's official events and coordinate preparations for partners' forums (to include conceptualizing events, managing event workplans, coordinating speaker preparations, tracking budgets, and supporting logistics, etc.); Ensure that event management and organization comply with WHO regulations;
• Prepare, review, and edit various written outputs, e.g., briefing materials, concept notes, talking points, sections of reports and studies, and other deliverables to optimize clarity and persuasion.
• Prepare technical and advocacy documents for Governing Bodies meetings;
• Support preparations for official meetings of the EPR Technical Advisory Group (EPR-TAG).
• Perform other duties as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential:

• Advanced degree(master's or higher) in Public Health, International Relations, Public Policy, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field from a recognized institution.

Desirable:

• Incident management system training, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse training, specialized training in emergency/humanitarian fields.

Experience
Essential: At least seven (7) years of proven experience in the relevant fields (i.e., programme management, strategy, external relations, public health) at the national or international level.
Desirable:

• Prior work experience in the United Nations System in program management and external relations. Proven experience in external relations, partner engagement, writing, and editing.

Skills

• Computer literacy. Expertise with software of common use; familiarity with SharePoint and other AFRO database tools.

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Moving forward in a changing environment.

Use Of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English
Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French