Programme Management Officer

The Programme Management Officer supports WHO country offices and Regional Office Budget Centres in advancing public health priorities through results-based programme management. The role involves strategic and operational planning, results-based budgeting, resource management, performance monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and capacity-building to ensure effective implementation of public health programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support and promote technical dialogue between the WHO country office and WHO Regional Office during strategic and operational planning, including the Country Cooperation Strategy and Multi-Country Cooperation Strategy.
• Coordinate and provide support to the WHO Representative or relevant Regional Office Budget Centre Manager and senior staff on implementation of the one-planning and monitoring approach anchored in the relevant strategic framework.
• Work closely with relevant technical leads to promote integrated approaches and cross-programme collaboration throughout the results-based management cycle.
• Coordinate the overall results-based management of the Budget Centre, including grants management, budget, work planning and resource allocation, to ensure effective implementation of public health programmes.
• Ensure the appropriate use of funds, including thematic funding and specified voluntary contributions, to achieve intended results.
• Administer planning, inclusion of critical programme performance measures, monitoring, analysis, evaluation and reporting of programme initiatives for quality results and strategic decision-making, including in emergency settings.
• Prepare elements for briefings, proposals, reports, communications and advocacy documents required for strategic decision-making.
• Organize programme management meetings, capacity-building programmes and relevant activities, and ensure follow-up on agreed action points with relevant stakeholders.
• Administer implementation of flexible and practical solutions to deficiencies in management processes to strengthen results-based management, in line with applicable standard operating procedures, and propose revisions to corporate procedures where appropriate.
• Administer capacity-building initiatives on results-based management processes and tools.
• Apply the WHO Emergency Response Framework, as applicable, to analyse and document WHO performance and support implementation of remedial programme management actions for effective emergency response and health interventions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in programme management, public administration, business administration, management, public health, social sciences, economics, statistics, international development or another field relevant to public health programme management.
• Master’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized university in public health or another discipline related to programme management (desirable).
• Additional training or certification in strategic and operational planning; results-based budgeting and resource management; performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting; or coordination, capacity-building and improvement (desirable).
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience, with proven relevant international exposure, in strategic and operational planning; results-based budgeting and resource management; performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting; or coordination, capacity-building and improvement.
• Demonstrated experience in performance reporting, data analysis and coordination of public health programmes involving multiple stakeholders (desirable).
• Experience working with WHO, another United Nations agency, or an international public health partner in related areas (desirable).
• Experience supporting cross-programme collaboration, Country Cooperation Strategy development or review, joint programme reviews, capacity-building activities, partner coordination or follow-up of agreed actions in diverse public health settings (desirable).
• Results-based management in public health, including strategic and operational planning, programme budgeting, resource allocation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, learning and adaptation.
• Translation of strategic priorities and results frameworks into operational plans, budgets, indicators, baselines, targets and performance reports.
• Application of corporate and regional standards with adaptation to country, multicountry, Regional Office and Budget Centre contexts.
• Analytical, coordination, facilitation and communication skills appropriate to the grade level.
• Expert knowledge of English is required.
• Working knowledge of another WHO official language and/or the local language of the duty station would be an asset.
• Proficiency in electronic office software such as MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Power point, MS-Copilot etc., handling web-based management systems, data tools, programme management systems and dashboards, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and Cloud Management Enterprise System such as Workday

Skills

• Programme Management
• Health Programme Management
• Strategic Planning
• Operational Planning
• Performance-Based Budgeting
• Resource Management
• Performance Monitoring
• Evaluation Reporting
• Capacity-Building Initiatives
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Data Analysis
• Cross-Programme Collaboration
• Country Cooperation Strategy
• Partner Coordination
• Result-Based Management
• Programme Budgeting
• Resource Allocation
• Performance Reporting
• Use of MS-Word
• Use of MS-Excel
• Use of MS-PowerPoint
• Use of MS-Copilot
• Web-based Management Systems
• UN Programme Management Systems
• Dashboards
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Cloud Management Enterprise System
• Workday

Languages

English