Project Officer

Akwajobs   (Somalia - Hargeisa (SOM))

Posted : 28 June, 2021

Category : Development & Humanitarian Aid   Location : Somalia - Hargeisa (SOM)

Job type : Full Time

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Project Officer

International Specialist

Host entity

WHO

Country

Somalia

Location, Country

Hargeisa (SOM)

Language skills

English

Expected Starting Date

Immediate

Duration

6 months

Application deadline

29 June 2021

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Team Lead of WHO Health Emergency Programme and Incident Management Team, the UN Volunteer Project Officer will:

·         Provide support to the overall programme management/implementation, grants management, budgeting, and work planning, including the development, day-to-day operation, monitoring and evaluation of work plans to ensure the effective execution of the outbreaks and health emergencies programmes.

·         .Ensure proper use of designated funds in line with WHO policies/procedures and donor agreements to achieve results as per defined indicators; underpin compliance with project management principles.

·         Liaise with Resource Mobilization Officer for fund raising with a view to securing sustainable, predictable financing for priority programme activities.

·         Coordinate the analysis, consolidation and dissemination of information on programme management. Contribute to the preparation of monitoring and progress reports, briefings, proposals, technical/donor reports, communications and advocacy documents required for strategic decision making.

·         Attend various project management meetings, coordinate relevant activities, ensure predictable follow-up on agreed action points with relevant stakeholders.

·         Develop flexible and innovative solutions to support WHO's outbreak and health emergency operations, in line with the IMS standard operating procedures (SOPs).

·         Perform any other incident-specific related duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Educational additional comments

A university degree in management, administration, health policy/planning, economics, social development, social sciences or international relations from a recognized/accredited institute

Required experience

36 Months

Experience remark

·         Formal training in project management is an asset

·         A minimum of three years experience in project management with experience planning, grant management, budget, finance and/or related field, including sound understanding of resource mobilization and ensuring compliance with donor agreements. Related experience in the context of outbreaks and/or emergency programmes.

·         Relevant work experience in international/UN agencies, Health Cluster Partners, recognized Humanitarian Organizations or relevant nongovernmental organizations. Experience in managing, negotiating, implementing and/or reporting on grants from the European Union/Commission, ECHO, CERF and World Bank would be an asset.

·         Proven knowledge of project management, budgetary, financial, practices and the ability to develop improved systems that support these processes.

·         Strong analytical skills and ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources.

·         Excellent knowledge and expertise in project design, monitoring and evaluation.

·         Strong professional skills in the development of reports and persuasive documents.

·         Excellent knowledge of English or French (depending on the country of assignment). Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.

·         Sound skills in utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning Oracle systems or similar packages.

·         Strong computer skills in office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Language skills

·         English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise

Development programme management, Monitoring and evaluation

Driving license

Competencies values

Accountability, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 29 June 2021

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